Day 1 - Huggins & Scott

BASEBALLDAY ONE - SEPT 29, 201030. 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle RC - PSA 2.5Encapsulated and assessed GOOD+ 2.5 by PSA, the offered 1952 Topps #311 Mantle rookie card iscertain to headline any collection. On the front New York artist Gerry Dvorak’s colorful rendition portraysthe youthful switch-hitter looking skyward toward the heights to which he would ascend. On thereverse, the printed legend shows Mantle’s 1951 efforts, as well as his minor league numbers thatwarranted his “can’t miss” billing. Soft corners and (2) angled creases near the top account for thetechnical grade. The reverse is clean and not affected by the above-mentioned creases.Opening Bid $1500.0031. 1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente Rookie—PSA 8The offered 1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente rookie card unveils the selfless Hall of Famer sportingthe colors of the franchise he was to define until his tragic felling. Graded NM-MT 8 by PSA, thisClemente keepsake resides in the upper 95% of all similar examples evaluated. The high-profile debutcard is accurately centered with well-defined corners, bright edges and lustrous colors.Opening Bid $1200.0032. 1961 Topps Dice Game Brooks Robinson SGCAuthentic—Only GradedGraded Authentic by SGC. In a hobby where the term “rare” is often overused, theoffered 1961 Topps Dice Game Brooks Robinson is appropriately billed as such. So elusiveis this one-time test release, grading leaders SGC and PSA have only judged a combinedsixteen examples from the set. More importantly, to our knowledge this 1961Topps Dice Game Brooks Robinson is the only sample of the “Human Vacuum Cleaner”to be offered for public sale. The sole card of any player to be judged by SGC, thisblack-and-white keepsake has staple markings along the upper edge. While such imperfectionswould normally detract from the overall appeal of a card, the staple hole/indentationlends credence to the notion that this card was originally attached to a Topps filecopy. With deference to that flaw, the instructional reverse is clean with pronouncedblack printing. The obverse is crease-free with crisp corners and edges along with decentcentering. For the Orioles enthusiast who thought they had it all or the advanced Toppstest issue specialist, this near impossible Brooks Robinson is a “once in a life time”opportunity.Opening Bid $750.0033. 1963 Post Cereal #187 Bob Aspromonte ShortprintPSA 8—Highest GradedThis high-grade 1963 Post Cereal #187 Bob Aspromonte is considered the scarcest andmost valuable shortprint in its three-year run of baseball issues. Graded NM-MT 8 byPSA, the offered sample is the highest such example evaluated by the third-party gradingservice. Being that some Post products sold more than others, certain commonplayers are much scarcer than some superstars. This cereal sample was meticulouslyextracted and displays much nicer than the majority of other Post singles available.Ample portions of the original black bordering frame the colorful image of the slugger.Opening Bid $400.0014 HUGGINS & SCOTT AUCTION: SEPT 29-30, 2010 WWW.HUGGINSANDSCOTT.COM • 1.866.462.2273