ED MATHEWS | 1952 TOPPS 407 | PSA PR 1

$3,800.00USD

PSA Graded Card - Certification #49182734 - Grade: PR 1

This is the 1952 Topps Ed Mathews rookie card, one of the most iconic and valuable post-war baseball cards. The card features a color portrait of Ed Mathews in a Milwaukee Braves uniform, with a sky blue background and a thin white border, inside a thicker beige outer border. The card shows Mathews in cap with a prominent 'B' on the front, referencing the Boston Braves who soon moved to Milwaukee. The lower section contains a facsimile autograph ('Edwin Lee Mathews'), a team logo featuring a Native American, and his name in bold black lettering on a yellow/black checkerboard field. The card displays considerable wear, with visible surface creases, rounded corners, and some paper loss, indicative of the PSA Poor grade (PR 1). Special printing techniques include classic early Topps offset printing with dot matrix color fields. This card is historically significant as it is Mathews' only Topps card issued during his rookie season, and it is from the famously scarce high-number series within the legendary 1952 Topps set. Unique features include its high-number status (#407, the last card in the set), the facsimile signature, and the iconic early Topps portrait layout. Condition issues such as surface scuffing, discoloration, and multiple creases are apparent.