This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/4/2012
Our premier lot for this auction. A very nice 1909-11 American Caramel card of infamous Joe Jackson. SGC 30 graded, it may well be the nicest "Good" in the hobby. It is doubtful any other SGC 30 or PSA 2 has the look and technical aspects of the offered card. In fact some 3's fall below this card in terms of presentation.
The card has a strong purple background with good registration, the red lips on Jackson are many times very high on his face, this one has them just about spot on. Further, the card has only one very faint crease, in the lower left corner. The back is very fresh and clean, showing no signs of ever been glued or attached to an album.
So many of the E90-1 Jackson's raw or graded in the Good category have extensive wear and or creasing, or both. Not so with this very attractive specimen. Whether you are collecting E cards, the E90-1 Set, Black Sox, etc this card has a calling for all genre's of the hobby.
Bid to win on this one, do not get bidders remorse and let it slip away, you may not find a nicer one without pay thousands and thousands of dollars more. Of note as the sports card hobby has matured and had it's ups and downs, the E90-1 Jackson has held it's own value wise. In fact recent auctions of cards just one grade level higher, have surpassed price levels of the peak of the market circa 2007. Bear in mind that SGC has only graded nine E90-1 Jackson's higher than 30, not nearly enough to keep up with the future demand for this iconic hobby card. <