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Manufacturer-issued card straight from the pack — no reprints, no reproductions. Orders ship within one business day, tracked, in a penny sleeve and rigid protection. 30-day returns accepted.

Why This Card Matters

Henry Louis Aaron finished with **755 home runs, 3,771 hits and a .305 career average**, and he still holds the all-time records for **RBI (2,297)** and **total bases (6,856)** — the total-base mark by 722 over Stan Musial, which is not a record anyone is close to touching. He was a **25-time All-Star selection across 21 seasons** (the count runs ahead of the seasons because baseball played two All-Star Games a year from 1959 through 1962), a three-time Gold Glove winner and the **1957 NL MVP** for a Milwaukee Braves club that won the World Series. He was elected to Cooperstown **on the first ballot in 1982 with 406 of 415 votes — 97.8%**. This card commemorates the **beginning** rather than the famous moment: the front headline reads **"4/13/1954 – MAKES MLB DEBUT."** Aaron debuted for the **Milwaukee** Braves on April 13, 1954, going 0-for-5 batting fifth in a 9–8 loss to Cincinnati — and wearing **number 5** that day, not the 44 he would make famous. Twenty-two years and 755 home runs later he finished where he started, back in Milwaukee with the Brewers.

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Professional Imaging

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Secure Shipping

Penny sleeve, top loader or card saver, team bag, and rigid protection in every shipment. Packed right, shipped fast, from a smoke-free environment.

Milwaukee Braves Logo — and Which Product This Is

The front carries the **Milwaukee "M"** rather than the Atlanta "A" — correct for a card about April 1954, when the franchise was twelve years from moving south. Aaron played twelve seasons for the Milwaukee Braves (1954–1965), nine for the Atlanta Braves (1966–1974), and his final two (1975–1976) for the Milwaukee Brewers. As with 76R-3: this is **2025 Topps Heritage HIGH NUMBER**, and the "1976 Retirees" insert is distinct from base Heritage's "1976 Redefined" insert, which shares the 76R prefix but features modern players. Aaron holds 76R-1 through 76R-5. Verified **base insert**: matte vintage stock, no foil or holo, no serial numbering on any edge of either side. Back code CMP117743. Centering against the printed design block inside the symmetric white border: **53/47 left-to-right, 57/43 top-to-bottom**. Corners sharp, edges clean, surface clean.