1953 Topps Baseball Complete Set (274)

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This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/8/2013

The popular 1953 Topps Baseball issue is offered here in a complete set, a rare opportunity to pick up the famous “Painted” set in complete form and in a condition that is generally better than how the cards are typically found. This set is largely Good to Very Good, with the emphasis to the former, and about another 15 percent or so of the set above and below the range. The breakdown: Excellent – Mint (13) - 10 o/c, 45, 48 o/c, 50, 53 o/c, 106 o/c, 114 Rizzuto, 169, 186 o/c, 196, 202 o/c, 203 o/c and 277; Excellent (28) – 2, 12, 18, 19, 24 o/c, 25 m/c, 35, 39, 46 o/c, 55, 56, 70 o/c, 78 Schoendienst o/c, 81 m/c, 92, 101 o/c, 105 o/c, 112, 113, 118, 123, 135, 140, 144, 153, 155, 188 o/c, and 211; Very Good (72) – 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 20, 22, 27 Campanella, 28, 32, 33, 37 Mathews, 40, 47, 51, 54 Feller m/k, 57, 62 Irvin, 63, 64, 67, 71, 74, 88, 93, 95, 110, 111, 115, 116, 119, 122, 126, 132, 137, 143, 145, 146, 148, 154, 156, 158, 165, 174, 175, 177, 184, 193, 194, 195, 205, 212, 213, 214, 223, 224, 225, 227, 232, 246, 248, 250, 252, 247, 262, 265, 266, 270, 276, 278 and 279; Good (116) – 1 Robinson, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 17, 26, 30, 31, 34, 36, 38, 41 Slaughter, 42, 43, 49, 52, 58, 60, 66, 68, 72, 73, 76 Reese, 79, 80, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 91, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 103, 104 Berra, 108, 109, 117, 120, 121, 124, 127, 129, 131, 133, 136, 138 Kell, 139, 142, 147 Spahn, 151 Wilhelm, 152, 157, 160, 161, 163, 164, 166, 168, 171, 172, 173, 176, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 187, 189, 190, 191 Kiner, 192, 198, 199, 200, 201, 204, 206, 208, 209, 210, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220 Paige, 221, 222, 226, 229, 231, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, 239, 242, 247, 249, 254, 255, 256, 263, 264, 272, 273 and 274; Fair (37) – 16, 21, 29, 44, 59, 61 Wynn, 75, 77 Mize, 86, 90, 100, 102, 107, 125 Williams, 130, 134, 141, 149, 150, 159, 167, 170, 197, 207 Ford, 228 Newhouser, 230, 236, 240, 241, 243, 244 Mays, 245, 251, 259, 260, 269 and 280; Poor (7) – 23, 65, 69, 128, 162, 217 and 258.