A CURATED SELECTION OF GREAT CARDS
26. 1887 N172 Old Judge #149-3 Buck Ewing (HOF) - PSA PR 1
24. 1887 N172 Old Judge #86-6 Charles Comiskey (HOF) - PSA PR 1(MK)
One of the most popular players of his era and one of the most widely-collected 19th Century players today, Hall of Famer Buck Ewing is pictured here, posing as if about to throw a ball (inside a photography studio). Freshly graded PR 1 by PSA, the most visible condition flaws relate to the reverse, which exhibit some adhesive stains, overall soiling and what looks to be some remnants of clear tape. While foxing, mild staining and age-related edge and corner wear are evident on the front, the real selling point with
Clean, collector-grade example of Hall of Famer Charles Comiskey’s N172 Old Judge card #86-6. With an image more bold and clear than is typically seen with this issue, the card does exhibit some wear at the edges, including a few heavier but unobtrusive creases. A very small pencil mark on the reverse, which appears to be an upside- down number 4, is responsible for the qualifier assessed by PSA. A strong card despite the technical grade. MINIMUM BID: $1,500
this card is in the image contrast and clarity, which, overall, is quite strong. One of the less frequently-seen of Ewing’s 11 Old Judge poses, an exceptional card of an important Hall of Famer. It should be noted that this very card is the exemplar pictured in the book The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin and Company (1886- 1890) .
MINIMUM BID: $1,500
25. 1887 N172 Old Judge #135-1 Hugh Duffy (HOF) - PSA PR 1
27. 1887 N172 Old Judge #149-7 Buck Ewing (HOF) - PSA VG-EX 4
Freshly-graded card picturing Hall of Famer Buck Ewing, once referred to as “Stooping to Field Grounder” and now commonly referred to as card #149-7 thanks to the convenient checklisting system pioneered by Gonsowski, Masson and Miller in their landmark book The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin and Company (1886-1890) . Freshly- graded by PSA, the card is largely clean and sharp, with strong image clarity and legible typography. A small and light stain at the upper- left edge reduces the technical
Yet another example of how N172 Old Judge cards suffer by the standards of today’s third-party grading system, this attractive card of Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy boasts the eye appeal of a midgrade card. Boasting a clean image with better than average contrast, square corners and an overall clean surface, the reverse exhibits back damage related to adhesive from scrapbook mounting, as well as a bit of paper loss. That same scrapbook mounting likely preserved the card, reducing its exposure to light and elements
grade slightly, as does some minor edge wear, however, the card is aesthetically pleasing, a strong example for the issue. It should be noted that this very card is the one pictured in the aforementioned book.
that might detract from its condition over time. The result is a beautiful midgrade card with visible damage to the otherwise blank back reducing the numerical grade.
MINIMUM BID: $1,000
MINIMUM BID: $1,500
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