PSA graded Pele rookie cards gallery and poll!
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Hello guys,
There is a very interesting thread about Pele rookies in the forum but I decided to post here my PSA graded Pele rookie cards (front and backs) for reference. It would be cool if more graded rookies can be added in this post by other collectors, so please feel free to do it.
I start with his personal rookies and I may add some team rookies too.
1958 Alifabolaget #635 Pele (Sweden)
This rookie card of Pele was issued in Sweden during 1958, where the World Cup was held. It presents a 17 years old Pele, at the time widely unknown. The youngest player of the tournament. in my opinion this is one of the most important football cards ever, and for many collectors this is THE holy grail of collecting.
1958-59 Tupinamba LTDA Quigol #109 Pele (Brazil)
One of the earliest and rarest cards of Pele is the one from the Coleção Quigol series issued in Brazil by Tupinamba Ltda. This issue was published (like many other Brazilian issues of that time) on thin paper. These are almost always found glued in albums (otherwise it would be virtually impossible to survive due to their fragile nature)
1958 Editora Aquarela LTDA #10 Pele (with Black number) (Brazil)
Another one of the 1958 Pele rookie cards, this one comes also from Brazil exactly like the 1958-59 Quigol. This set consisted of 24 cards that came in a perforated sheet and were then glued by the kids in a pretty little album (eight pages, three cards per page). There was a first printing of sheets with black coloured numbers on the back side, while on the later second printing the numbers were blue. The black numbered version is said to be rarer.
1958 AVE LTDA Titulares #50 Pele (Brazil)
One of the Top-3 rarest cards in the group, this one comes from a series called Titulares that was issued in 1958 in Brazil (I have heard rumours claiming that it was actually printed in 1957 but I have not yet seen any evidence). The series included one more Pele card numbered #86.
1958 Rekord journal Garrincha / Pele (Sweden)
This is a hand-cut from the front cover of a Swedish magazine called "Rekord" which published a long series of hand-cut cards that were supposed to be cut and collected. This can be also found as a "single" card where only the Pele part is cut and graded.
1959 Heinerle Pele (Germany)
This is one of the most popular Pele´s rookie cards mainly because of it´s affordability compared to the rarer Swedish, Brazilian and Italian rookies. It was issued by Heinerle in Germany during late 1958 or early 1959. According to information from a fellow collector - referring to sources from the actual printing company - this German set started production a few weeks before christmas 1958 and took a pause for the christmas holidays, starting again early January 1959. It is very unclear whether the Pele card was printed with the 1958 or the early 1959 batch.
I still need for my collection the 1958 Titulares #86 as well as the Italian issue 1958 V.A.V. Vava / Pele. Any help finding these in really good condition will be appreciated and rewarded!
Happy collecting!
There is a very interesting thread about Pele rookies in the forum but I decided to post here my PSA graded Pele rookie cards (front and backs) for reference. It would be cool if more graded rookies can be added in this post by other collectors, so please feel free to do it.
I start with his personal rookies and I may add some team rookies too.
1958 Alifabolaget #635 Pele (Sweden)
This rookie card of Pele was issued in Sweden during 1958, where the World Cup was held. It presents a 17 years old Pele, at the time widely unknown. The youngest player of the tournament. in my opinion this is one of the most important football cards ever, and for many collectors this is THE holy grail of collecting.
1958-59 Tupinamba LTDA Quigol #109 Pele (Brazil)
One of the earliest and rarest cards of Pele is the one from the Coleção Quigol series issued in Brazil by Tupinamba Ltda. This issue was published (like many other Brazilian issues of that time) on thin paper. These are almost always found glued in albums (otherwise it would be virtually impossible to survive due to their fragile nature)
1958 Editora Aquarela LTDA #10 Pele (with Black number) (Brazil)
Another one of the 1958 Pele rookie cards, this one comes also from Brazil exactly like the 1958-59 Quigol. This set consisted of 24 cards that came in a perforated sheet and were then glued by the kids in a pretty little album (eight pages, three cards per page). There was a first printing of sheets with black coloured numbers on the back side, while on the later second printing the numbers were blue. The black numbered version is said to be rarer.
1958 AVE LTDA Titulares #50 Pele (Brazil)
One of the Top-3 rarest cards in the group, this one comes from a series called Titulares that was issued in 1958 in Brazil (I have heard rumours claiming that it was actually printed in 1957 but I have not yet seen any evidence). The series included one more Pele card numbered #86.
1958 Rekord journal Garrincha / Pele (Sweden)
This is a hand-cut from the front cover of a Swedish magazine called "Rekord" which published a long series of hand-cut cards that were supposed to be cut and collected. This can be also found as a "single" card where only the Pele part is cut and graded.
1959 Heinerle Pele (Germany)
This is one of the most popular Pele´s rookie cards mainly because of it´s affordability compared to the rarer Swedish, Brazilian and Italian rookies. It was issued by Heinerle in Germany during late 1958 or early 1959. According to information from a fellow collector - referring to sources from the actual printing company - this German set started production a few weeks before christmas 1958 and took a pause for the christmas holidays, starting again early January 1959. It is very unclear whether the Pele card was printed with the 1958 or the early 1959 batch.
I still need for my collection the 1958 Titulares #86 as well as the Italian issue 1958 V.A.V. Vava / Pele. Any help finding these in really good condition will be appreciated and rewarded!
Happy collecting!
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