1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson #50 SGC Mint+ 9.5. Though the brave Robinson battled through the harshest adversity ever ...
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Only a single superior example appears in the combined populations of SGC & PSA!
1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson #50 SGC Mint+ 9.5. Though the
brave Robinson battled through the harshest adversity ever faced by
a Major League player in winning the 1947 Rookie of the Year Award,
his first great season (and arguably his greatest ever) would be
posted two years later in 1949. In the spring of that year, the
second baseman came under the tutelage of Hall of Famer George
Sisler, who taught Jackie to anticipate the fastball when at the
plate, and then simply adjust for breaking pitches. The results
were striking. Robinson's batting average jumped forty-six points
to a National League-best .342. His ratio of walks to strikeouts
more than doubled, and he added thirty-nine RBI's to his 1948
total, which, along with his League-leading thirty-seven stolen
bases, earned him the 1949 Most Valuable Player Award.So Robinson had every reason to smile big on this beautiful Bowman issued at his Hall of Fame zenith, a card that stands alone at its SGC Mint+ 9.5 stature with just one SGC Gem Mint 10 specimen above. The PSA population tops out at Mint 9, so the subject card can be rightfully considered the second-finest example on the planet.
The issue gained fame and an enormous collecting fanbase for its fearless application of color, and here we see that trait in its fullest effect, each layer perfectly registered and bold to the point of radioactivity. The original printing sheet was sliced with an equivalent attention to detail, leaving us with unimprovable centering and corners sharp as razors. Surfaces are entirely immune to the twin plagues of wax and gum stains. We can't imagine what the sole superior example could have that this one does not. It's unquestionably one of the most impressive and important condition-rarities that Heritage has been privileged to present.
Guide Value or Estimate: $400,000 - up.
Auction Info
2026 February 28 - March 1 Winter Platinum Night Sports Catalog Auction #50083 (go to Auction Home page)
Bidding Begins Approx.
February
6th
Friday
Auction Dates
Feb-Mar
28th-1st
Saturday-Sunday
Proxy Bidding Begins Approx.
14 Days
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