Lot # 625: 1916 M101-4 Indianapolis Brewing Co. #169 Charles "Casey" Stengel Rookie PSA EX+ 5.5 - 1 of 1 - Highest Graded!

Graded EX+ 5.5 by PSA. This is the ONLY example graded at this level by PSA with none higher! Incredible rookie card of Hall of Famer Casey Stengel from the Indianapolis Brewing Co. set issued in 1916. One of the key cards to this classic prewar issue, the M101-4 (and other related issues) Casey Stengel is a fascinating and yet slightly overlooked card. Stengel appears in the 1910 T210 Old Mill Tobacco set as a minor leaguer, and his T210 card understandably generates a tremendous amount of attention. But Stengel's M101-4 card (and other related issues) is also of enormous significance as this is his first card as a Major Leaguer. The 1916 Indianapolis Brewing Co. set is identical in design to M101-4 and M101-5 Sporting News (as is the case with all the M101-4 and M101-5 sets issued by various local establishments), but with advertising on the reverse for the "Indianapolis Brewing Co. – Indianapolis, Indiana." This is a great card with any back, but the advertising reverse in this case certainly does deserve prominent mention and potentially adds a very special dimension of interest. This card has superb clarity and light corner wear. The reverse advertisement for Indianapolis Brewing Company is boldly printed in black. This is a very attractive example of Casey Stengel's true Major League rookie card featuring an ultra-rare back advertisement from one of the most important baseball-card issues of the era. We can't help but think this card is undervalued by price guides in light of both its rarity and significance.