FIRST SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ED MATHEWS FLEER AUTO SIGNED

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THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL (NOT A REPRODUCTION) FIRST ISSUE OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE. THIS 50 YEAR OLD MAGAZINE IS IN MINT CONDITION WITH NORMAL WEAR, FOR IT'S AGE. THE MAGAZINE HAS NO CREASES OR DAMAGE. THE SUBSCRIPTION CARD IS STILL ATTACHED INSIDE. THE SET OF INSERT CARDS ARE ALSO PRESENT AND IN MINT CONDITION AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS BELOW . THESE FIRST ISSUES, ALONE, HAVE BEEN SELLING FOR ALMOST $300 IN RECENT MONTHS. THIS MAGAZINE IS FRAMED WITH A SIGNED CARD OF EDDIE MATHEWS (500 HR CLUB) , WHO IS THE PLAYER ON THE COVER OF THE MAGAZINE. THE CARD IS A VERY RARE 1999 FLEER/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED GREATS OF THE GAME CERTIFIED AUTOGRAPH CARD THAT WAS RANDOMLY INSERTED INTO PACKS. THIS CARD IS EXTREMELY RARE BECAUSE IT IS A REPLICA OF THE COVER OF THE MAGAZINE. MATHEWS PASSED AWAY IN 2001, SO T ARE NOT MANY CERTIFIED AUTOGRAPHS OF HIS OUT T EITHER. THE BACK OF THE CARD ALSO SERVES AS THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FLEER, CORP. THIS CARD HAS BEEN SELLING FOR $150 TO $200 RECENTLY. THIS ITEM WILL ALSO COME WITH A NOTARIZED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WITH A LIFETIME GUARANTEE. THE FRAME IS NOT A "DO IT YOURSELF" FRAME. THE FRAMING WAS DONE BY A PROFESSIONAL FRAMER. THE FRAMING IS A MEDIUM WALNUT AND IS DOUBLE MATTED IN A DARK BLUE WITH MAROON OUTLINE. THE SIZE OF THE FRAME IS 24 INCHES TALL BY 16 INCHES WIDE. THE read more

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