Lot # 40: 1888 N338-1 S.F. Hess California League Tom Buckley - SGC VG/EX 4

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The N338-1 S.F. Hess California League cards are among the hobby's greatest 19th Century rarities, extremely difficult to obtain in any grade.  The cards are so rare that just a handful of examples are known to exist, and feature players from the California State League (a precursor to the PCL).  Just 20 subjects are known (including two poses of Levy), with SGC having graded just 11 examples from the set and PSA just three.  They are incredibly rare.

Third baseman Tom Buckley is represented on this example, a lovely VG/EX specimen that is the highest-graded of three examples assessed by SGC. The image is sharp for the issue, picturing Buckley stooping to field a ground ball, the grandstand in the background. Largely clean, with very slight age-related discoloration at the top and bottom edges, mentioned solely for accuracy. 

Size: medium
Condition: yes

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