(LOT 706)
1909-11 T206 Walter Johnson Portrait Sovereign 150/25 PSA 6 EX-MT – POP 2 Sovereign Cigarettes; Highest Graded Sovereign Example!
FINEST SOVEREIGN JOHNSON!!! This magnificent PSA 6 T206 Johnson Portrait joins a single other Sovereign 150 example as the finest of its kind! Tantamount to this grand offering's pinnacle status is the Big Train's arguable standing as our National Pastime's greatest all-time pitcher. This distinct honor is based on modern-day records of 417 wins and 110 shutouts, as well as this fireball hurling sidewinder posting an incredible 2.17 lifetime ERA! One of Johnson's earliest cardboard issues, its 150-Subjects ad back places it alongside his 1909 T204 Ramly and 1908 Rose postcard as one of his inaugural cardboard prizes. The spellbinding keepsake boasts a classic Carl Horner portrait image of the by-gone immortal, portraying vibrant hues, including a radiant yellow background. Fine centering, snow-white borders, relatively clean surfaces and subtle corner wear consistent with the assessment complete this 115-year-old masterpiece that, along with Wagner, Plank and Cobb, resides as one of the premier T206 subjects. Indeed, its best of the best status more than justifies the notion of jumping aboard the Big Train express and riding this well-preserved tobacco icon directly into the heart of your collection!

MIN BID $5,000
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