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1951 Bowman #305 Willie Mays Rookie PSA NM-MT+ 8.5

Sold For: $390,935
Year: 1951
Auction: 2024 Summer
Lot #: 1
Auction: Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards
Graded NM-MT+ 8.5 by PSA. This is the ONLY example graded at this lofty level! Extraordinary super-high-grade example of one of card collecting's greatest classics, and Willie Mays' first and true rookie card. The 1951 Bowman of Willie Mays has long been firmly established as one of the most famous and desirable of all baseball cards. In addition to being one of the two key cards of the 1951 Bowman set, Mays is also part of the scarce high-number series of the set (#253-324). This is a magnificent card. The offered example is crisp and clean, with four strong corners, exceptional printing registration, and impressive centering. The reverse is perfectly crisp and clean, without even the slightest trace of the gum or wax staining that so frequently affects 1951 Bowmans. No 1951 Bowman Mays has ever been graded GEM MINT 10 by PSA, and only eight examples have graded MINT 9. It has been more than 15 years since an example graded NM-MT+ or higher has sold at auction! This is a world-class, high-grade example of Willie Mays' rookie card, the finest we have offered in the past 20 years! Proceeds from the sale of this card will go to a US university to endow a scholarship. Opening Bid $200,000.
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