Lot # 2409: 1989 Perez-Steele Celebration Complete Set (45) with 42 Signed Examples Including Williams, Mantle, and Aaron - All PSA/DNA Encapsulated!

This 1989 Perez-Steele Celebration set features 41 signed cards, which are all that could have possibly been autographed in the 44-card set (Lefty Gomez, Judy Johnson, and Bill Terry passed away during production of the set). Also included is a checklist signed by Peggy Steele, Frank Steele, and Dick Perez. All 42 signed cards have been professionally authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA. The three unsigned cards (Gomez, Johnson, and Terry) have all been graded GEM MINT 10 by PSA. The Perez-Steele Celebration set was issued in 1989 (with no updates) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Baseball Hall of Fame and the 10th anniversary of the Perez-Steele Galleries. Issued in cooperation with the Hall of Fame, it is one of the most beautifully designed and elaborately produced sets issued in modern times. The issue was limited to 10,000 sets (which immediately sold out) and featured cards for 44 Hall of Famers who were living at the time the set was conceived (in consideration of autograph collectors) plus a checklist. The artwork on the cards was done in the style of the W. S. Kimball tobacco set of 1888. The offered set consists of a multitude of different serial numbers. All the signatures are penned in blue or black Sharpie on the front of the cards. Total: 45 cards (42 signed). Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.