March 24, 2022: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/24/2022
Presented is a partial set of the iconic 1954 Topps Baseball issue, an array that is in an overall condition range that is broadly Very Good to Ex-Mt, with a lineup that includes a handful of Hall of Famers and some of the great stars of the era. Missing are most of the key Hall of Famers and important Rookie cards, but for a collector who has some of the major cards already in hand, the lot represents 76 percent of a complete set, with the group in a nice, consistent and uniform presentation. The partial set comes out to eight percent Ex-Mt, 30 percent Excellent, 43 percent Very Good to VG-Ex, 12 percent Good and seven percent Fair. A complete listing of the 60 missing numbers appears at the end of this section. Breakdown of keys: No. 7 Kluszewski – Very Good, 25 Kuenn – VG, 36 Wilhelm – Fair, 37 Ford – VG-Ex, 50 Berra – Good, 86 Herman – Good, 137 Moon Rookie – VG-Ex o/c, 166 Podres – Fair, 187 Manush – VG-Ex and 205 Sauer – VG. The missing numbers (60): No. 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 27, 30, 32, 45, 47, 54, 67, 70, 82, 90, 94, 102, 109, 126, 128, 129, 132, 135, 136, 139, 144, 145, 150, 159, 176, 177, 183, 184, 186, 188, 189, 193, 199, 200, 201, 204, 210, 224, 225, 227, 228, 231, 232, 235, 238, 239, 242, 246, 247 and 250.
1954 Topps Baseball Partial Set, Five HOFers (190/250)
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