(LOT 1166)
1949 Eureka Sportstamp #49 Jackie Robinson PSA 10 GEM MINT
BARRIER BUSTER!!! Jackie Robinson's impact on Major League Baseball has been well documented, and he is beyond worthy of his Hall of Fame status as he remains one of the greatest players in MLB history. Because this set was distributed in 40-stamp sheets by a Philadelphia gas station chain, high-grade examples can be difficult to find. The offered is one of the cornerstones of the National League side, Jackie Robinson, graded GEM MINT 10 by PSA. A truly remarkable example of the Brooklyn Dodgers great and MLB's color barrier breaker meticulously removed along the perforated perimeter. With a bold blue background and a bright yellow ribbon across the bottom carrying his name and number, this example remains without flaws some 75 years after production and distribution.

MIN BID $1,000
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