August 2019 Summer Classic Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/1/2019
Offered is the single highest-graded example of Brooks Robinson's 1958-61 Jay Publishing Portrait pose on record at PSA. Recently graded on behalf of our consignor at this summer's National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago, the presented copy was just the tenth-ever submitted to PSA and was the first to receive the advanced designation of Mint 9. Compared to the much more common "Fielding" pose, which reports five copies on record in the Mint 9 grade followed by six copies graded NM-MT 8, the "Portrait" pose has yielded just a single copy in each whole grade from Mint 9 all the way down to EX 5. A hot item for both high-grade Brooks Robinson collectors as well as Jay Publishing set builders, its "Pop 1 Highest Graded" status will yield two "top pop" bonus points if added to an existing PSA Set Registry.