OBC Special! A well “loved” accumulation of (255) 1940-1959 baseball singles featuring a whopping (50+) Hall of Famers. Despite a combination of acute creasing, handling and other condition factors, the sheer star power of this lot overwhelms any technical difficulties. Highlights include:
1940 Play Ball: (6 cards, all PR with 66% reverse residue, includes 2 high numbers) with #4 Henrich (PR, reverse residue), 28, 60 62, 194, 211;
1941 Play Ball: (14 cards, average VG, includes 9 high numbers) with #16, 17, 28, 32, 35, 53, 55, 57, 59, #61 V. DiMaggio (VG-EX), 62, 65, 67, 68;
1951 Bowman: (5 cards, all PR with 40% reverse writing);
1952 Bowman: (17 cards, all PR with 24% reverse paper loss or writing) with #44 Campanella (PR);
1952 Topps: (3 cards, all PR with 33% reverse writing) with #191 Berra;
1953 Bowman Color: (2 cards) with #32 Musial (GD), #97 Mathews (FR);
1953 Topps: (7 cards, average PR to FR) with #54 Feller (FR), #66 Minoso (PR, stain), #78 Schoendienst (FR);
1954 Bowman: (6 cards, average PR to FR) with #1 Rizzuto (FR, stain), #15 Ashburn (PR), #177 Ford (FR);
1954 Topps: (12 cards, average FR) with #7 Kluszewski (PR), #17 Rizzuto (FR), #32 Snider (PR), #37 Ford (PR, reverse writing), #102 Hodges (GD), #239 Skowron RC (PR);
1955 Bowman: (2 cards, both PR with 50% writing) with #103 Mathews;
1955 Topps: (12 cards, average FR, includes 5 high numbers) with #1 Rhodes (PR), (2) #124 Killebrew RC (one FR, one PR, tear), (2) #155 Mathews (GD, FR), #156 Black (FR);
1956 Topps: (148 cards, average PR to FR) with (4) #15 Banks (average PR, 25% tape), (2) #25 Kluszewski (both PR), (2) #30 J. Robinson (FR, PR), (2) #31 Aaron (VG, PR), (2) #79 Koufax (one FR, one PR, stain), #109 Slaughter (PR), #118 Fox (PR), #130 Mays (PR), #145 Hodges (PR), #180 Roberts (FR), #200 Feller (FR), #307 Wilhelm (FR);
1957 Topps: (8 cards, includes one SGC graded) with #10 Mays (FR), #18 Drysdale RC (FR), #30 Reese (PR), (2) #80 Hodges (VG, GD), #90 Spahn (FR), #95 Mantle (SGC POOR 1), #400 Dodgers’ Sluggers (FR);
1958 Topps: (12 cards, average PR to FR, includes one SGC-graded) with #1 T. Williams (GD), #5 Mays (FR), (2) #25 Drysdale (both FR), #88 Snider (PR), #150 Mantle (SGC POOR 1), #246 Yankees Team (GD), #270 Spahn (FR, stain);
1959 Topps: #50 Mays (FR, residue)
Opening Bid $250.