Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/26/2019
Our consignor's astute and admirable assembly, in appealing EX-MT 6 form, of the Chicago Cubs' famous Tinker-Evers-Chance double play combination offers T206 collectors a splendid opportunity. On the auction block here is a superb example picturing Johnny Evers, second baseman for the Cubs from 1902 to 1913 and who batted a career-high .341 in 1912, after this card was in the hands of a cigarette/baseball enthusiast. After being a part of four pennants and two World Series triumphs with Chicago, Evers, considered one of the smartest players of his day, led the Boston Braves to the pinnacle of the baseball world in 1914, earning MVP honors. This Johnny Evers "portrait" card does not sit at the pinnacle of the PSA world, but is in coveted and appealing EX-MT 6 condition. It's a Pop 28, with PSA numbers revealing that of the 600 similar cards to be examined by company graders over the years, just 34 copies received a loftier mark.
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