1889 N172 Old Judge Mickey Welch - SGC Authentic

• Sold For: $492
• Year: 1889
• Auction: 2019 February
• Lot #: 11
• Auction Category: Pre-1900 Baseball Cards (1830-1899)

(Smiling) Mickey Welch is all business on his 1889 N172 Old Judge tobacco card. Graded Authentic by SGC and confirmed as pose #486-3. The prolific Hall of Famer is captured holding a baseball just prior to starting his windup. Despite significant paper loss near the bottom left corner and additional reverse paper loss/residue and writing, the all-important imagery is not compromised in the least.