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Bleeckerstreet2 · 02-01-2025, 04:56 PM

About five years in, I thought this group might enjoy seeing my progress on the set and could potentially be a help if there are any signed Leafs out there sitting in forgotten PCs or storage boxes. This is my favorite set for many reasons. I know in this form that it’s unlikely to ever be complete, but it’s been such a fun hunt and way to build connections with other collectors of all generations and connections to the players who held and maybe appreciated each of their cards shown below before putting their stamp on it for us lucky collectors.

Some stats:
- There are 98 cards in the set, but only 61 have at least one signed example in the pop report
- I have 55 of those 61, but that means only 56% of the 98
- PSA has graded 315 total signed 1948 Leaf cards across the set, so about 5 on average per card with a known signed copy
- There are 17 pop 1’s of which I own 15 of them
- 30 of the SPs have no signed example in the PSA pop report, though I have seen old sales of 5 of them in SGC/jsa slabs
- Despite the old joke that the only thing rarer than a signed Bob Feller card is an unsigned one, he only has two in the pop report and I do not have one
- Babe Ruth has a signed example in the pop report but I believe that to be signed by his wife or daughter given the recent confirmation that the set was released in 1949 and Ruth passed in late 1948
- There are still many raw ones out there waiting to be graded, including an Honus Wagner I have seen a picture of, despite him being the first in the set to pass away in 1955
- The most recent passing is Bobby Doerr in 2017, there are no living subjects of the set
- 70 of the 98 cards in the set are rookie cards which is incredible by todays standards and largely a result of the dearth of sets during WWII
- 18 HOFers in the set
- This was the first candy/gum set issued in color post war and is the first “integrated” card set given it features the RCs of Jackie, Satch, and Doby
- The highest graded card in the signed pop report is a 7.5 and it is Jackie Robinson’s rookie. No one I know has seen a picture of it. Isn’t that nuts? Probably a $3-5m card given an authentic creased one did $600k last year.
- For more reading on the set, check out my friend Brian Kappel’s new book re:Leaf. It’s awesome, an easy read, and available on Amazon.

Thanks for the help and don’t hesitate to reach out if you think you can help or just want to chat cards.

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02-01-2025, 04:56 PM	#1
Bleeckerstreet2 Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Austin TX Posts: 175 bleeckerstreetcards_ig bleeckerstreetcards	Hobby’s best signed 1948 Leaf set? About five years in, I thought this group might enjoy seeing my progress on the set and could potentially be a help if there are any signed Leafs out there sitting in forgotten PCs or storage boxes. This is my favorite set for many reasons. I know in this form that it’s unlikely to ever be complete, but it’s been such a fun hunt and way to build connections with other collectors of all generations and connections to the players who held and maybe appreciated each of their cards shown below before putting their stamp on it for us lucky collectors. Some stats: - There are 98 cards in the set, but only 61 have at least one signed example in the pop report - I have 55 of those 61, but that means only 56% of the 98 - PSA has graded 315 total signed 1948 Leaf cards across the set, so about 5 on average per card with a known signed copy - There are 17 pop 1’s of which I own 15 of them - 30 of the SPs have no signed example in the PSA pop report, though I have seen old sales of 5 of them in SGC/jsa slabs - Despite the old joke that the only thing rarer than a signed Bob Feller card is an unsigned one, he only has two in the pop report and I do not have one - Babe Ruth has a signed example in the pop report but I believe that to be signed by his wife or daughter given the recent confirmation that the set was released in 1949 and Ruth passed in late 1948 - There are still many raw ones out there waiting to be graded, including an Honus Wagner I have seen a picture of, despite him being the first in the set to pass away in 1955 - The most recent passing is Bobby Doerr in 2017, there are no living subjects of the set - 70 of the 98 cards in the set are rookie cards which is incredible by todays standards and largely a result of the dearth of sets during WWII - 18 HOFers in the set - This was the first candy/gum set issued in color post war and is the first “integrated” card set given it features the RCs of Jackie, Satch, and Doby - The highest graded card in the signed pop report is a 7.5 and it is Jackie Robinson’s rookie. No one I know has seen a picture of it. Isn’t that nuts? Probably a $3-5m card given an authentic creased one did $600k last year. - For more reading on the set, check out my friend Brian Kappel’s new book re:Leaf. It’s awesome, an easy read, and available on Amazon. Thanks for the help and don’t hesitate to reach out if you think you can help or just want to chat cards. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ - 2001 Donruss Elite Status & Aspirations Baseball (53%...210/400) - 2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Patch (32%...12/37) & Hand Numbered Autos (71%...20/28) - SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED 1948 Leaf Baseball (57%...56/98) - 2019 Topps Sapphire #/10 or Less Baseball (81%...564/700)