1888 Bodie Cabinets Old Hoss Radbourn SGC 30—Only Graded

• Sold For: $1,763
• Year: 1888
• Auction: 2009 December
• Lot #: 2
• Auction Category: Pre-1900 Baseball Cards (1830-1899)

Graded 30 Good 2 by SGC. Although he endured his least successful season during the 1888 campaign, Charles Old Hoss Radbourn is all smiles on the offered Bodie Cabinet. The sepia image is captured with remarkable clarity on this well preserved nineteenth-century keepsake. The surface is unobstructed by any significant wear, while a reverse pencil notation, which confirms the hurler’s identity, factors into the technical assessment. The only such example judged by SGC, this card is an integral cornerstone of any Cooperstown-themed gathering.