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1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie #106 PSA NM-MT 8....
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Description
The bubble gum era's most celebrated rarity
1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie #106 PSA NM-MT 8. Only the famous Honus Wagner card of the T206 set could claim a more vast divide among card collectors between those who fervently desire a specimen and those that actually own one. Both the T206 Wagner and the 1933 Goudey Lajoie are so exceedingly scarce that listed full set prices for the issues fail to take them into consideration, beaten into submission by the knowledge that the cards just can't be found.However, we've located one for our Heritage bidding clientele, allowing one lucky customer to switch teams to the "haves" from the "have nots." Thanks must be offered to one young Depression-era set builder, who would not be deterred by the fact that card number 106 was not available in standard wax packs. It took a letter, mailed to the Boston offices of Goudey Gum Co., to earn this toughest of all cards from this Big Three set, accounting for their terrific rarity today.
Yet even within that tiny population, the presented representation distinguishes itself with a soaring NM-MT 8 rating, one of just seven to be encapsulated as such with only ten grading higher. One suspects that a slight easterly shift of the image within the white borders is the factor that restricts a Mint 9 rating, as the card is otherwise remarkably clean, retaining a state of preservation as fine as any Lajoie representation known.
Auction Info
2015 July 30 - 31 Sports Collectibles Platinum Night Auction - Chicago #7145 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
July, 2015
30th-31st
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