Lot # 298: 1939 Goudey R303-B B&W Premium Bill Dickey (HOF) - SGC GOOD 30

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2013 Auction",
which ran from 7/31/2013 3:31 PM to
8/25/2013 7:55 AM



One of a magnificent collection of 1939 Diamond Stars premiums being offered individually or collectively as a complete set (#2 on the SGC Registry). In exceptional condition these oversized premiums were produced from photographs using a photo-lithograph process each a beautiful representation of both action and portrait shots of baseball heroes of the day. Each of the card versos feature illustrated diagrams to help youngsters improve their baseball fundamentals.The rarity of these cards in high grade cannot be properly described as the oversized photos were printed on flimsy thin paper. The cards are generally susceptible to general corner and edge wear along with folds pinholes and tape marks from Depression-era youngsters displaying the cards on their walls. This is one card in a magnificent collection of 1939 Diamond Stars Premiums one of the highest-grade collections of these cards that you will ever encounter. Whether the group sells as a complete set or as individual cards is up to the highest bidder(s).Yankee Hall of Fame catcher Bill Dickey is depicted here tracking down a pop-up ready to make the catch. One of the more attractive "action" images in the R303 set the card looks absolutely fantastic with near-perfect centering sharp corners and virtually no wear. Why the grade? A barely visible hole that even we didn"t see when we submitted the card. You can see it a third of the way down the left of the card a few millimeters from the white border directly across from Dickey"s ear. On the reverse it can be seen just to the right of the crouching catcher"s derriere in Figure B. Unfortunate because this is an otherwise beautiful card. Population DataSGC Population: 14 total graded 2 at this level 11 higherPSA Population: 16 total graded 1 at this level 15 higher

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