(LOT 570)
1953 Topps #1 Jackie Robinson PSA 7.5 NM+
HIGH-END ROBINSON!!! In 1953, Robinson scored 109 runs, a .329 batting average and 17 steals, leading the Dodgers to another National League pennant ultimately falling to the rival Yankees again in six games. Robinson's continued string of death threats failed to dissuade him from addressing racial issues publicly. He was far more than just a baseball player. Robinson openly criticized segregated hotels and restaurants that served the Dodgers organization; a number of these establishments integrated as a result. Topps selection of Jackie Robinson as the 1st card in the company's 1953 issue inadvertently created one of the hobby's most popular and frustrating condition rarities. The offered card's colors are bright and clear, and this attribute, coupled with the card's high level of original gloss, marvelously projects Jackie's portrait from the surface. This low-pop, strong PSA 7.5 NM+ card offered here is one of only seven examples. BLAZING HOT CARD!

MIN BID $4,000