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A Michael Jordan 1984 NBA Debut PSA Type I Photo Sells for $141k and a Pele Rookie Card Fetches $168k in the Lelands 2023 Summer Classic Auction
New York, NY, August 7, 2023 – A Michael Jordan 1984 NBA debut PSA Type I photo netted $141,954 and one of the top-graded and most exceptional Pele rookie cards in existence garnered $168,958 in the Lelands Summer Classic Auction, which closed on August 5.
The sold type 1 photograph of Jordan from his first professional regular season game – October 26, 1984, at Chicago Stadium, against the Washington Bullets – shows Jordan dribbling up court, with his tongue starting to stick out, already his trademark. The 8x10” black and white photo, which comes with a PSA LOA, was taken for the Chicago Sun-Times.
The 1958 Alifabolaget #635 Pele Rookie Brazil National Team card sold here has been graded and encapsulated by PSA NM+ 7.5. Pele’s rookie card was issued when, as a 17-year-old phenom, he led Brazil to the World Cup title that year. According to the PSA population report, a total of 120 Pele rookie cards have been graded with only 15 attaining a higher grade.
The auction also featured a newly discovered PSA EX-MT 6 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle ($159,312), a 1989 Joe Montana 49ers signed game-worn photo-matched jersey ($107,828), and a 1954 Hank Aaron Major League debut ticket stub PSA EX5 – Pop 1 of 2 highest graded – ($42,672).
Additional highlights included a 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Series Championship staff ring ($36,210), one of the finest known Thurman Munson single-signed baseballs – graded PSA 8.5 overall – ($34,122), and a 1788 George Washington signed and hand-addressed free frank envelope to James Madison regarding Virginia’s ratification of the Constitution ($24,604).
For the full results of the Lelands 2023 Summer Classic Auction, visit https://lelands.com.
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