LOT #80021 |
Current Bid: $180,000
1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson #50 SGC Mint+ 9.5 - MBA Gold!...
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Description
Only a single superior example appears in the combined populations of SGC & PSA!
1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson #50 SGC Mint+ 9.5 - MBA Gold!
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)
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February
28th
Saturday
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Auction Dates
Feb-Mar
28th-1st
Saturday-Sunday
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