December Card & Memorabilia Auction Dec 9 - 18/19
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/18/2022
Presented is a 274-card complete set of 1953 Topps baseball cards. Topps' second-year effort saw the company taking a distinct fork in the road relative to the course of its competitor, Bowman. The 1953 Topps cards present an individually painted portrait for each player subject, and the full set acts in concert as an astoundingly vivid gallery of these handcrafted images. Four cards have been graded by PSA. Highlights include: #'s 1 Robinson (PSA FR 1.5), 27 Campanella, 37 Mathews, 54 Feller, 76 Reese SP, 82 Mantle SP (PSA PR 1), 86 Martin SP, 104 Berra SP, 114 Rizzuto SP, 147 Spahn SP, 207 Ford, 220 Paige (PSA PR 1), 228 Newhouser SP, 244 Mays (PSA PR 1), 246 Face, 254 Roe, 258 Gilliam SP, 263 Podres SP, 264 Woodling, 265 Jensen SP, 273 Haddix SP, and 280 Bolling SP. The cards appear to range in condition from poor/fair to good. Some lesser and some may be better.