This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/8/2014
This shoebox type collection was a master for a young child, but could be the nice starter collection for the winning bidder. Comprised of approximately 1800+ cards, this original collection includes partial and near sets with 37 PSA graded cards including five Mickey Mantle cards and the rookies of Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Al Kaline and Sandy Koufax. Graded Cards: TOPPS - 1953: 3 cards w/#27 Campanella (GOOD+ 2.5), 82 Mantle (FR 1.5) and #220 Paige (FR 1.5); 1954: 8 cards w/#1 Williams (VG-EX 4), 10 Robinson (VG 3), 20 Spahn (VG 3), 30 Mathews (VG 3), 94 Banks (VG+ 3.5), 128 Aaron (EX+ 5.5), 201 Kaline (EX 5) and 250 Williams (EX 5); 1955: 3 cards w/#47 Aaron (VG 3), 123 Koufax (EX+ 5.5), 124 Killebrew (VG-EX 4) and 155 Mathews (EX 5); 1956 (all but Mays and Mantle are White backs): 7 cards w/#5 Williams (GOOD 2 MC), 8 Alston (VG-EX 4), 10 Spahn (EX+ 5.5), 30 Robinson (EX 5), 33 Clemente (EX-MT 6), 79 Koufax (EX-MT 6), 130 Mays (EX) and 135 Mantle (VG-EX 4); 1957: 7 cards w/#1 Williams (VG+ 3.5), 2 Berra (EX-MT+ 6.5), 10 Mays (EX-MT 6), 30 Reese (EX 5), 35 F. Robinson (VG-EX 4), 76 Clemente (EX+ 5.5), 95 Mantle (EX 5) and 170 Snider (EX-MT 6); 1958: 1 card, #478 Mantle AS (NM 7); 1959: 2 cards w/#10 Mantle (EX 5) and 40 Spahn (NM-MT 8). BOWMAN - 1955: 3 cards w/#1 Wilhelm (EX 5), 23 Kaline (EX 5) and 103 Mathews (EX 5).
UNGRADED CARDS: 1948 LEAF - 5 cards w/#32 Spahn (VG); TOPPS - 1952: 85 cards w/a few Yankees (PR to GD/VG); 1953: 90 cards w/#37 Mathews (GD/VG), 41 Slaughter (VG), 62 Irvin (VG) and 88 Feller (GD/VG); 1954: near set 207/250 cards (plus graded cards above) w/3 Irvin (VG/EX), 13 Martin (VG/EX), 17 Rizzuto (VG/EX), 32 Snider (VG), 36 Wilhelm (EX), 37 Ford (VG), 45 Ashburn (VG/EX), 50 Berra (VG), 70 Doby (GD/VG), 85 Turley (VG), 90 Mays (GD/VG), 132 Lasorda (EX/MT), 137 Moon (EX), 139 O'Brien Twins (EX), 205 Sain (EX) and 239 Skowron (EX/MT). Grades 25% EX to EX/MT, 55% VG to VG/EX, 20% lesser; 1955: 130 cards w/#4 Kaline (VG/EX), 28 Banks (GD/VG) and 31 Spahn (EX). Grades mostly VG to EX, a few lesser; 1955 Doubleheaders: 5 cards w/45/46 Kaline (EX); 1956: near set 305/340 cards (plus graded cards above) w/#'s 15 Banks (EX), 20 Kaline (EX), 101 Campanella (VG-EX), 110 Berra (EX), 113 Rizzuto (EX/MT), 150 Snider (EX), 164 Killebrew (EX/MT), 166 Dodgers (EX), 200 Feller (EX/MT), 240 Ford (EX), 251 Yankees (EX/MT) and 260 Reese (EX). Grades 10% NM, 60% EX to EX/MT, 30% VG to VG/EX, some lesser; 1957: 249 cards w/#7 Aparicio (EX/MT), 15 Roberts (VG/EX), 18 Drysdale (VG/EX), 24 Mazeroski (EX/MT), 25 Ford (VG), 38 Fox (EX), 55 Banks (EX), 62 Martin (EX), 70 Ashburn (VG), 80 Hodges (EX/MT), 90 Spahn (VG), 97 Yankees (NM), 120 Lemon (EX/MT), 121 Boyer (EX/MT), 125 Kaline (EX/MT), 165 Kluszewski (EX/MT), 210 Campanella (EX), 212 Colavito (trimmed), 215 Slaughter (EX), 250 Mathews (EX). No higher numbers. Grades 15% NM, 65% EX to EX/MT, 20% VG to VG/EX, a few lesser. 1958: 110 cards w/#2 Lemon (VG/EX), 5 Mays (EX), 25 Drysdale (VG/EX), 30 Aaron (EX), 70 Kaline (EX/MT), 100 Wynn (EX) and 486 Mays AS (EX/MT). Grades mostly EX to EX/MT, a few lesser; 1959: 360 cards (345 diff) w/#20 Snider (EX/MT), 40 Spahn (EX), 50 Mays (VG/EX), 150 Musial (EX/MT), 163 Koufax (EX/MT), 180 Berra (GD/VG), 202 Maris (EX), 338 Anderson (EX), 350 Banks (VG/EX), 360 Kaline (EX), 450 Mathews (EX/MT). No high number, and grades mostly EX to EX/MT, about 15% lesser; 1955 BOWMAN - 235 cards w/#10 Rizzuto (VG), 22 Campanella (VG), 59 Ford (VG/EX), 303 Conlan (VG), 308 Lopez (EX) and 315 Hubbard (VG/EX). Grades 65% EX to EX/MT, 30% VG to VG/EX, 5% lesser.