- August 16, 1954 original first issue Sports Illustrated vintage magazine housed inside leather folio with descriptive gold embossing on front cover
- The magazine cover shows Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat and New York Giants catcher Wes Westrum in Milwaukee County Stadium with umpire Augie Donatelli behind the plate in a June 9th, 1954 game
- Included inside are the insert sheets of 27 1954 Topps baseball cards
- Sports Illustrated continues to maintain it's status as being the quintessential Sports magazine in North America (and around the world) 70 years after this first issue was released
- Folio: 10.25" x 12.5"
- Magazine: 8.25" x 11.5"
- 144 Pages
- Inside is a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the President of Sports Illustrated Magazine housed inside the folio in a protective loader
- COA: 11.0" x 8.5"
- Excellent condition; little to no signs of handling use; very minor corner and edge wear; images present very well; complete magazine; no mailing label
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- Please see photos, listed condition is not professionally graded