(LOT 1161)
1948 Old Gold Cigarettes Jackie Robinson Rookie - Kneeling PSA 4 VG-EX
JACKIE ROOKIE!!! One of Jackie Robinson's most underrated cards are his 1948 Old Gold Cigarettes rookies, which were issued with two different poses (Kneeling In Dugout and Catching). Presented here is an eye-pleasing PSA 4 Kneeling In Dugout example of this extremely underrated card, with only nine PSA specimens besting this inaugural Jackie keepsake. Indeed, issued a year after Jackie's historic 1947 signing broke the MLB color barrier and the same year the iconic 1948 Leaf Robinson rookie made its way into Leaf Bubble Gum packs, it stands as a bona fide testament to his immortal reverence. Relatively clean surfaces, an extremely well-centered rookie-era Jackie image, and the verso's super clean Robinson bio are the major highlights of this significant memento. Even corner wear, some discoloring along the right border, and faint surface wear account for the assessment, with mid-grade examples of this highly underrated Jackie postcard seldom surfacing for the taking!

MIN BID $1,000
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