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1909-11 T206 Cy Young Cleveland Portrait Sweet Caporal 150/30 PSA 5 EX
RARE CYCLONE!!! Still one of the most coveted of all T206 subjects is the highly prestigious Cy Young "portrait" specimen presented here in a spectacular PSA 5 holder. Indeed, along with the "Big Four" Ty Cobb subjects and the Walter Johnson/Christy Mathewson portrait specimens, no T206 subject carries the prestige as the revered Cy Young portrait depicting the classic Carl Horner illustration. Cy Young is the legendary author of baseball's unbreakable record of 511 lifetime victories, justifying baseball honoring him to represent the annual pitching excellence award for both leagues. Offered is the ultra-popular T206 Cy Young Portrait Sweet Caporal 150/30 Back. The remarkable portrait image on this timeless cardboard wonder continues to emanate a majority of its original attributes including brilliant facial tints and vivid registration, a clean green background and bright white borders. The upper edge favoritism likely accounts for the PSA 5 status as this is deserving of an upgrade. As a POP 3, this is one of only 53 examples graded by PSA and is the lesser to only two others. Without a doubt this magnificently preserved Cy Young heirloom is destined for a final resting place in one of the hobby's most advanced T206 compilations!

MIN BID $5,000
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