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Professionally Graded STAN MUSIAL 1948-1949 Leaf Gum Baseball #4 RC ROOKIE SGC 1.5 CARDINALS HOF. Nice Stan the Man Rookie from a classic vintage set, Thanks for looking and good luck! The iconic 1948 (1949) Leaf baseball card set is a classic vintage set that features rookie cards of several legendary Hall of Fame players. The set contains 98 cards, each measuring 2 3/8"x2 7/8", and is the first post World War II set produced in color. The cards are "skip-numbered" and the numbering ranges from 1 to 168, even though there were only 98 cards in the set. Rookie cards of Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige are the keys to the set, but it also contains rookie cards of Hall of Famers Stan Musial, Phil Rizzuto, Warren Spahn, Ralph Kiner, Hal Newhouser, Larry Doby, & George Kell. Other key cards include Joe Dimaggio (#1 in the set), Ted Williams, Stan Musial, and tribute cards to Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. In addition, 49 cards in the set are considered short prints. The short prints range from Hall of Famers such as Paige and Robinson to more average players such as Harry Walker and Dick Sisler, and are all highly sought after. Card will be packaged securely in a flat rate priority box. Package will be insured through Shipsaver.