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(LOT 44)
1940 R145 Superman Complete PSA Registered # 6 Set GPA 5.217
Only a few years after the world was introduced to mild-mannered reporter, Clark Kent, and his infamous alter ego Superman, Philadelphia's Gum, Inc. released the highly coveted 72-card Superman (R145) set in which children and adults clamored to buy. He was faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. What more could you want?! The 1940 Superman set continues to be one of the most sought-after non-sports issues and extremely difficult to find in high-grade. Of the nearly 7,000 examples graded by PSA, only six have reached the MINT 9 status and none have been graded GEM MINT.

As is often the case, high number (#49-72) are much scarcer than the first 48. The offered completely PSA-graded set is one of the finest in the industry and the current #6 on PSA Set Registry with a 5.217 GPA including three PSA 8s, one PSA 7.5 & 25 PSA 7s. This set includes four Pop 1 examples (#8, 18, 40, 62) and the difficult first (#1) and last (#72) cards graded VG 3 by PSA. SMR value for these six cards alone is over half the minimum bid for this lot. Creators Jerry Spiegel, Joe Shuster and DC Comics created a goldmine that keeps paying dividends some 82 years later. This is a spectacular non-sport set of one of the most sought-after in the hobby and the offered is one of the finest ever assembled of the Man of Steel.
MIN BID $12,500

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