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1948 Leaf Babe Ruth #3 PSA Mint 9....
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Description
Population five, none superior!
1948 Leaf Babe Ruth #3 PSA Mint 9. It's one of the most
recognizable images in card collecting, classic and yet years ahead
of its time, looking more like an Andy Warhol painting than a
typical trading card. Printed the year of the Babe's death, and
bearing his jersey number "3," the card is absolutely mesmerizing,
offering a portrait of Ruth with an expression as inscrutable as
Mona Lisa's. Artistic references aside, it's noteworthy that Leaf
runs couldn't compare to Topps or Bowman in size, and just about
every Leaf Ruth still out there has been sent through PSA.The Mint 9 rating assigned to this glorious specimen places the relic in the top half of one percent of the entire population, one of the best five from more than thirteen hundred now housed in a PSA slab. The registration and centering issues that plague the '48 Leaf breed are absent here, showcasing a sharp image nearly perfectly balanced between thick borders and sharp corners. Surfaces are entirely free of wax and gum staining.
Quite literally one of the finest post-war baseball cards on Earth.
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Auction Info
2022 August 27 - 28 Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction #50058 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2022
27th-28th
Saturday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 27
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