Topps produced two baseball sets in their inaugural year of 1951 - red backs and blue backs. Very similar in appearance save for the color of their backs, each was made up of 52 cards, and had a fair number of stars of the day. The red back set presented here is complete at 52 cards, highlighted by stars like: #1 Berra (EX), 22 Feller (NM+), 30 Spahn (NM+), 38 Snider (NM+) and 52 (last card) Holmes (NM+). The blue backs are a partial set (29/52) and include: #1 Yost (NM+), 20 Branca (NM+), 50 Mize (NM+) and 52 (last card) Chapman (NM+). Missing from the blue back set are #s 3 (Ashburn), 6 (Schoendienst), 13, 15, 18, 22, 26, 28, 30 (Slaughter), 31, 32, 34, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, and 51. The remaining cards grade a conservative NM or better, with many worth having graded professionally. Win this lot, and you have an instant registry-level red back set, and a blue back set you can make equally great with the addition of 23 missing cards. Total of 81 cards. Part of The William J. Landherr Collection, this hobby fresh collection sources from a single owner who collected sets and was very meticulous about acquiring the highest quality.