Comments: A 1953 Topps PSA 8 occupied this spot since (before 2000). I don't recall the exact purchase details. But, I decided to part with it in 2007 when I started taking the collection in a new direction to acquire more type cards. I was happy with having the 1953 Topps issue represented by Jackie Robinson and Satchell Paige. So in March, 2007 I ended up buying a PSA 4 '48 Swell card and later upgraded to this PSA 6 in June, 2008.

UPDATE: As of September, 2018 I had only purchased one baseball card for my portrait collection all year long.  But, a new catalog from Mile High Card Company towards the end of the month changed all of that.  A centered 1948 Swell Feller in PSA 7 caught my eye.  I don’t recall seeing anything better than a PSA 6 since I purchased my EX-MT card almost ten years ago.  But, some research of the PSA Population Report revealed I had missed out on a potential upgrade last year.  My saved eBay searches didn't turn up an offering from auction house PWCC - one of just two graded NM-MT cards graded by PSA, sold on eBay in May, 2017.  I wasn't going to miss out on upgrading again.  I ended up being the high bidder on this PSA 7 example at 11pm the night of the auction October 3rd.  I was outbid a couple of times but stayed up until 2am MST to ensure a final max bid surpassed anyone else and had my card.  The auction was over, I went to bed happy as the new owner.  Now, I’ll have to wait for one of the two PSA 8s to show up again…hopefully it’s not another ten years.  Until, then I love this great NM card.