Presented here are a group of (8) baseball rookie cards.
Included are:
2000 Topps Traded #T40 Miguel Cabrera
2001 Donruss #R91 Mark Teixeira
2001 Topps Traded #T247 Albert Pujols
2002 Bowman Chrome #348 Jose Bautista
2002 Bowman Chrome #BDP44 Joey Votto
2002 Bowman Draft #BDP71 Curtis Granderson
2003 Bowman Chrome #138 Ryan Howard
2003 Bowman Chrome #BDP129 Edwin Encarnacion
"Canada 150" Collector Provenance:
Our consignor had some health issues as a young boy and was unable to compete in sports, so the way he connected with his favorite sports of hockey, baseball and basketball was through collecting trading cards of the players.
Fortunately, our young collector’s health improved as he grew up and he was eventually able to get on the ice, diamond and hardwood at a competitive level. In addition, he also continued with his sports card collection.
He took that collection to another level when he embarked on a project to obtain the “rookie cards” of the top 150 NHL all-time points leaders, the top 150 MLB all-time home run hitters and the top 150 NBA all-time scoring leaders. He accomplished his goal (except for a handful of baseball rookies), and this “150” collection has been a decades long pursuit, but also a moving target as players have moved in and out of the lists.
Many of the cards are graded and are highly desired rookie issues in their particular sport. Countless others are of star players and present potential grading opportunities.
Our Canadian collector has enjoyed this pursuit and the colorful, eye pleasing mosaic of cards he had presented in frames for years, but feels the time is right to give them a new home and has entrusted SCP Auctions to present them to the market.