Lot # 144: Tough 1958 Bell Brand Dodgers #8 Pee Wee Reese (HOF) - PSA NM 7

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $300.00

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Item was in Auction "Inaugural Auction",
which ran from 10/5/2012 4:00 PM to
10/28/2012 3:27 AM



Consisting of ten unnumbered black and white photographic cards surrounded by a green "picture frame" border the 1958 set distributed by Bell Brand Potato Chips welcomed the Dodgers to their new home in Los Angeles after departing from Brooklyn. Very rare and rabidly chased by Dodger fans this set represents one of the first regional sets to celebrate the Dodgers" arrival on the West Coast. Bell Brand cards which were packaged inside cellophane wrappers one to a bag of chips were (as you might imagine) especially susceptible to grease stains and creases which makes high grade cards difficult to come by. A number of tough short prints - of which this Reese is one - make obtaining these cards very difficult.This is an extraordinary card of the Hall of Fame shortstop and team leader. Suffering from very little in the way of wear a slight corner touch at the top right is the card"s very minor flaw. A tough tough single-printed card that is highly coveted by Dodger fans regional collectors and Hall of Fame type card collectors a high-grade Bell Brand Reese is an important document of one of the most elusive regional sets in the hobby.Population Data:PSA Population: 39 total graded 5 at this level 9 higherSGC Population: 14 total graded 2 at this level 5 higher

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