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Graded NM-MT 8 by PSA. One of only two examples graded at this level with only a single MINT 9 grading higher. Remarkable ultra-high-grade example of Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson in a pitching pose from the highly desirable E93 Standard Caramel series. This card originates from the hobby's finest E93 set ever assembled, which has spent twenty years atop the PSA Set Registry with an unparalleled 8.10 GPA. Built by collector Jim Blumenthal, the set was honored with induction in the PSA Set Registry Hall of Fame in 2008 and has few peers of this quality in the prewar-card realm. This is one of Mathewson’s scarcest, most striking, and most highly regarded cards. The image on this card is the same as that used to produce two of the three pose variations (dark cap and white cap) of Mathewson in the T206 White Border series. While a grade of PSA NM-MT 8 is extraordinary for any prewar card, it is a tremendous and noteworthy grade for a caramel card. Because they were issued with caramels one card per package and sold to children (as opposed to being sold to adults with tobacco), caramel cards tend to survive in a much lower grade. Of the 1,913 cards from the E93 Standard Caramel set evaluated by PSA to date, only fifty have graded NM-MT 8 or better (less than 3 percent). The offered card of Mathewson is stunning in every way! Bright and clean with exceptional registration, four strong corners, vibrant colors, and a very slight natural tilt to the picture. The checklist reverse is also bright and clean with very bold text. Caramel cards are rarely found in high grade, and even a common player from the E93 Standard Caramel issue in PSA NM-MT 8 condition would be noteworthy and extremely desirable. An ultra-high-grade example of one of the key Hall of Famers, Christy Mathewson, is especially significant. This is an absolutely stunning example of Christy Mathewson from this rare, early twentieth-century candy issue, worthy of the finest E93 set, “E” card, or world-class Hall of Fame collection. Reserve $25,000.