Lot # 142: 1909 Topping & Co. Detroit Tigers Postcard Ty Cobb SGC VG+ 3.5

Graded VG+ 3.5 by SGC (submitted by REA). Presented is the key card of legendary Hall of Famer Ty Cobb from the extremely rare 1909 Topping & Co. Detroit Tigers Postcard series. Only eleven examples of Cobb have ever been graded by SGC (6) and PSA (5) combined! The set includes players from the 1909 American League Champion Detroit Tigers. The fronts feature black-and-white player portraits in the center of a yellow six-point star. This is one of the most striking and visually exciting of all Ty Cobb cards and is one of the rarest of all his cards. In fact, this is only the fifth example of this exceptionally rare postcard that we have offered in the past 21 years! The card presents with a flawless, crisp image and light touches of wear at the corners. Presenting as Excellent from the front, the card has been downgraded due to heavy age toning on approximately 90% of the reverse. It appears the card was stored with corner mounts as each corner on the reverse is clean with no age toning. The card has never been mailed and has no writing on its traditional postcard reverse. This is an incredibly attractive example of one of Cobb's most elusive early cards and would be an exceptionally worthy addition to any Ty Cobb, Hall of Fame, or postcard collection.