10. 1959 Hoshi Gangu Gold Border Sadaharu Oh (RC) - SGC NM+ 7.5 Graded NM+ 7.5 by SGC. First card of the Japanese Base- ball Hall of Famer, the first Japanese ballplayer to become well-known in America for his home run prowess, his 868 lifetime clouts the stuff of legend. The all-time home run king of the WORLD, Oh also leads Japanese baseball with 2,170 lifetime RBI, and 1,967 runs scored. In 1973 and 1974, Oh won the Triple Crown two years in a row. There are two versions of his 1959 Hoshi Gangu card - a more common white bordered variation, and this gold-bordered example, which is much more rare. To top it off, this example features a tougher back variation, which pictures Superman on the back. The sharp and colorful card pictures Oh’s teammate Shigeo Nagashima in the background; Nagashima and Oh are considered the best two players in Japanese baseball history. An exceptional card, a true must-have for any collector seeking a collec- tion of all the game’s greatest players. MINIMUM BID: $2,000
11. 1935 National Chicle #34 Bronko Nagurski (HOF RC) - PSA GOOD 2 The 1935 National Chicle football set is undoubtedly one of the most popular and certainly one of the most import- ant football sets ever manufactured. The set contains some of the game’s biggest names and includes the first card of virtually every key subject in the set. The set”s colorful art deco design was typical of the day”s contemporary art and the popular design was repeated by National Chicle in their “Diamond Stars” baseball set of 1934-36 as well as their Sky Birds cards of 1933. What makes the 1935 Na- tional Chicle football set so important, however, is the in- clusion of the card we present here: the first card of Hall of Famer Bronko Nagurski. The 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski has been widely established as the most valuable and important football card in the hobby. Clearly the key to this set, the card achieved this notoriety because it is the first card of the well known Hall of Famer and famous pro wrestler as well as because it comes from the set’s ultra scarce high number series. There is no question that this is the most important and highly sought-after football card in existence. Presented here is a very strong collector-grade example, likely one of the finest examples at the GOOD 2 level. Extremely well-centered, the card boasts excellent image quality with some light surface abrasions on the front of the card that result in a few small areas of paper loss, in incon- sequential areas of the card image at the bottom-right, and along the left edge. Light corner rounding is evident, as is
some very mild fading. A small stain graces the reverse, and a light surface wrinkle breaks the blue area of the card in the bottom-right corner, over the word “Nagurski.” Despite the areas of wear, the card boasts outstanding eye appeal for the grade. A clean, collector-grade example of the hobby’s most important foot- ball card.
MINIMUM BID: $2,000
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