1953 Topps Baseball Complete Set, Mantle and Mays Slabbed (274)

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2021

Here is arguably the most attractive Topps issue from the Golden Era of the 1950s, the all-painted 1953 set that pictures the great players of the period in stunning, colorful paintings that are as iconic as the players they represent. The offered set is in a highly collectible Good to Excellent condition, with great color and gloss and the two keys – Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays – showing up in PSA 3 and 4.5 slabs respectively. It comes out to 12 percent Excellent, 10 percent VG-Ex, 53 percent Very Good and 23 percent Good, with just a couple of cards below. The breakdown of keys and condition anomalies: No. 1 Robinson – PSA 2, 27 Campanella – Very Good, 37 Mathews – Excellent, 41 Slaughter – Fair, 54 Feller – Good, 60 – Ex-Mt, 61 Wynn – VG, 62 Irvin – Good, 76 Reese – Good, 77 Mize – VG, 104 Berra – Good, 114 Rizzuto – Good, 138 Kell – VG, 151 Wilhelm – VG, 191 Kiner – Good, 207 Ford – Good and 220 Paige – SGC 3.