November 14, 2019: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/14/2019
Offered is a very impressive grouping of high-grade cards from the popular 1959 Fleer Life of Ted Williams issue, the company’s first foray into the MLB card business that was based on an exclusive contract the company signed with Williams as he neared the end of his fabled career. A total of seven PSA-slabbed gems headlines this array of 21 cards, most of which are Ex-Mt or better and almost half are Near-Mint or better. In addition, there are ten (10) Near-Mint examples of Ted’s Root Beer bottle caps, a specialty item rare encountered in such pristine fashion. Here’s the breakdown of the slabbed subgroup (7): No. 9 (2) – PSA 6.5 and 6, No. 37 (2) – PSA 8 and PSA 8 o/c, No. 39 – PSA 7, No. 56 – PSA 7 and No. 70 – PSA 7; The raw cards (14): No. 1 – Good, No. 15 – Ex-Mt, No. 20 – Ex-Mt, No. 30 – Ex, No. 37 – Nr-Mt, No. 45 – Nr-Mt, No. 56 – Ex-Mt, No. 58 – Nr-Mt, No. 69 (2) – Nr-Mt and Ex-Mt-Plus, No. 70 – Very Good, No. 72 – VG-Ex, No. 74 – Ex-Mt and No. 78 – Nr-Mt.
1959 Fleer Life of Ted Williams Group, Seven Slabbed, Plus Root Beer Caps (31)
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