A great collection of 1950s non-sport cards from Topps and Bowman. Overall, cards are in decent collector condition. The lot includes:
1950 Topps ‘Freedom’s War’ (15 different inc. #1); 50% EX to NM, 40% VG, 10% lesser; 1950 Topps ‘Hopalong Cassidy’ (11 different); FR to PR;
1952 Topps ‘Look ‘N See’ (12 different); FR to PR;
1952 Topps ‘Wings’ (64; 50 different); 30% have back paper damage, tack holes or small punched holes. 10% EX to EX-MT, 80% FR to VG, 10% lesser, paper loss and punched holes notwithstanding;
1952/1956 Topps & Bowman ‘Presidents’ (14 different); 8 VG-EX to EX, 6 lesser;
1953-55 Topps ‘World on Wheels’ (61, with a handful of doubles; no high numbers). 80% VG-EX, 20% lesser;
1953 Topps ‘Tarzan & the She Devil’ (14 different); 10 GD to VG, 4 lesser;
1953 Topps ‘License Plates’ (near-set of 72/75, with 127 duplicates); 20% GD to VG, 70% FR, 10% lesser; 30% with creases and/or paper loss;
1953 Bowman ‘Antique Autos’ (18; 16 different); 12 GD to VG, remainder lesser, some with paper loss;
1954 Bowman ‘Power for Peace’ (14 different); 10 GD to VG, 4 lesser;
1954 Bowman ‘Firefighters’ (18; 17 different); 10% GD to VG, 80% FR, 10% lesser;
1956 Topps ‘Davy Crockett’ (14 orange, 2 green); 12 GD to VG, 4 lesser;
1956 Bubbles Inc. (Topps) ‘Elvis’ (50 different inc. #1, 66); 20% EX-MT, 60% VG-EX to EX, 20% lesser;
1956 Topps ‘Roundup’ (19 different inc. #1); 12 VG-EX to EX, 7 lesser;
1956 Topps ‘Flags of the World’ (50 different); 7 EX to EX-MT, 35 VG-EX to EX, 8 lesser;
1957 Topps ‘Hit Stars’ (84; 60 different inc. Elvis, Liz Taylor(2), Buddy Holly, Bob Hope, James Dean (2), Nat King Cole, the Drifters). 10% EX-MT to NM, 70% VG-EX to EX, 20% lesser;
1957 Topps ‘Planes’ (24 different inc. #1; bluebacks); 6 EX-MT or better, 14 VG-EX to EX, 4 lesser;
1957 Topps ‘Space’ (14 different); VG-EX, a few slightly nicer;
- 1958 Topps ‘TV Westerns’ (6 different inc. #1); 3 EX-MT or better, 3 slightly lesser;
1958 Topps ‘Zorro’ (25 different inc. #1, 88); 10 EX to EX-MT, 8 VG-EX, 7 slightly lesser;
1959 Bubbles Inc. (Topps) ‘You'll Die Laughing’ (12 different); EX to EX-MT.
1961 Topps ‘Sports Cars’ (45 different inc. #1, 66); 30 EX-MT to NM, 10 EX, 5 slightly lesser;
Plus a handful of individual cards, including Topps ‘Jets’, Topps ‘Bring ‘em Back Alive’, Topps ‘Scoop’ (inc. Feller, unscratched) and Bowman ‘Fight the Red Menace’.
Simply said, a fine collection of 1950s non-sport cards.
Total of 900+ cards.