Lot # 893: 1948-1949 Leaf #98 Hal Newhouser Rookie Short Print PSA EX-MT 6

Graded EX-MT 6 by PSA. Beautiful high-grade example of this short-printed "Rare Leaf" rookie card featuring Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser. The 1948-1949 Leaf Bubble Gum card of Newhouser is the most popular and striking of all his cards. It is also a genuine rarity, being one of the forty-nine “Rare Leaf” cards in the 1948-1949 Leaf Gum Co. set. The offered card is an exceptional example. The offered card has vibrant colors, impressive registration, and strong corners with light touches of wear. The off-white borders show even toning. The reverse is clean and free of staining or excess print. This is an outstanding high-grade example of Newhouser’s most classic card, worthy of the finest 1948-1949 Leaf set and a key rarity for an advanced Hall of Famer rookie-card collection.