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1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie #106 PSA VG 3 1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie #106 PSA VG 3.

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop Start Price:8,000.00 USD Estimated At:9,000.00 - 11,000.00 USD
1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie #106 PSA VG 3 1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie #106 PSA VG 3.
<B>1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie #106 PSA VG 3.</B></I> Only the famous Honus Wagner card of the T206 set could claim a more vast divide among card collectors between those who fervently desire a specimen and those that actually own one. Both the T206 Wagner and the 1933 Goudey Lajoie are so exceedingly scarce that listed full set prices for the issues fail to take them into consideration, beaten into submission by the knowledge that the cards just can't be found. Well, we've located one for our Heritage bidding clientele, allowing one lucky customer to switch teams to the "haves" from the "have nots." Thanks must be offered to one young Depression-era set builder, who would not be deterred by the fact that card number 106 was not available in standard wax packs. It took a letter, mailed to the Boston offices of Goudey Gum Co., to earn this toughest of all cards from this Big Three set, accounting for their terrific rarity today. While the edge and corner wear typical of the vast majority of cards from this issue is present here, nothing can disguise the fact that the image area, utilizing the design features that characterize the '34 set, presents well above its technical VG 3 rating. Of course, any griping over condition when it comes to a card of such minimal population is a bit ridiculous, as any collector knowledgeable in the field would surely agree. A rare and special chance to set oneself apart from (and above) the rest of the pack.