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T206 Rube Marquard "Portrait" – Piedmont 350 Subjects/Factory 25 (PSA NM/MT 8)
Presented here is a breathtaking PSA 8 Rube Marquard "portrait" offering with a Piedmont verso that along with a handful of other examples resides as the finest Piedmont subject on the illustrious PSA "Pop" charts. Marquard achieved his Hall of Fame credentials pitching with the New York Giants and managed to win over 200 games. More impressively, from 1911 – 1913 he won 73 games while pitching in the immortal Christy Mathewson's shadow; with both Cooperstown icons leading the Giants to 3 consecutive National League pennants.

Likewise, his brilliant Carl Horner portrait-pose displays championship caliber. Marquard's stoic expression exhibits bright facial colors and along with a dazzling white N.Y. uniform, the pristine like central image is affixed to a flawless blend of olive green hues. The relatively well-centered image resides between four snow white borders that end at a razor-sharp perimeter. The verso's "Piedmont Cigarette 350 Subjects" advertisement presents itself in vivid bold blue text, the final stamp of approval for a card that will ultimately reside in one of the premier tobacco compilations!

MIN BID $1,750