Vintage Sport Card Auction
Lot 228:
Sold for: $10
Description
This is a 1954 Topps baseball card featuring New York Yankees second baseman Billy Martin, identified on the reverse as Alfred Manuel Martin. The card is designated as number 13 in the set. The front displays the dual-image design characteristic of the 1954 Topps series, with a large color portrait and a smaller black-and-white action photograph set against a bright orange background. A printed facsimile signature of the player is positioned over the action shot, and the New York Yankees team logo is located in the upper left corner. The reverse of the card includes personal data, major league batting and fielding records through the 1953 season, a biographical summary, and an Inside Baseball comic strip. A small copyright mark reading © T.C.G. Printed in U.S.A. is visible on the lower right edge of the reverse.
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