Spring Premier Auction 2019
Wed, Apr 10, 2019 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Apr 28, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 62
1887-90 N172 OLD JUDGE LOT OF (9) INCL. EWING & MASCOT PLUS SUPER RARE VINTON, PFEFFER AND MURPHY VERSIONS (ALL SGC GRADED)
Sold for
$3,426
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $20,000 |
| $300,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Issued continuously from 1887 to 1890 the Goodwin Company's Old Judge baseball series depicts hundreds of ballplayers from more than 40 major and minor league teams as well as boxers and wrestlers. The cards measure about 1-1/2" by 2-1/2" and bear photographs from the Hall Studio in New York that were pasted onto thick cardboard. The sepia images display a white or pink hue with "Goodwin Co. New York" at the base and with each card blank backed. More than 4500 different types of cards and variations are known to exist. Old Judges exist with numerous variations; some individual cards have more than a dozen recorded varieties including different poses team affiliation or card text. The Old Judge cards are easily viewed as one of the greatest of all hobby issues.
Included in this lot are 9 different Old Judge cards all graded by SGC with some being extremely rare versions. #149/-11 Buck Ewing(HOF)(Standing By Mascot On Chair) FR 1.5; #166-4 Frank Foreman (Cincinnati) GD+ 2.5; #205-1 Joe Gunson (Kansas City) AUTHENTIC; #276-4 John Leighton (Catch Hands Above Head) GD+ 2.5; #333-1 Larry Murphy (St. Paul) VG 3 (only one rated higher); #353-5 Patrick O’Connell GD 2; #366-5 Fred Pfeffer (Tagging Player On Ground) VG-EX 4 (stands alone as highest graded); #370-5 George Pinkney (Bat Over Rt. Shoulder) FR 1.5; and #474-3 Bill Vinton (Minneapolis) VG-EX 4 which stands alone as the highest graded. Only one other of these extremely scarce Vinton versions has ever been encapsulated by SGC and it got a VG 3 (the only one encapsulated by PSA got a GD 2.) Same scenario with the offered Pfeffer version except the only other SGC encapsulated was slabbed simply Authentic. The Larry (P.L.) Murphy version is super tough to find as well; only one of these St. Paul versions has been graded by PSA according to their Pop report.
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