This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/4/2020
Dodger’s hurler Ralph Branca appears rather upbeat on the front of this ’52 Topps pasteboard, perhaps a bit too upbeat for this appearance, fresh after serving up the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” to Bobby Thomson in the previous year’s NL championship game. But that is neither here nor there, as the offered card offers magnificent visual appeal, centered to near perfection and sporting upper-end corners and edges. A lustrous layer of gloss remains, highlighting the bold, bright colors. Only 5 other examples have ever graded higher.