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Lot # 787: 1951-59 Topps Collection with Near-Sets, HOFers and More (Appx. 3,000 Cards)

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Item was in Auction "2019 Fall Classic",
which ran from 11/3/2019 7:00 PM to
12/6/2019 10:00 PM



Addendum:  Please rely on updated copy below.

Tremendous assortment of baseball greats and commons from the 1950’s! Includes over 200 Hall of Famers and superstars, as well as other major and minor stars and journeymen players - virtually a who’s who of everybody who played baseball during the Golden Age! This grand collection includes: - 1951 Topps Redbacks: 52 cards (complete set). 90% EX-MT or better; inc. Berra, Rizzuto, Spahn, Snider, Feller, Hodges (all EX-MT to NM). Remaining cards are VG or less due to creasing. - 1953 Topps, part I: 13 star cards, inc. Paige (4), Ford (2), Berra (2), Spahn. Cards grade 3 VG-EX, 4 VG, 3 GD-VG, 3 lesser. - 1953 Topps, part II: 150+ commons, grading 10% EX or better, 10% VG, 30% GD-VG, 50% lesser with tape/creases. - 1954 Topps, part I: 27 star cards, inc. Aaron RC (VG-EX corners; oc, crease), Banks RC (2; VG oc, GD oc), Snider (2), Berra (4), Williams #1 (3), Ford (2). Cards grade 10 VG-EX, 8 VG, 7 GD-VG, 2 lesser. - 1954 Topps, part II: 110+ commons, grading 5% EX, 55% VG-EX, 30% VG, 10% lesser with tape/creases. - 1954 Bowman: 6 cards, inc. Mays, Feller. Cards grade GD to VG-EX. - 1955 Topps, part I: 10 star cards, inc. Koufax RC (3; EX+, VG oc, FR-GD w/ tape marks), Killebrew RC (EX+), Mays (4), Berra (2). - 1955 Topps, part II: 250+ commons with 46 high numbers, grading 25% EX or better, 45% VG-EX, 20% VG, 10% lesser. About 10% are oc. - 1955 Bowman: 21 cards, inc. Mantle (2; EX oc, PR-FR w/ paper loss), Mays (4), Aaron (2), Kaline (2; NM, EX). Cards grade 2 EX-MT or better, 6 EX, 9 VG to VG-EX, 4 lesser. - 1956 Topps, part I: 309/340 near set, inc. Williams (VG-EX), Spahn (EX), Banks (VG-EX), Clemente (VG-EX), J. Robinson (GD), Koufax (EX-MT), Berra (VG), Mays (EX+, mc), Mantle (VG-EX, oc), Killebrew (EX+, mc), Ford (EX+, oc) and Yankees team (EX). 35% EX+ or better, 35% VG-EX to EX, 20% VG, 10% lesser. About 5% are oc/mc. - 1956 Topps, part II:15 star cards, inc. Mantle (VG-EX to EX), Williams (VG-EX to EX), Mays, Robinson, Clemente, Banks, Hodges, league presidents. - 1956, part III: 200+ commons, grading 30% EX-MT, 40% VG-EX to EX, 25% GD to VG, 5% lesser. - 1957 Topps, part I: 280/407 partial set. Overall high grade collection with most cards (75%) EX-MT or better and only 8% below VG-EX. Star cards inc. #407 Yankees Power Hitters (EX-MT), Aparicio (NM), Kubek RC (NM) and Yankees/Dodgers/Giants team cards (EX-MT, NM, EX). - 1957 Topps, part II: 45 star cards, mostly higher grade, inc. Mantle, Mays, Aaron, F. Robinson RC - all EX-MT to NM! Also Clemente (EX), #1 Williams (EX mc), B. Robinson RC (VG+ oc), Drysdale RC (EX oc), Koufax (3; EX-MT, EX, EX), Berra (3), Campy (3), Banks. Add’l F. Robinson (3; EX+, VG-EX+, VG-EX+) and Aaron (2; EX-MT, EX+). - 1957 Topps, part III: 200+ commons, with duplicates. 10% EX-MT or better, 40% EX, 35% VG-EX, 15% lesser. - 1958 Topps, part I: 350/495 partial set, inc. Mays (EX+), Aaron (VG-EX), Maris RC (EX+), Clemente (EX corners, crease), Kaline (EX-MT, oc), Snider (GD-VG), Koufax (EX+), F. Robinson (EX+), Killebrew (EX+), Banks (EX-MT), Berra (EX-MT), WS Batting Foes (EX-MT, oc) and Mantle AS (EX, oc). No yellow letter variations; missing stars #1 Williams and #150 Mantle. 15% EX-MT or better, 55% EX or better, 25% VG-EX, 5% lesser. - 1958 Topps, part II: 50 star cards, including Mantle (EX+ corners but scuff marks on obverse), Mays (2; VG-EX, FR), Aaron (3; EX+, EX + oc, VG-EX), Clemente (4; 2 EX-MT, 2 VG-EX), Koufax (EX+), Mantle AS (3; EX-MT, EX-MT, EX+). Remaining semi-stars grade 19 EX to EX-MT or better, 13 VG-EX to EX, 4 lesser. - 1958 Topps, part III: 350+ commons, with duplicates. 20% EX-MT or better, 35% EX, 35% VG-EX, 10% lesser. - 1959 Topps, part I: 350+/572 partial set, inc. Aaron (NM, mc), Clemente (EX, oc), Kaline (NM), Snider (EX-MT+), Koufax (EX+, oc), F. Robinson (NM), B. Robinson (NM, oc), Banks (EX-MT), Berra (EX+), Ford (EX-MT, oc) and Gibson RC (EX-MT, oc). 35% EX-MT or better, 45% EX or better, 15% VG-EX, 5% lesser. - 1959 Topps, part II: 14 star cards, including Clemente, Koufax and Berra. Cards grade 6 EX or better, 7 VG-EX to EX, 1 lesser. - 1959 Topps, part III: 180+ cards, mostly commons with a few minor stars (Cepeda, Howard). Nicer grade cards, with about 20% NM, 35% EX-MT, 30% EX, 10% VG-EX, 5% lesser. About 15% are oc. An amazing collection of 1950’s baseball from Topps and Bowman, with many worth grading! And a couple of sets are close to completion – experience the enjoyment of finishing them off! Total of approx. 3000 cards.

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