Lot # 559: 1959 F373 Rinso Soap Powder Paladin Complete Set (24) - #3 on the PSA Registry!

Category: Non-Sports Cards

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 9 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2015 Premier Catalog Auction",
which ran from 3/3/2015 5:00 AM to
3/29/2015 10:05 AM



The Have Gun - Will Travel television series aired on CBS between 1957 and 1963. One of the top television series during its run it also spawned a successful radio series. The program followed the adventures of a man called "Paladin " a gunfighter played by actor Richard Boone. Paladin's business card featured a chess knight with the phrase "Have Gun Will Travel - Wire Paladin San Francisco" engraved on the card. Issued in 1959 with one card per package of Rinso Soap Powder complete Rinso "Paladin" complete sets are rarely offered with higher-grade examples rarely making themselves available to non-sports collectors. Each of the set's 24 cards featured a press photo of Paladin with a facsimile of his business card design on the reverse. Presented is the #3 all-time Rinso Paladin set with a cumulative GPA of 6.77. Several of the cards are the highest-graded examples and are also 1/1 within that grade. A breakdown is as follows: PSA NM-MT+ 8.5 (1 card): #16; PSA NM-MT 8 (1 card): #15; PSA NM 7 (14 cards): #4; 6; 7; 9; 10; 11; 13; 14; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; PSA EX-MT+ 6.5 (3 cards): #3; 5; 23; PSA EX-MT 6 (3 cards): #2; 8; 12; PSA EX+ 5.5 (1 card): #1; PSA EX 5 (1 card): #24. A beautiful set the majority of which grades NM 7 or better. 24 cards total.