December 2026 Vintage & Current Era Sports Card & Memorabilia Auction
1954 Sports Illustrated First Issue (August 16, 1954) with 27-Card Topps Insert — Eddie Mathews Cover. Vol. 1, No. 1, the inaugural issue of Sports Illustrated, featuring Milwaukee Braves slugger Eddie Mathews on the cover ("Night Baseball in Milwaukee," Milwaukee County Stadium). It is complete with the double-gatefold centerfold of 27 card portraits from the 1954 Topps Baseball issue, including Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Mathews, Duke Snider, Gil Hodges, and Larry Doby. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from Sports Illustrated, dated 1/28/1994, issued by the President of Sports Illustrated.
Condition: VG-EX
1954 Sports Illustrated First Issue (August 16, 1954) with 27-Card Topps Insert — Eddie Mathews Cover
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