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Offered is a home jersey dating to Larry Bird's final NBA season with the Boston Celtics in 1991-92. Examination of the jersey reveals the following...
Style: Issued as the white mesh pull over style, the neck and shoulder openings are trimmed with green/white/green elastic ribbing. Square cut tail. “CELTICS”, “33” (front and back), and “BIRD” are sewn directly onto the shirt with single green tackle twill. The NBA logo is found on the upper left front as mandated by the league starting in 1986.
Manufacturer (Champion): Issued by Champion, the shirt was issued with the dual tagging system which was found on 1991-92 Champion Celtics shirts. The first tag has the “NBA Logo, Year 1991, ID#, and Body Length +2”. The second tag reads, “Champion Size 46”. Champion is verified as being the correct supplier for 1991 Celtics jerseys. Other examples used for comparison include:
1991 Kevin McHale
1991 Ed Pickney
1991 Larry Bird (road)
Therefore, Champion was verified as being the correct supplier of 1991 Celtics shirts and the tag style and arrangement is consistent with the compared examples.
Size 46: Measurement of the actual jersey confirms the shirt is an actual size 46 shirt. The size of 46 is correct for Larry Bird during the era. Other examples used for comparison include:
1991 size 46
1990 size 46
1991 road, size 46
1991 home, size 46
Game Use: Shirt exhibits light but discernible game wear which is consistent with the 24 home games Bird played during the timespan.
Final Grade (MEARS A5): Upon review, the shirt is all original with no signs of alterations. The style, manufacturer, size, and game use are consistent with what you would expect to find on a 1991-92 game worn Larry Bird jersey. Per the MEARS grading criteria, the shirt is assigned the A5 grade due to the fact there is no provenance available to verify game use.
(78F9999)
LOA Troy Kinunen / MEARS