Graded 5 EX by SGC. If a 1952 Topps Baseball #311 Mickey Mantle can be considered a rookie card then why not the offered #261 Willie Mays? Regardless of your perspective, this phenom is the standard by which all 1952 Topps Baseball low numbers are compared. A well centered example with even corner touches, off-white edges and lush surface colors. The reverse which confirms Mays' 1951 National League Rookie of the Year honors is clean.