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First Issue of Sports Illustrated – Aug. 16, 1954 with Eddie Mathews on the Cover.
Lot 212. First Issue of Sports Illustrated – Aug. 16, 1954 with Eddie Mathews on the Cover. Flat, tight ex-m to nm copy with tiny creases in the outer corners of the cover of the long-running sports weekly. There also are a couple of typical, small stress creases next to the spine. Inside, the three-panel fold-out of 27 Topps 1954 cards is crease-free and nm. The Jablonski and Rivera cards each have a tiny spot where the ink didn’t cover. One of the articles pictures Mickey Mantle and covers baseball cards. This is a high-quality example of SI’s first regular offering.
Winning Bid $134.
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