Lot # 420: 1952-1959 Baseball Shoebox Collection (503) with 33 Hall of Famers Including Mantle, Mays, T. Williams & Maris Rookie

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Description

“Golden age” collection of 503 baseball singles from 1952-1959, featuring 33 Hall of Famers including first-ballot legends. Highlights include:

 

1952 Topps: 4 cards, all trimmed;

 

1953 Bowman Color: 2 cards, average FR with 50% trimmed, with #1 Da. Williams (trimmed);

 

1953 Topps: 2 cards, both trimmed, one high number;

 

1954 Bowman: 19 cards, average FR with 47% trimmed or writing, with #1 Rizzuto (Authentic);

 

1954 Topps: 35 cards, all PR to FR with trimming and/or writing, with #13 B. Martin (trimmed), #50 Berra (trimmed), #132 Lasorda RC (PR, writing);

 

1955 Bowman: 67 cards, all PR to FR with trimming and/or writing, with #23 Kaline (PR, reverse writing), #60 Slaughter (trimmed), #202 Mantle (trimmed), #213 Kell (FR, reverse writing);

 

1955 Topps: 50 cards, average PR to FR with writing, includes 7 high numbers, with #124 Killebrew RC (PR, reverse writing), #125 Boyer RC (FR, reverse writing), #152 Agganis RC (FR, reverse writing);

 

1956 Topps: 71 cards, all PR to FR with trimming and/or writing, with #110 Berra (trimmed), #118 Fox (FR, reverse writing), #125 Minoso (FR, reverse writing), #130 Mays (FR, reverse writing), #140 Score RC (FR, reverse writing), #194 Irvin (FR, reverse writing), #208 E. Howard (trimmed), #250 Doby (FR, reverse writing), #260 Reese (FR, reverse writing);

 

1957 Topps: 41 cards, average VG to VG-EX, with #55 Banks (VG-EX), #165 Kluszewski (VG-EX), #210 Campanella (VG, secretarial signature), #212 Colavito RC (VG);

 

1958 Topps: 206 cards, 88% PR to FR with writing, 12% VG to VG-EX, with #1 T. Williams (FR, reverse writing), #2 Lemon (FR, reverse writing), #25 Drysdale (FR, reverse writing), #47 Maris RC (VG), #52 Clemente (FR, reverse writing), #77 Zimmer (GD, signed, no cert), #85 Aparicio (FR, reverse writing), #88 Snider (FR, reverse writing), #90 Roberts (FR, reverse writing), #100 Wynn (FR, reverse writing), #162 Hodges (FR, reverse writing), #187 Koufax (FR, reverse writing), #230 Ashburn (FR, reverse writing), #238 Mazeroski (FR, reverse writing), #271 B. Martin (VG-EX), #343 Cepeda RC (FR, reverse writing), #420 Pinson RC (VG), #476 Musial AS (PR, reverse paper loss);

 

1959 Topps: 6 cards, average GD.