Holiday Auction Closing December 7 ,2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/7/2019
The very definition of a shoebox collection! Over 550 baseball, football, hockey and non-sports cards (the overwhelming majority are baseball; sprinkling of non-baseball and non-sports) from the 1930s to the 1960s. The bulk of the cards are from the 1950s to 1960s (good representation of 1956 Topps) with a sprinkling of cards from earlier years. Highlights include:
1933 Goudey - #'s 207 Ott (PR) and 230 Hubbell (PR);
1934-36 Diamond Stars - #'s 3 Maranville (PR) and 16 Waner (PR);
1952 Topps (43) - #'s 5, 8, 20, 24, 26 Irvin (GD, 27, 31 (2), 32, 52, 58, 61, 63, 64, 73, 85, 89, 96, 97, 101 (2), 102, 105, 122, 124 (2), 125, 127, 130 (2), 139, 140, 147, 149, 160, 170, 205, 212, 229, 241, 253, 356 (GD) and 393 (PR). Mostly GD to VG;
1953 Bowman Color - #'s 40 Doby (VG/EX), 51 Irvin (VG), 97 Mathews (VG) and 99 Spahn (VG/EX);
1953 Topps - #'s 37 Mathews (GD) and 191 Kiner (VG/EX);
1954 Bowman - #89 Mays (PR, tape);
1954 Topps - #'s 20 Spahn (VG) and 90 Robinson (PR, pencil);
1955 Bowman - #'s 22 Mathews (PR, tape) and 103 Mathews (EX);
1955 Bowman Football - #152 Landry (GD);
1955 Topps - #'s 4 Kaline (GD/VG) and 194 Mays (FR);
1956 Topps - #'s 118 Fox (EX) and 240 Ford (VG/EX);
1959 Fleer Ted Williams - #68 Ted Signs (GD/VG);
1960 Fleer "Baseball Greats" - #'s 3 Ruth (FR), 28 Gehrig (VG/EX), 42 Cobb (EX/MT) and 72 Williams (EX/MT);
1960 Fleer Football - #20 Baugh (EX);
1962 Topps - #'s 25 Banks (EX/MT), 29 Stengel (EX/MT), 50 Musial (EX), 70 Killebrew (EX/MT), 73 Fox (EX), 85 Hodges (EX) and 100 Spahn (EX/MT);
1964 Topps - #150 Mays (VG/EX);
1967 Topps - #'s 55 Drysdale (NM), 200 Mays (VG) and 400 Clemente (VG/EX);
1969 Topps - #'s 190 Mays (EX/MT) and 200 Gibson (VG);
1970 Topps Booklet - #24 Mays (EX/MT). The oldest cards are in lower grade and condition improves as the years advance. Overall, this is a great lot for the dealer looking for inventory or the collector looking to amass a large collection with one bid!