A collection of high-grade 1921 baseball strip cards are on the market through Wheatland Auction Services.
The company’s October auction includes a pair of rare uncut 10-card W551 strip sheets that include Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson and other Hall of Famers in high-grade. Individual cards include two PSA 7 copies of the Ruth, along with PSA 7 copies of the Cobb, Tris Speaker and George Sisler and an SGC 9 Walter Johnson. The ten-card panels as originally issued are rare today since the individual player sections were clearly meant to be cut away from the full strip. The better of the two strips is expected to sell for $15,000-$25,000.
The auction also features graded cards including a 1933 Goudey Ruth #149, multiple Mickey Mantle cards, a BGS 9 1969-70 Topps Alcindor/Abdul-Jabbar rookie card, a PSA 10 2000 Bowman Tom Brady rookie card, 2001 Bowman Albert Pujols (BGS 9/Auto 10), a 2010 Bowman Platinum Mike Trout (BGS 8/10), multiple Michael Jordan rookie cards and Fleer Stickers in various grades.
There are also numerous complete and near complete sets including 1954 Bowman and 1960 Topps Football, 1969-70 Topps Basketball and 1964 Topps Giants Baseball.
Autographed items include a Mickey Mantle signed jersey, Muhammad Ali 8×10” Signed Boxing Photo, Dr. J signed basketball, Kobe Bryant signed basketball, Browns Legend football signed by Jim Brown, Otto Graham and others, a baseball signed by Mantle/Mays/Kiner/Mize and others who hit 50 homers in a season, single signed baseballs by Gene Autry/Jimmy Stewart/Ken Griffey Jr/Hank Aaron/Joe DiMaggio and others, Mike Tyson signed boxing gloves, Signed jerseys of Mariano Rivera/Larry Bird/Magic Johnson/Joe Namath/ Bobby and Brett Hull and others.
The auction runs through October 15.
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