This GE 422 radio is not "rare", it is "well done" :-).
A leading consumer journal rated the GE 422 as "very good" back in 1953.
It has an RF amp stage, three gang tuning capacitor,
and good audio. It is a
very good radio, nice DX machine, especially with a 12SG7
tube in place of the 12SK7 in the RF stage and
a 19HR6 in place of the 12BA6 in the IF stage.