The corner store “five and dime” delivers big time with the offered 1952-1957 Topps Baseball shoebox collection of (614) cards. Although well “loved” by the previous owner, the sheer abundance of star power dominates any technical difficulties. Highlights include:

1952 Topps: (48 cards, average PR to FR) with #67 Reynolds (PR), #129 Mize (PR), #215 Bauer (FR), #216 Ashburn (PR);

1953 Topps: (82 cards, average PR to FR, one high number) with #27 Campanella (PR), (2) #37 Mathews (both FR), (2) #54 Feller (both PR), (2) #62 Irvin (both PR, one reverse writing), (2) #66 Minoso (both PR), #77 Mize (PR), #86 B. Martin (PR);

1954 Topps: (68 cards, average PR to FR) with #1 T. Williams (PR, reverse writing), #3 Irvin (GD), #10 J. Robinson (PR), #13 B. Martin (PR), (2) #17 Rizzuto (both PR), #20 Spahn (PR, reverse residue), #30 Mathews (PR), (3) #37 Ford ((2) FR, PR), #50 Berra (PR), #94 Banks RC (PR), #239 Skowron RC (PR);

1955 Topps: (100 cards, average PR to FR) with #1 Rhodes (PR),  #4 Kaline (PR), #22 Skowron (PR), (2) #31 Spahn (both PR, one writing), #47 Aaron (PR), #75 Amoros RC (PR), #155 Mathews (PR);

1956 Topps: (312 cards, average FR) with (2) #1 Harridge (GD, PR), #2 Giles (FR), (2) #5 T. Williams (one PR, one trimmed), (2) #15 Banks (FR, PR), (2) #20 Kaline (one FR is salesman sample, one PR, writing), (2) #25 Kluszewski (both PR), (4) #30 J. Robinson (average FR), (3) #31 Aaron (FR, (2) PR), (3) #33 Clemente (GD, (2) FR), #54 Keegan (GD, salesman sample), (2) #79 Koufax (one FR, one PR, paper loss), (2) #90 Reds Team-1955 (FR, PR), #94 Kline (VG, salesman sample), #101 Campanella (GD), (3) #107 Mathews (one FR, (2) PR, one paper loss), (2) #109 Slaughter (GD, FR), (2) #110 Berra (one FR, one trimmed), #113 Rizzuto (PR), (2) #120 Ashburn (FR, PR), #140 Score RC (PR), #145 Hodges (FR), (2) #165 Schoendienst (both GD), (4) #180 Roberts (average FR to GD), #181 B. Martin (FR), #187 Wynn (PR), (2) #200 Feller (GD, FR), #240 Ford (PR), (2) #255 Lemon (both FR), #307 Wilhelm (FR), NNO CL 2/4 (FR);

1957 Topps: (4 cards, all PR)