(LOT 916)
"Unique for the Grade" 1958 Topps #125 Al Dark PSA 10 GEM MINT - "POP 1"; The SOLE Highest Graded Example!
Shortstop Alvin Dark played 14 MLB seasons, winning the Rookie of the Year Award with the Boston Braves in 1948 when he batted a robust .322. Four times in his stellar career MLB career the three-time All-Star batted .300 or better, and he claimed a 1954 World Championship with the New York Giants in 1954. This PSA 10 Gem Mint 1958 Topps offering of the bygone infielder stands as the SOLE example at this pinnacle plateau, besting all of the 350+ PSA encapsulated copies as the finest of its kind! The obverse side exhibits a stoic portrait image of the bygone hurler donning his St. Louis Cardinals cap, portraying rich facial hues and highlighted by a super eye pleasing bold red background. Excellent centering, sharp right-angled corners, dazzling white borders and a gleaming obverse side surface are additional attributes consistent with this "one of a kind" highest graded cardboard marvel!
MIN BID $750