Lot # 136: 1909-11 T206 Al Bridwell with extremely rare upside-down back

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 26 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2014 Premier Auction",
which ran from 10/10/2014 4:00 AM to
11/2/2014 8:43 AM



The beauty of the T206 issue for collectors is that it can be collected in a myriad of ways. Aside from building the 520-card (minus the "Big Four") set there are many different subsets that attract collectors who pursue cards based on team back variety variation league print group and any number of other options. One of the more popular (and valuable) pursuits is that of the print anomaly. Presented is one such "print freak " a card of shortstop Al Bridwell with the Piedmont reverse printed upside-down and miscut. Clearly hand-cut at some point (the card is so worn it is entirely possible that it was hand-cut after it was commercially issued) the condition of the card is irrelevant - it's the upside-down reverse that makes the card unique and collectible. Clearly in POOR condition or worse the card has been mounted backwards in the holder by SGC so as to display the print anomaly.

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