452. 1923 Walter Mails Game 453. 1923 (Blue Back) Walter Johnson Walter Mails SGC 96—Highest Graded Game (Blue Perhaps the greatest fireballer ever to grace the Back) Dave mound, Walter Johnson is equally as com- Bancroft SGC manding on this extremely tough 1923 Walter Mails Game card. Graded 96 Mint 9 by SGC, 96-Highest the charter Class of 1936 Hall of Famer meets Graded the criteria for the technical evaluation with Dave Beauty accurate centering, blemish-free corners and Bancroft is simply edges, and an alluring blue reverse. As one of captivating on this the four similar “Big Train” cards judged by 1923 Walter Mails the grading service, this collectible bests the Game cornerstone. nearest sample by one tier. For those who will Graded 96 Mint 9 by SGC, this Hall of Famer is one of just three judged by the not settle for anything but the best, this offbeat third-party service and bests the next highest specimen by a whopping three grades. game card is difficult to match. The horizontal Type card is more accurately centered than others frequently encoun- Opening Bid $400.00 tered in this issue and displays a crisp perimeter. The tougher blue back variation is boldly stamped and has endured the decades in a premier state. Opening Bid $250.00 454. 1923 Walter Mails Game 455. 1923 Walter Mails (Blue Back) Sam Rice SGC Game (Blue Back) Joe 88—Highest Graded Sewell SGC 88 Graded 88 NM-MT 8 by SGC. Edgar Charles Graded 88 NM-MT 8 by SGC. The 1923 (Sam) Rice disposes of an unfortunate pitch season was a banner campaign for Joe on this 1923 Walter Mails Game sample. Sewell; not only did he swat a career high Despite a small spot of discoloration on the .353 for the Cleveland Indians, but the obverse, the crisp black-and-white image is Alabaman also got to appear on this elu- still “none the worse for wear.” The sive 1923 Walter Mails Game card. This Washingtonian outfielder is framed by a appropriately centered Hall of Fame Type creamy white border and crowned by a clean appears nearly as when it was produced. blue back. Of the five copies in the SGC cen- The tougher blue back variation is clean. sus, this Type is one of two at the grading Of the four copies to have been judged by level with none better. SGC, this sample is one of two at the Opening Bid $200.00 grading tier with only one better. Opening Bid $200.00 456. 1923 Walter Mails Game 457. 1923 Walter Mails Game (Blue Back) Rabbit (Blue Back) George Sisler Maranville SGC 84 SGC 50 Graded 84 NM 7 by SGC. Walter “Rabbit” Graded 50 VG-EX 4 by SGC. Legendary Maranville is the subject of the offered slugger George Sisler sends a “home run 1923 Walter Mails Game card. This 88- into the bleachers” on the offered 1923 year-old specimen displays slightly errant Walter Mails Game Type card. The manag- centering but is framed by a crisp perime- er/first baseman card displays slightly ter. The black-and-white image exhibits askew centering along with a minor wrin- precise registration. The tougher blue back kle along the right edge. The tougher blue variation is vibrant and clean. One of just back variation is clean. One of just four four examples judged by SGC with only graded by the third-party service. one better. Opening Bid $100.00 Opening Bid $200.00 458. (4) 1923 459. (4) 1923 Walter Mails Walter Mails Game (Blue Back) New York Game (Blue Yankees SGC Graded Back) Minor Singles Leaguers—All Catalysts for the first New York Yankees SGC 96 & World Championship squad are found on these four 1923 Walter Mails Game (blue Highest Graded back) singles. Each appropriately graded by Far from “bush league,” SGC, included are SGC 96: Bush (highest these four 1923 Walter graded); SGC 92: Pipp (highest graded); Mails Game (blue back) SGC 88: Meusel (one of two, none better) high-grade singles will be and SGC 40: Dugan. Fewer than five an integral part of your pre-war collection. Each graded 96 Mint 9 by SGC, this elite examples of each card are confirmed by the sampling features three different associations. Included are Shupe (one of two at tier, grading service. none better), Siglin (highest graded), Skiff (highest graded) and Sutherland (highest Opening Bid $250.00 graded). Between two and four total copies of each horizontal card have been regis- tered with the authenticator. The solid blue reverses are clean. Opening Bid $250.00 76 HU G G I N S & SC OT T AU C T I O N: MA R C H 30-31, 2011 W W W.H U G G I N S A N D S C OT T.C O M • 1.866.462.2273 461. 1923 Walter Mails Game (Blue 460. 1923 Walter Mails Game Back) Roger Peckinpaugh (SGC 96) Directions (SGC 10) & Original Box 462. 1923 Walter Mails Game (Blue Presented is a 1923 Walter Mails Game Directions card & Ed Gharrity (SGC 92)—Both Back) Jim Bagby & Guy Morton— (SGC 10, one of only two graded) and the original box Highest Both SGC 86 that housed the cards in this grouping. The instructions Hailing from the Washington Senators, this pair of 1923 Each graded 86 NM+ 7.5 by SGC. Offered is a pair of are graded as such due to paper loss and glue residue. Walter Mails Game (blue back) cards feature Roger tough blue back singles featuring Pacific Coast League The extremely tough original box displays extensive Peckinpaugh (SGC 96) and Ed Gharrity (SGC 92). hurler Jim Bagby and Cleveland hurler Guy Morton. splitting, contusions, wear and is missing the lid. An These crisp game-action and portrait renderings present These elusive Type cards display strong corners and exciting seldom offered tandem for fans of the beloved at the peak of their technical assessments and are the edges and boldly pressed reverses. WG7 designation. highest given for each ballplayer. Opening Bid $150.00 Opening Bid $100.00 Opening Bid $150.00 463. (4) 1923 464. (4) Walter Mails 1923 Walter Game (Blue Mails Game Back) (Blue Back) Pacific PCL Bay Coast Area Team League Cards—All Singles—All SGC 84-88 SGC 88-92 Each graded Those who toiled either 88 NM- in relative obscuri- MT 8 or 84 NM 7 by SGC. Only ty in the Pacific 465. (5) 1923 Walter Mails Game Coast League are baseball inhabi- the focus of this tants of the (Blue Back) Cincinnati Reds SGC quartet of 1923 “Golden State” 92-96 Graded Cards (including the Walter Mails Game Each graded either 92 NM-MT+ 8.5 or 96 Mint 9 by namesake of this (blue back) singles. SGC. Offered is a quintet of high-grade 1923 Walter product) are Each graded either Mails Game (Blue Back) Cincinnati Reds singles. found in this 92 NM-MT+ 8.5 or 88 NM-MT 8 by SGC, included are Included are SGC 96: (2 cards) with Fonseca, Hargave; quartet of 1923 Walter Mails Game (blue back) Type SGC 92: (3 cards) with Arlett (highest graded), Chavez SGC 92: (3 cards) with Daubert, Moran and Pinelli. cards. Included are SGC 88: (2 cards) with Krause (one (one of two, none better), Murphy (highest graded) and Only two to three examples of each Type card have of two, none better), Mails (one of two, none better); SGC 88: Kenworthy (highest graded). been confirmed by SGC, each of which is the highest SGC 84: (2 cards) with Groves (highest graded) and Opening Bid $200.00 graded with no peers. Shea (highest graded). Opening Bid $200.00 Opening Bid $200.00 467. (8) 468. (12) 1923 1923 Walter Walter Mails Mails Game Game (Blue (Blue Back) SGC Back) SGC 88 Singles 40-80 Each graded 88 Singles NM-MT 8 by Each graded by SGC. Featured is SGC. Presented a grouping of is a dozen 1923 eight 1923 Walter Mails Walter Mails 466. (5) 1923 Walter Mails Game Game (blue Game (blue back) singles. (Blue Back) SGC 92 Cards—All back) high-grade Included are Highest Graded singles. Included SGC 80: Each graded 92 NM-MT+ 8.5 by SGC. Assembled is a are Basseler, Rommell; SGC sampling of five top-shelf 1923 Walter Mails Game Benton (one of two, none better), Burns (highest grad- 60: (3 cards) (blue back) cards. Included are accurately graded ed), Ehmke (highest graded), French (one of two, none with Critz, copies of Bentley (one of two, none better), E. Jacobs better), Groh (highest graded), H. Miller and J. Smith Mostil, Uhle; SGC 50: (4 cards) with Duncan, (highest graded), Oeschger (highest graded), O’Neil (one of two, none better). McInnis, Ponder, Schmidt; SGC 40: (4 cards) with (highest graded) and Tierney (highest graded). Opening Bid $250.00 Dell, Kramer, McManus and O’Connell. Opening Bid $200.00 Opening Bid $200.00 M O R E I M AG E S A N D D E TA I L E D D E S C R I P T I O N S AVA I L A B L E O N O U R W E B S I T E: W W W.H U G G I N S A N D S C OT T.C O M 77 BA S E BA L L DAY TWO - MARCH 31, 2011 469. 1912 T207 Brown Background Louis Lowdermilk with Red Cycle Back—PSA 5 (MC) Graded EX 5 by PSA with a (mc) qualifier.