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1909-11 T206 Joe Tinker Bat Off Shoulder UZIT SGC 7 NM – Highest Graded Example & One of Only Two Tinker Bat Off Shoulder Copies!
FINEST UZIT!!!... One of the rarest T206 cards on the planet, this miraculous SGC 7 NM UZIT Joe Tinker Bat Off Shoulder just happens to be one of only three UZIT encapsulated examples on any Pop Chart, with this unfathomable 7 besting the PSA 4 by three full grades (there is also a PSA Authentic)! Assembling some of the scarcest T206 rare ad-backs is one of the most captivating collecting angles, with 39 possible combinations listed on the esteemed T206 Resource website. T206Resource.com lists the following six T206 cigarette ad-backs as the scarcest to find: Ty Cobb, Brown Old Mill, Brown Lenox, Broadleaf 460, Drum 350 and UZIT. Capturing any T206 UZIT Cigarette card is an excruciating task, let alone one boasting the classic image of one of baseball's immortal Deadball Era Hall of Famers.

Indeed, Joe Tinker's legendary status will forever be solidified by being the inaugural link in the iconic "Tinker to Evers to Chance" double-play combination, with Tinker leading the Cubbies to two consecutive championships in 1907-08. Only a handful of Tinker issues can possibly boast the combined prestige and value of this near-impossible-to-locate 115-year-old UZIT offering. Its unparalleled stature is spearheaded by the pack-fresh aesthetics and supreme assessment, with the sparkling Tinker batting pose revealing bright yellow/orange and rich gray hues. Fine centering, relatively clean surfaces, square corners, and a bold blue UZIT ad-back complete this best of the best masterpiece that unequivocally stands tall as the finest of its kind, with this exact example once selling for a staggering $25K in April 2020!

MIN BID $4,000
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