Skip to main content
Go to accessibility options
LOT #80020  | 
Sold on Feb 24, 2018 for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)

1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson Rookie #79 PSA NM-MT 8.. ...

Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Sold on Feb 24, 2018 for:
$40,800.00 Bid Source: Internet bidder
Get one of these:
Share this lot
Track Item Printable Auction Results

Sell One of These

Description

Only eight superior!

1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson Rookie #79 PSA NM-MT 8.
"First Negro player in modern organized baseball," begins the historic text on the flip side of this essential rookie card, one of the very first appearances of the iconic barrier-buster in collectible cardboard, and arguably the most distinctive. We've always loved the '48 Leaf issue, a set characterized by bold, vibrant graphics and a veritable who's who of the post-war game.

With African-Americans representing the two top keys of the set--Robinson and fellow former Negro Leaguer Satchel Paige--this is a particularly noteworthy forward step for civil rights in the collecting hobby, and the presented representation is among the finest of the former. This one bucks tradition with perfect registration and a veritable absence of handling wear after seventy years of careful storage. Nearly 1,100 have been submitted for PSA grading, and only eight have soared higher that the offered example. Is there any rookie card more historically important than that of this brave racial pioneer?

View Certification and Population Details from PSA

Auction Info

2018 February 24 - 25 Platinum Night Sports Collectibles Sports - Dallas #50001 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2018
24th-25th Saturday-Sunday
Internet/Mail Bids: 15
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 2,620

Buyer's Premium per Lot:
20% of the successful bid per lot.

Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Sales Tax information

Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More

Terms and Conditions  |  Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments |  Glossary of Terms  | Sports Collectible Grading Tutorial

Sold on Feb 24, 2018 for: $40,800.00
Track Item