1952-53 Colecciones Victoria #83 of Negro Leaguer Avelino Cañizares.Graded a 1 by SGC. There have been a total of two examples of this card graded by SGC, none higher than this one.
Cañizares played for the Cleveland Buckeyes in the Negro Leagues and was the starting shortstop for their 1945 championship team that swept the Homestead Grays 4-0 to win the title.
The 1952-53 Colecciones Victoria set contains 168 cards of players in the Cuban League, featuring numerous Negro Leaguers and future Major Leaguers. There are several cards of HOFers, including Billy Herman, and Negro Leaguers Orestes Miñoso and Ray Dandridge. The cards measure roughly 2" by 3" with some size variance. They are printed in color on thin paper stock. Teams represented are: Habana, Almendares, Marianao and Cienfuegos. Like most Cuban issues, the cards were designed to be pasted into an album, and thus back damage is extremely common.