SPORTS ILLUSTRATED #1 AUGUST 16, 1954 CGC 9.8 NM/MINT WITH LIMITED EDITION PRESENTATION FOLDER.
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Winning Bid:
$3,748.62
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
Time Inc. File copy. Subscription insert. Eddie Matthews "Night Baseball in Milwaukee" cover. Double gatefold includes 27 baseball trading cards from Topps' 1954 set of 250 cards; including Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Duke Snider, Ted Williams, Larry Doby and Gil Hodges. O'Neil, Kane, Holland, McDonald, O'Reilly, Davis, Smith, Talbert and Hickman text. White pages. Comes w/nice quality 10x12.5" leather "Sports Illustrated" presentation folder as it was issued as part of a limited edition from 1990 and includes Sports Illustrated COA (w/facsimile publisher signature) dated Sept. 20, 1990 (see following lot for 1994 release) attesting that this is one of the original print run. Historic sports publication. Highest grade in the CGC Census. CGC 9.8 copies have more than doubled in value from 2020 to 2021. A key item for any sports collection.
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