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Lot of 11 Ultra Rare 1954-55 Baltimore Orioles Zipcards
PSA does not grade these and SGC has graded a grand total of 33. Every card in this lot is the highest graded. Nine of the eleven are the only graded examples. Winning bidder receives these cards:
Hoot Evers SGC 84
Bob Nelson SGC 84
Joe Durham SGC 84
Lum Harris SGC 84
Les Moss SGC 84
Dave Philley SGC 70
Art Shallock SGC 96 (Highest graded Zipcard ever)
Jim Dyck SGC 88
Bob Hale SGC 88
Bob Kennedy SGC 86
Jim Brideweser SGC 88
The Standard Catalog describes these like this: "Given the homemade appearance of these, it must be surmised that they were an early collectors' issue. It is possible they date from as early as 1956, only a few years after the Orioles joined the American League. Cards are found in three formats. One type measures about 2" x 2-5/8" (all measurements are approximate due to the hand-cut nature of the cards) and is printed on thin yellow cardboard. They feature a chest-to-cap black-and-white circular player photo at center. A second type is about 2-3/4" x 3-5/8", black-and-white, with square portrait or posed action photos and 'BALTIMORE' at top in what appears to be a picture of an embossed plastic Dymo label maker strip. The third type is also about 2-3/4" x 3-5/8" and is similar in design to the Dymo-label format, except 'Baltimore' is printed at top in a serifed italic typeface. All cards are blank-backed."
