The origins of the Topps trading card juggernaut started with multiple 1951 sports issues. Offered is a comprehensive Red Backs and Blue Backs Baseball collection from that season. Highlights include:

1951 Topps Baseball Red Backs Display Box: (presents EX, top lid is intact, interior display has separated lid, all other panels are attached);

1951 Topps Baseball Blue Backs set: (52/52, 40% NM or better, 30% EX-MT, 30% VG-EX or lesser, wrapper grades NM) with #1 Yost (EX-MT), #3 Ashburn (EX-MT), #6 Schoendienst (NM), #9 Sain (VG), #10 Page (NM), #20 Branca (NM-MT), #30 Slaughter (NM), #37 Doerr (NM), #39 Lopat (NM-MT), #45 Pierce RC (NM), #50 Mize (NM), #52 Chapman (VG);

1951 Topps Baseball Red Backs set: (52/52, 30% EX-MT or better, 30% EX, 40% VG-EX or lesser, wrapper grades NM, plus both variations) with #1 Berra (NM-MT), #5 Rizzuto (VG-EX), #6 Reynolds (VG), #8 Wynn (VG), #15 Kiner (NM-MT), #20 D. DiMaggio (EX-MT), #22 Feller (NM), #24 Bauer (VG-EX), #30 Spahn (NM), #31 Hodges (VG-EX), #36 Zernial (NM, Chicago), #38 Snider (NM), #39 Kluszewski (EX-MT), #50 Irvin RC (NM), #52 Holmes (VG, Boston)