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SCP Auctions November 2010 Internet Auction

Wed, Oct 27, 2010 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Nov 14, 2010 12:00PM EST
Lot 1016

1956 GUM ADVENTURE COMPLETE PSA GRADED SET (#1 ALL-TIME FINEST SET ON THE PSA SET REGISTRY - 8.81 GPA)

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The 1956 Gum Adventure Set with their captivating portrayals of boxers and other renowned athletes along with a broad range of relatively innocuous topics constitutes an eclectic and entertaining series of collectibles. The series of 100 pastel-hued cards are particularly enjoyable in high grade as seen here. The series' "key" card #86 depicting German pugilist Max Schmeling and entitled "The Black Uhlan of the Rhine" has long been a coveted prize in hobby circles.

Presented here is The Number One Finest 1956 Gum Adventure Set of All-Time according to the PSA Set Registry. 2/3 of the set features some of the finest known cards with nothing graded higher. Includes: GEM MINT PSA 10 (7) - #23 Audie Murphy(1/1) 27(1/1) 36(1/2) 37(1/3) 46(1/4) 58(1/1) 69(1/7). MINT PSA 9 (66) - #6 7 8(1/1) 9(1/1) 11 12 13 15(1/2) 16 17 18 19 22 24 25(1/2) 26 28 29 30 31 Tommy Burns 32 jack Johnson 33 Jess Willard 34 Jack Dempsey 38 39 40 41 Joe Louis 42 43 Joe Walcott 44 Rocky Marciano 45(1/2) 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 59 60 61 62 63 64 66 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 76 The Great John L. 77 Jim Corbett 78 Bob Fitzsimmons 79 Jim Jeffries 80 Marvin Hart 82(1/4) 83(1/2) 89 Max Baer(1/3) 90 James Braddock(1/2) 91(1/1). NM-MT+ PSA 8.5 (4) - #21 35 Gene Tunney 65 84. NM-MT PSA 8 (18) - #1 2 3(1/4) 4 5(1/7) 10 14 20 75 81 85 86 87 88 Primo Canera 92 Bob Mathias 93 94 97(1/3). NM PSA 7 (5) - #95 96 98 99 100(1/6).

 

Click here for PSA Set Registry listing: 1956 Gum Inc. Adventure: Norman's 1956 Gum Adventure Set 

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