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1952 Topps #312 Jackie Robinson PSA 1.5 FR
'52 TOPPS JACKIE!!! Offered here is a PSA 1.5 FR 1952 Topps #312 Jackie Robinson, with the ultimate prestige of this card prompting nearly $1 million price tags for two separate PSA 9 examples in 2021! When the Topps company issued their landmark 1952 set, they saved their best for last, with the high-number series starting off with the hobby's post-war "Holy Grail" #311 Mickey Mantle subject, followed by the exalted #312 Jackie Robinson. Jackie's solidified place in American history will forever be correlated with being the inaugural African-American to play Major League baseball. This 71-year-old keepsake atypically portrays excellent centering, with most 1952 Topps Jackies exhibiting extremely skewed images. Robinson's classic bat over right shoulder pose depicts imposing resolution and a rich fire engine red background. Accounting for the assessment is a faint vertical wrinkle extending from Jackie's nose to his shirt collar, even corner wear, a modest scuff directly above Jackie's right ear, and general surface wear. Most significantly, it is the well-centered Robinson pose residing as this card's foremost feature, with the '52 Topps Robinson standing right alongside his 1948 Leaf subject as Jackie's two most revered issues!

MIN BID $2,000
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