1952 Topps Near Master Set (491 Different Cards) Including 71 Graded Cards

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/23/2020

Offered is an attractive mid-grade 491-card near master set of 1952 Topps baseball cards. From the tough "Low Number" series to the desirable "High Numbers", the 1952 Topps release is one of the most popular post-war baseball card sets ever produced. It's larger design and bold colors separated itself from the Bowman issues of its time, and collectors still love them six decades later. Featured in this array is an 80-card complete "Low Numbers" black-backed run, a near complete red-backed run (missing Mantle and Mays which are found elsewhere in the auction) and seven errors/variations. Includes: Low Numbers (#'s 1-310; plus eighty black backs): One card (Nicholson) has been signed and verified by Beckett. In total, 34 cards have been graded by a third-party service. All are "Red Backs" unless noted. Includes: Graded Cards - Graded PSA NM-MT 8: 1 card, #294; PSA NM+ 7.5: 1 card, #234; PSA NM 7: 4 cards w/#'s 68, 106, 224 and 245; PSA EX-MT+ 6.5: 4 cards w/#'s 37 Snider, 67 Reynolds/Black Back, 111 and 296; PSA EX-MT 6: 11 cards w/#'s 7 Terwilliger/Black Back, 11 Rizzuto, 33 Spahn/Black Back, 35 Sauer/Black Back, 92, 195, 246, 263, 297, 300 and 308; SGC 70 EX+ 5.5: 1 card, #48 Page; PSA EX 5: 7 cards w/#'s 3 Thompson/Black Back, 55 Boone/Black Back, 61, 62 Stobbs/Black Back, 229, 268 and 291; BVG VG-EX 4: 1 card, #302; PSA VG-EX 4: 3 cards w/#'s 1 Pafko/Black Back, 77 Kennedy/Black Back and 191 Berra; SGC 50 VG/EX 4: 1 card, #126. Ungraded Cards - Highlights include: #'s 1 Pafko (EX), 11 Rizzuto/Black Back (EX/MT), 33 Spahn (VG/EX), 37 Snider/Black Back (VG/EX), 88 Feller (VG/EX). The "Low Numbers" grade 48% EX to EX/MT (including a handful nicer), 50% VG to VG/EX, 2% lesser. High Numbers (#'s 311-407): In total, 37 cards have been graded by a third-party service. Includes: Graded Cards - Graded SGC 86 NM+ 7.5: 1 card, #356; PSA NM 7: 3 cards w/#'s 352, 394 and 396; BVG EX-MT 6: 2 cards w/#'s 395 and 403; PSA EX-MT 6: 5 cards w/#'s 319, 343, 367, 378 and 388; BVG EX+ 5.5: 1 card, #376; PSA EX 5: 5 cards w/#'s 320, 325, 331, 340 and 406 Nuxhall; SGC 50 VG/EX 4: 1 card, #314 Campanella; PSA VG-EX 4: 14 cards w/#'s 318, 322, 323, 341, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 361, 366, 380, 401 and 407 Mathews; PSA VG+ 3.5: 1 card, #386; PSA VG 3: 2 cards w/#'s 329 and 390; SGC 40 VG 3: 1 card, #321; PSA GD 2: 1 card, #392 Wilhelm. Ungraded Cards - Highlights include: #'s 312 Robinson (VG), 333 Reese (VG), 372 McDougald (EX), 373 Turner (VG/EX) and 400 Dickey (VG). The "High Numbers" grade 4% NM to NM+, 39% EX to EX/MT, 57% VG to VG/EX (including a few lesser). Errors/Variations (7): Includes: #'s 48 Page/Sain Error (presents EX/MT, trimmed), 49 Sain/Page Error (SGC 70 EX+ 5.5), 55 Boone/Black Back/Background/Green (PSA EX 5), 146 House/Yellow Tiger (PSA VG-EX 4), 185 Nicholson/Gray Back (signed, VG), 307 Campos/Black Star (PSA VG-EX 4) and 313 Thomson/Baseball Switching (VG). Overall, the near master set grades 2% NM to NM/MT, 45% EX to EX/MT, 51% VG to VG/EX, 2% lesser.