(LOT 571)
"Unique for the Grade" 1958 Topps #338 Walt Dropo PSA 10 GEM MINT – "POP 1"; The SOLE Highest Graded Example!
Power hitting first baseman Walt Dropo enjoyed his finest campaign in 1950 when, as a Red Sox rookie, he led the Junior Circuit with 144 homers, walloped 34 round-trippers and posted a sensational .322 batting average. Dropo would easily claim the Rookie of the Year award and went on to play a formidable 13 MLB seasons. Synonymous to that spectacular inaugural campaign is this POP 1 PSA 10 GEM MINT 1958 Topps #338 marvel, with its perfect assessment placing it as the SOLE example at the hallowed 10 plateau, and the finest of its kind! The PSA 10 assessment is based on the brilliant portrait pose that is encompassed by a flawless yellow sun setting. Atypical for any '58 Topps subject is the remarkable near-perfect centering, with the classic image residing between four snow white borders. Extremely sharp right-angled corners and impeccably crisp surfaces are additional superlatives supporting the near-impossible grade, with this POP 1 marvel anxiously awaiting a new home in any esteemed 1958 Topps PSA Registered compilation!

MIN BID $750
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