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Signed 1925 Exhibits Lou Gehrig Rookie PSA Authentic, PSA/DNA Auto 8....
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A supreme rarity!
Signed 1925 Exhibits Lou Gehrig Rookie PSA Authentic, PSA/DNA
Auto 8. "Although Hartford watches Gehrig go with regret,"
reported the Hartford Courant on August 30, 1924, "Local fans on
the whole are delighted to see him make his way to the big show and
will pull for him to develop into a genuine big leaguer." For the
better part of two seasons the stocky first baseman had seen his
fanbase swell at the Hartford Senators home park of Clarkin Field,
where his prodigious home run clouts had earned him the nickname,
"the Eastern Babe," after the Eastern League in which Hartford
competed. In 504 plate appearances in 1924 prior to that telephone
call from the Bronx, Gehrig had launched thirty-seven
round-trippers while batting a sizzling .369 and slugging nearly
one hundred points better than the next closest Eastern
Leaguer.While Gehrig did enjoy a brief, late-season debut with the 1923 World Championship Yankees, and ten more appearances with the 1924 edition, it was in 1925 that the Iron Horse was fully released from the Bronx paddock, beginning on June first of that season a consecutive games streak bested only once in baseball history. The offered relic is the one and only "rookie card" for the noble Iron Horse, a spectacular rarity that survives in a joint PSA and SGC population of fewer than one hundred.
But when we factor the autograph into the equation, the population narrows to a tiny handful. It's also worthy of note (but hardly surprising) that this Gehrig signature format is perfectly consistent with his mid-1920's variant. The card has taken a few hard knocks in the century since its production, as is evident in our catalog photography, but the black fountain pen autograph is spared the worst of it, with a light intersecting wrinkle only apparent upon very close inspection. A chip at upper left has been reaffixed with tape on verso, which likewise presents evidence of scrapbook removal.
It should go without saying, however, that the elite rarity of this signed Lou Gehrig rookie card renders condition complaints moot, and we're certain that collectors of signed pre-war trading cards will agree. A thrilling opportunity for the advanced trading card enthusiast. Encapsulated by PSA, Authentic Auto 8.
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Auction Info
2023 February 25 - 26 Winter Platinum Night Catalog Auction #50061 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2023
25th-26th
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