First issue of Sports Illustrated

[drcy]

There is some overlap. For example, this post could go into the memorabilia or Post-War cards section.

[drcy]

And to address the questions the best I can:


Are the card inserts that have been hand cut gradable?
I've never seen it, but I assume they could be. I have see the individual cards in holders by the "lesser/suspect" grading companies (AAA, etc), but clearly PSA and SGC do grade similar cut cards, such as the MLB stamps and SI for Kids cards.

Do you think the original mailing envelope really adds to the value?
If there is an original mailing envelope (not sure how they were mailed), it definitely would, as such items always add to value and are often rare/scarce.

Why do you think about grading the magazine through the company that graded comic books ?
Sounds good to me, if you want it graded. Would fall into their specialty. Also Beckett's got a big holder that I assume the SI would fit in.

What do you think the value of. Near perfect issue with all the cards ?
Don't know.