1953 Topps Baseball Complete Set (274)

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This is a simply spectacular offering of a complete set of one of the most difficult of all vintage Topps sets, presented here in a level of condition rarely seen for this issue, largely Excellent to Ex-Mt, with a handful above and below. It is extraordinarily rare to find this classic issue offered in such sparkling grades and yet largely unslabbed. A total of 33 cards have been third-party graded as follows – No. 1 Jackie Robinson – PSA 4.5 Very Good to Excellent; No. 18 Lepcio – SGC 50; No. 27 Campanella – PSA 5 Excellent; No. 37 Mathews – SGC 80 Ex-Nr-Mt; No. 42 Zernial – SGC 82 Ex-Nr-Mt-Plus; No. 52 Gray – SGC 84 Near-Mint; No. 54 Feller – PSA 5.5 Excellent-Plus; No. 56 Staley – SGC 70 Ex-Plus; No. 61 Wynn – SGC 60 Ex; No. 66 Minoso – SGC 80; No. 73 Robinson – SGC 84; No. 75 Garcia – SGC 80; No. 76 Reese – PSA 5; No. 82 Mantle – PSA 3 Good; No. 89 Stobbs – SGC 84; No. 99 Kennedy – SGC 80; No. 104 Berra – PSA5; No. 108 Porterfield – SGC 82; No. 137 Rutherford – SGC 84; No. 147 Spahn – PSA 5.5; No. 166 Hunter – SGC 80; No. 192 Westlake – SGC 60; No. 206 Bailey – SGC 60; No. 207 Ford – SGC 80; No. 208 Wilson – SGC 84; No. 220 Paige – PSA 4; No. 228 Newhouser – PSA 6 Ex-Mt; No. 234 Murray – SGC 84; No. 244 Mays – PSA 5; No. 258 Gilliam – PSA 5; No. 263 Podres – PSA 4; and No. 280 Bolling – PSA 4. Near-Mint (23): 18, 21, 25, 33, 34, 39, 44, 49, 58, 59, 65, 69 o/c, 86, 93, 129, 133 o/c, 139, 146 o/c, 169 o/c, 173, 233, 241 and 274; Ex-Mt (133): 6-15, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31 o/c, 32, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41 Slaughter, 43, 45, 46 o/c, 47, 48, 50, 51 (rough cut), 53, 55, 57, 60, 63, 64, 67, 68, 70, 74, 77 Mize, 78 Schoendienst, 80, 81 o/c, 83-85, 87, 88, 90-92, 95-98, 100, 101 o/c, 102, 103, 106 o/c, 109 o/c, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 118, 120, 123-127, 128 o/c, 130-132, 134, 135 o/c, 140-142, 143 o/c, 144, 149 o/c, 150, 153, 154 o/c, 155, 157, 159, 160, 164, 165, 170 o/c, 172, 174, 180, 182, 187, 188, 189, 190, 194, 195, 196, 198, 199, 204, 209, 210, 212, 214, 216, 217, 221, 223 o/c, 224 o/c, 225, 226, 230, 231 o/c, 232 o/c, 236 o/c, 237 o/c, 242, 246 o/c, 249, 255 o/c, 256 o/c, 260 and 266 o/c; Excellent (76): 2, 4, 5, 16, 19, 24, 28, 62 Irvin, 71, 72, 79, 99 o/c, 105, 107, 110, 117, 119, 121 o/c, 122, 136 o/c, 138 Kell, 145, 148, 151 Wilhelm, 152, 156, 158, 161, 162, 163, 167, 168, 171, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 183 m/c, 184, 185, 186, 191 Kiner o/c, 193, 197, 200, 201, 202, 203, 205, 211, 215, 218, 219, 222 o/c, 227, 229, 235, 238, 239, 240 o/c, 247, 248, 250, 251, 252, 257, 259, 264, 265, 269, 270, 272 o/c, 273 o/c and 276; Very Good (8): 3, 213, 243, 244, 254, 262, 277 and 278; Good: 279.