Graded GEM MT 10 by PSA, a "1 of 2" condition rarity on that company's Population Report. Hall of Famer, seen in his "Rookie Card" appearance. This is one of two examples at its tier among a total of nearly one thousand copies recorded in PSA’s census reporting. The offered collectible is the first card of three-time National League MVP and revered Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella. That fact, alone, would be sufficient to generate understandable thrills among hobbyists who yearn for the presence of Campy's singular greatness among their holdings.

      Prized on the basis of its scarcity, and adored for its subject, the card is one of its generation's undisputed "key" pieces. Why, then, would it not be most important to acquire such a supreme relic in its fullest-ideal state of preservation? Naturally, it would. The card enjoys well-recognized primacy in collectors' minds as an item to be treasured in high grade. Problem is, examples fitting this hypothetical, elite paradigm so seldom emerge. NM to NM-MT copies are regarded with esteem in the set-building and specialty-pursuing world (and properly so) but reduced expectations are generally forced upon the enthusiast by enervating reality. Perhaps these observations belabor the obvious, exhausting already-fatigued psyches through restatement of a less-than-invigorating status quo, but the point must be made: clearly, the offered card is a legitimate contender to be known as the very finest of its breed that could possibly exist. Outstanding Gem Mint condition.

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