Historical Hockey Memorabilia Spring 2012
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There wouldn’t be a swimsuit issue if not for this prized magazine, the very first edition of Sports Illustrated. This complete and whole inaugural SI issue with Braves Hall of Fame third baseman Eddie Mathews pictured on the cover batting against the New York Giants at Milwaukee’s County Stadium comes with the baseball card inserts intact between pages 38 and 45. The 58-year-old magazine has been nicely preserved overall. The relatively clean cover has a bit of light surface staining on the middle of the right side which is not at all apparent when viewed directly and not at an angle. Light creasing on the left side of the cover towards the spine is barely discernible on a direct look. There is a dog-eared crease in the upper corner of pages 37-38, opposite the colorful Topps baseball card fold-out pages, which have light creasing in the outside upper corner. The two original subscription card inserts with Canadian postage remain in place between pages 18-19 and 126-127. Despite creasing in the upper and lower corners towards the back of the book, this inaugural edition of Sports Illustrated is in really nice shape overall and a must for your collection.
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