Lot # 209: 1947 Tip-Top Bread Starter Set (52) with Stars & Shortprints

Spotlighted is a 1947 Tip-Top Bread starter set of (52) different cards. As one of the first releases following the conclusion of World War II, this tough black-and-white issue features a mixture of established big league talent along with obscure fill-ins who suited up during the global conflict. Interestingly, the majority of the key stars and shortprints present better than the more common players! Includes:

Hall of Famers/Stars: (4 cards) with D. DiMaggio (VG-EX), Lavagetto (FR), Marion (PR, reverse writing), Slaughter (VG);

Shortprints: (16 cards) with Berardino (VG-EX), Byrne (PR), Caldwell (VG), Christopher (VG-EX), Ferriss (VG), Hack (VG), Hayes (VG-EX), Henrich (PR), D. Johnson (VG), Kush (VG-EX), B. Lee (VG), T. Lee (VG-EX), Page (PR), Partee (GD), Schmitz (GD), Tucker (VG-EX);

Others: (32 cards, 22% GD to VG, 13% FR and 65% PR with 28% reverse paper loss/residue or writing) with Basinski, Brazle, Budnick, Burkhart, Creger, Cross, Diering, Dusak, Fannin, Galehouse, Heath, Hermanski, Judnich, Kaufmann, Kramer, Kurowski, Lehner, Lockman, Lohrke, Moss, Muncrief, Munger, Potter, Rice, Sanford, Schultz, D. Sisler, Stephens, Trinkle, Wilks, Witte, Zarilla