MEARS Auction #53, Ends August 31st, 2013, 9:00 CST w/ 15-Minute Rule

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Lot #124:

1934-36 National Chicle Diamond Stars Set Run 76 of 108 Cards All PSA Graded Includes 19 Hall of Famers Grove Hornsby Ruffing Medwick

Offered is a 76 of 108 (70 percent complete) PSA Graded set of 1934-36 National Chicle Diamond Stars. The Original Diamond Stars ran in 1934 and consisted of cards 1-24. In 1935, the first 24 were reissued. Additionally in ‘35, 25-72 were printed with green backs. Numbers 73-84 have either green or blue backs. In 1936, some of the original 31 cards were reprinted as well as 73-84 and the final 24 cards of the set (85-108). The last 12 cards (97-108) are difficult to obtain. There are also variations with some of the names as some of the original cards had misspellings. Featured in the set run are 19 Hall of Famers, including higher grade examples of Charlie Gehringer (PSA 8 OC), Red Ruffing (PSA 8 OC); Ducky Medwick (PSA 7), Al Lopez (PSA 6) and Hank Greenberg (PSA 6 OC). Other high grade examples in the set include: Oscar Melillo (PSA 7); Cy Blanton (PSA 7); Stonewall Jackson (PSA 7); Marvin Owen (PSA 7); Bill Rogell (PSA 7); Sam Bird (PSA 7) and Alvin Crowder (PSA 7). The set includes… #1 Lefty Grove HOF (PSA 2), #5 Tom Bridges (PSA 5), #6 Max Bishop (PSA 5); #7 Lew Fonseca (PSA 1.5); #8 Joe Vosmik (PSA 3); #10 Roy Mahaffey (PSA 4); #12 Dixie Walker (PSA 5.5); #14 Bill Terry HOF (PSA 5); #15 Dick Bartell (PSA 2); #16 Lloyd Waner (PSA 5 MC); #18 Chick Hafey (PSA 3); #22 Jimmy Wilson (PSA 1.5); #24 Sparky Adams (PSA 2); #25 Walter Berger (PSA 5.5); #26 Pepper Martin (PSA 5); #27 Pie Traynor HOF (PSA 5); #28 Al Lopez HOF (PSA 6); #29 Robert Rolfe (PSA 4); Heinie Manush HOF (PSA 5); Kiki Cuyler HOF (PSA 4); #32 Sam Rice HOF (PSA 4); #33 Schoolboy Rowe (PSA 2); #34 Stanley Hack (PSA 5); Earle Averill HOF (PSA 5); #36 Ernie Lombardi, misspelled Earnie, HOF (PSA 5); #37 Billie Urbanski (PSA 4); #38 Ben Chapman (PSA 2); #39 Carl Hubbell HOF (PSA 2); #40 Blondy Ryan (PSA 2 MK); #41 Harvey Hendrick (PSA 4); #42 Jimmy Dykes (PSA 3); #43 Ted Lyons HOF (PSA 2); #44 Rogers Hornsby HOF (PSA 4.5); #45 Jo Jo White (PSA 4); #46 Red Lucas (PSA 5); #47 Cliff Bolton (PSA 1); #48 Rick Ferrell (PSA 4); #49 Buck Jordan (PSA 5); #50 Mel Ott HOF (PSA 5); #51 John Whitehead (PSA 5); #52 George Stainback (PSA 3); #53 Oscar Melillo (PSA 7); #54 Hank Greenberg, misspelled Greenburg HOF (PSA 6 OC); #55 Tony Cuccinello (PSA 4.5); #56 Gus Suhr (PSA 6); #57 Cy Blanton (PSA 7); #58 Glenn Myatt (PSA 6); #59 Jim Bottomley (PSA 4); #60 Red Ruffing HOF (PSA 8 OC); #61 Billy Werber (PSA 4); #62 Fred Frankhouse (PSA 3); #63 Stonewall Jackson (PSA 7); #64 Jimmie Foxx HOF (PSA 2); #65 Zeke Bonura (PSA 7); #66 Ducky Medwick HOF (PSA 7); #67 Marvin Owen (PSA 7); #68 Sam Leslie (PSA 6); #69 Earl Grace (PSA 5); #71 Ossie Bluege (PSA 6); #72 Tony Piet (PSA 1.5); #73 Fritz Ostermueller Blue Back (PSA 6); #74 Tony Lazzeri Blue Back (PSA 5); #75 Irving Burns Blue Back (PSA 7 OC); #76 Bill Rogell Blue Back (PSA 7); #77 Charlie Gehringer Blue Back HOF (PSA 8 OC); #78 Joe Kuhel Blue Back (PSA 6); #79 Willis Hudlin (PSA 4); #83 Paul Waner Blue Back HOF (PSA 4); #84 Sam Byrd Blue Back (PSA 7); #85 Julius Solters Blue Back (PSA 2); #88 George Selkirk (PSA 3); #89 Joe Stripp (PSA 1.5); #91 Bucky Harris (PSA 5); #93 Alvin Crowder (PSA 7); #94 Wes Ferrell (PSA 5) and Lew Riggs (PSA 4).