Spring 2019 Premium Auction Closing May 11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/12/2019
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. Two cards have been graded by SGC. Highlights include: #'s 1 Robinson (GD/VG), 27 Campanella (GD), 37 Mathews (PR), 54 Feller (FR), 76 Reese SP (GD/VG), 82 Mantle SP (SGC GD+ 2.5), 86 Martin SP (GD), 104 Berra SP (GD/VG), 114 Rizzuto SP (VG), 147 Spahn SP (VG), 207 Ford (VG), 220 Paige (PR), 228 Newhouser SP (VG/EX), 244 Mays (SGC GD+ 2.5), 246 Face (FR), 254 Roe (PR), 258 Gilliam SP (FR), 263 Podres SP (VG), 264 Woodling (FR), 265 Jensen SP (PR), 273 Haddix SP (GD/VG) and 280 Bolling SP (FR). Grades 4% EX, 59% VG to VG/EX, 18% GD to GD/VG, 19% lesser.