Lot # 1197: 1954 Topps "Scoop" Complete Set (156)

Starting Bid: $400.00

Bids: 29 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "February 2022 Auction",
which ran from 3/25/2022 12:00 PM to
4/7/2022 11:30 PM





Read all about it with this 1954 Topps "Scoop" complete set of (156). One of the great non-sport issues of the post-war era, this riveting series provides headline accounts of famous figures and events throughout history. Chief among these prized cards are sportsmen "Babe" Ruth, Bob Feller, Joe Louis, John L. Sullivan, "Rocky" Marciano and Notre Dame's "Four Horsemen". Also providing big time collecting thrills are Abraham Lincoln, Charles Lindbergh, Jesse James, the Titanic and many other storied persons and happenings, dating from ancient times, with the fall of Troy and the decimation of Pompeii, right up to events shortly before the set was published, including the Korean conflict of the early '50s. Condition is generally favorable, with a range of (35% EX to NM, 60% GD to VG-EX, 5% lesser). 


Highlights are: #1 San Francisco Earthquake (VG), #3 Charles Lindbergh (VG-EX), #6 Abraham Lincoln (VG-EX), #15 Wright Brothers (VG-EX+), #17 Titanic (EX), #27 Bob Feller (VG-EX), #39 Jack Dempsey (EX), #40 Joe Louis (EX-MT), #41 "Babe" Ruth (VG-EX+), 45 Custer's Last Stand (VG-EX), #65 "Rocky" Marciano (EX-MT+), #71 John L. Sullivan (VG+), #75 John Dillinger (EX), #85 Jesse James (GD+), #110 Notre Dame's Four Horsemen (FR), #128 Jesse Owens (PR), #129 Ben Hogan (GD), #130 Braves Go to Milwaukee (GD+), #154 Dodgers vs. Braves 26-Inning Game (FR), #156 Giant Telescope (GD+). 

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