January 2018 Sports Card & Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/28/2018
RARE 1948 Topps Magic Walter Johnson Graded BVG 2. The Walter Johnson card from this rare Topps series is one of the top cards in the set! Topps’ 1948 “Magic Photos” consisted of 252 cards, each measuring approximately a tiny 7/8” x 1-7/16”. The ensemble is unique on several levels, the first being that it is one of Topps’ earliest trading card productions and contained the company’s first-ever baseball card offering. All of the images were "self-developing" – similar to a Polaroid photograph – issued with blank fronts that could be developed into sepia-tone photos by exposing the cards to sunlight. A somewhat complex sub-set system was utilized by Topps, dividing the minute offerings into sport and non-sport categories, each with a respective series letter: Boxing Champions "A" (24); All American Basketball "B" (6); All American Football "C" (13); Wrestling Champions "D" (25); Track and Field Champions "E" (17); Stars of Stage and Screen "F" (22); American Dogs "G" (17); General Sports "H" (2); Movie Stars "J" (45); Baseball Hall of Fame "K" (19); Aviation Pioneers "L" (9); Famous Landmarks "M" (9); American Inventors "N" (8); American Military Leaders "O" (10); American Explorers "P" (2); Basketball Thrills "Q" (5); Football Thrills "R" (5); Figures of the Wild West "S" (7); and General Sports "T" (7).
Condition: GD
RARE 1948 Topps Magic Walter Johnson Graded Beckett BVG 2 (From Topps' First Ever Baseball Card Offering)
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