Topps and Bowman Sets

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Lot 121.  1948 Bowman Baseball set of 48 Extremely nice average ex-mt set. Highlights: 3-Kiner (ex), 4-Mize (ex-mt), 5-Feller (ex+-mt), 6-Berra (ex+-mt), 7-Reiser (ex+-mt), 8-Rizzuto (nr mt), 17-Slaughter (ex-mt), 18-Spahn (ex-mt), 36-Musial (ex), 38-Schoendienst (ex-mt). Balance of Set: 17 cards near mint, 17 cards excellent-mt, 4 cards excellent, Also includes 1947 collector issued "1947 Bowman" set issued in 1976 (mint).
Minimum Bid $1,250.


Lot 122.  1948 Bowman Baseball set of 48. Extremely nice set with virtually all cards excellent-mint or better. Highlights: 3-Kiner (ex), 4-Mize (nr mt), 5-Feller (ex+-mt, angled cut at B), 6-Berra (ex+), 7-Reiser (ex+, miscut on back), 8-Rizzuto (ex-mt), 17-Slaughter (nr mt), 18-Spahn (ex+-mt), 36-Musial (ex+), 38-Schoendienst (nr mt). Balance of Set: 27 cards excellent-mt or better, 7 cards excellent, 4 cards very good.
Minimum Bid $1,000.


Lot 123.  1950 Bowman Baseball near set of 252. Mixed condition set with many very nice cards. About 40% are ex-mt or better and 60% are excellent or better. Low Number highlights- 1-Parnell (vg), 6-Feller (vg), 11-Rizzuto (fair), 19-Spahn (gd), 21-Reese (vg-ex), 22-Robinson (gd-vg), 32-Roberts (ex-mt), 35-Slaughter (vg), 37-Appling (vg-ex), 46-Berra (gd-vg). Balance of low #’s —20 cards ex-mt, 7 cards excellent, 8 cards vg-ex, 12 cards vg, 10 cards good, 5 cards fair. High Number highlights: 75-Campanella (gd-vg), 77-Snider (ex+), 84-Ashburn (ex+), 98-Williams (vg-ex), 112-Hodges (vg-ex) and 217-Stengel (ex+); Balance of set- 76 cards excellent-mint or better, 44 cards excellent, 9 cards very good-ex, 29 cards vg, 7 cards gd-vg, 6 cards good, 3 cards fair.
Minimum Bid $2,000.


Lot 124.  1951 Bowman set of 324. Beautiful high grade set. 56% is near mint, 84% is ex-mt or better. High Number highlights: 253-Mantle (nr mt), 254-Jensen (nr mt, o/c), 260-Erskine (ex-mt), 290-Dickey (nr mt, o/c), 295-Lopez (ex+-mt), 305-Mays (ex because of centering, see photo) , 306-Piersall (ex+-mt), 324-Pramesa (ex-mt); Balance of High Numbers: 31 cards nr mt, 17 cards ex-mt, 7 cards excellent, 8 cards vg; Low Number Highlights: 1-Ford (vg-ex), 2-Berra (vg-ex), 3-Roberts (ex-mt), 7-Hodges (ex-mt), 26-Rizzuto (ex+), 30-Feller (ex-mt), 31-Campanella (ex-mt), 32-Snider (ex+-mt), 80-Reese (ex+-mt), 122-Garagiola (nr mt), 134-Spahn (ex-mt), 165-Williams (ex+-mt), 181-Stengel (ex-mt), 186-Ashburn (nr mt), 198-Irvin (nr mt), 232-Fox (ex-mt); Balance of Low Numbers: 147 cards nr mt, 59 cards ex-mt, 24 cards excellent, 6 cards vg-ex, 4 cards vg, 1 card good.
Minimum Bid $5,000.


Lot 125.  1952 Bowman set of 252. Gorgeous set with 199 cards near mint or better (79%). Low Number Highlights: 1-Berra (ex+), 5-Minoso (nr mt), 8-Reese (ex-mt), 21-Fox (nr mt), 33-McDougald (nr mt), 43-Feller (nr mt), 44-Campanella (nr mt), 52-Rizzuto (nr mt), 53-Ashburn (nr mt), 80-Hodges (nr mt), 101-Mantle (nr mt), 116-Snider (nr mt), 156-Spahn (nr mt), 196-Musial (ex+-mt); Balance of Low Numbers: 171 cards nr mt, 16 cards ex-mt, 8 cards ex, 7 cards vg; High Number Highlights: 217-Stengel (nr mt), 218-Mays (ex+-mt because of centering), 252-Crosetti (vg, ph); Balance of High Numbers: 16 cards nr mt, 9 cards ex-mt, 4 excellent, 4 cards very good. Includes 15 card extension set.
Minimum Bid $4,000.


Lot 126.  1953 Bowman Color set of 160. As nice a 1953 Bowman color set as we’ve ever offered. Put together in 1953 from packs of cards. Low number Highlights: 1-Williams (ex-mt, o/c), 9-Rizzuto (nr mt), 10-Ashburn (nr mt), 18-Fox (nr mt), 32-Musial (nr mt), 33-Reese (nr mt), 44-Mantle, etc (nr mt, o/c), etc., 46-Campanella (nr mt), 59-Mantle (nr mt), 65-Roberts (nr mt), 80-Kiner (nr mt, but has a light printing wrinkle), 92-Hodges (nr mt), 93-Rizzuto-Martin (nr mt), 97-Mathews (nr mt), 99-Spahn (nr mt); Balance of low numbers: We count 9 cards with exaggerated centering problems (little or no border on one side), the balance are nr mint (and better). High Number Highlights: 114-Feller (nr mt), 117-Snider (nr mt), 118-Martin (nr mt), 121-Berra (nr mt), 146-Wynn (nr mt), 153-Ford (vg, miscut and o/c), 160-Abrams (ex+-mt); Balance of High Numbers: Only one card appears not to have come from a pack in the fifties, #142-Miggins which is gd-vg. In addition there are two cards with exaggerated centering problems and # 159 shows some corner wear, The balance are near mint (and better).
Minimum Bid $7,500.


Lot 127.  1954 Bowman set of 226 including Raschi, Philley variations (both vg). A beautiful set with the great majority (77%) of the cards near mint and better from the packs in 1954. Our consignor filled in the set in later years and took what he could get. Key Cards: 1-Rizzuto (ex-mt), 6-Fox (nr mt), 15-Ashburn (nr mt), 58-Reese (nr mt), 65-Mantle (nr mt), 66-Piersall (ex), 89-Mays (ex-mt), 90-Campanella (nr mt), 132-Feller (ex, o/c), 138-Hodges (nr mt), 145- Martin (nr mt), 161-Berra (ex+-mt), 170-Snider (nr mt), 177-Ford (nr mt); Balance of set: 164 cards near mint or better, 9 ex-mt, 15 cards excellent, 4 cards vg-ex, 14 cards vg, 4 cards good.
Minimum Bid $2,000.


Lot 128.  1955 Bowman set of 326. Magnificent set including all 6 variations with the entire run of low numbers near mint. Perhaps 10 cards would be graded less than near mint because of centering and another 4-5 for a light printing wrinkle on the card. 4 of 6 of the variations are near mint and the other 2 are vg. Approximately 265 cards are near mint. Low Number Highlights: 1-Wilhelm (ex+-mt), 10-Rizzuto (nr mt), 22-Campanella (nr mt), 23-Kaline (nr mt), 37-Reese (nr mt), 59-Ford (nr mt), 68-Howard (nr mt), 134-Feller (nr mt), 168-Berra (nr mt ), 179-Aaron (nr mt), 184-Mays (nr mt), 202-Mantle (vg-ex); High Number highlights: ; 242-Banks (ex+), 265-Barlick (ex), 267-Honochick (nr mt), 303-Conlon (nr mt), 315-Hubbard (nr mt), 320-Susce (ex+); Balance of High numbers: 48 cards nr mt, 21 cards ex, 4 cards vg-ex, 13 cards vg, 3 cards good.
Minimum Bid $2,500.


Lot 129.  1951 Topps Redback and Blueback sets of 54 and 52 respectively with both Redback variations. Two very nice sets with approximately 90% of the cards ex-mt. 1951 Redback Highlights: 1-Berra (vg-ex), 5-Rizzuto (ex), 22-Feller (ex+-mt), 30-Spahn (ex-mt), 31-Hodges (ex-mt), 36-Zernial (ex) (ex-mt), 38-Snider (ex+-mt), 50-Irvin (nr mt), 52-Holmes (ex+) (ex-mt ). 1951 Redback Balance: 39 cards excellent-mint, 4 cards very good. 1951 Blueback Highlights: 1-Yost (gd-vg), 3-Ashburn (vg), 6-Schoendienst (ex-mt), 30-Slaughter (ex+), 37-Doerr (ex), 50-Mize (nr mt). 1951 Blueback Balance: 41 cards ex-mt, 5 cards vg.
Minimum Bid $700.


Lot 130.  1952 Topps run of 1-310. Extremely nice group with over 80% excellent and better. Highlights 1-80: 1-Pafko (vg-ex), 11-Rizzuto (ex), 33-Spahn (vg-ex), 36-Hodges (ex), 37-Snider (ex), 48B- Page error (ex-mt), 49-Sain (ex), 59-Roberts (ex-mt), 65-Slaughter (ex); Balance of 1-80 (mixed red and black backs): 47 cards excellent, 13 cards vg-ex, 11 cards very good; Highlights 81-250: 88-Feller (ex+), 91-Schoendienst (ex), 129-Mize (ex+), 175-Martin (vg-ex), 191-Berra (ex-mt), 195-Minoso (vg-ex), 216-Ashburn (vg-ex), 227-Garagiola (ex), 250-Erskine (ex); Balance of 81-250: 86 cards ex-mt or better, 57 cards ex, 9 cards vg-ex, 9 cards very good; Highlights 251-310: 261-Mays (gd-vg), 268-Lemon (ex+-mt), 274-Branca (nr mt), 277-Wynn (nr mt); Balance of 251-310: 24 cards ex-mt or better, 21 cards ex, 3 cards vg-ex, 5 cards vg, 3 cards gd-vg;
Minimum Bid $2,500.


Lot 131.  1953 Topps set of 274. Extremely nice set with over 70% ex-mint or better and 85% excellent or better. Low Number highlights: 1-Robinson (ex+), 27-Campanella (ex+, o/c), 37-Mathews (ex), 54-Feller (vg), 61-Wynn (nr mt, o/c), 76-Reese (ex+), 82-Mantle (fair), 86-Martin (ex+-mt), 104-Berra (ex+-mt), 114-Rizzuto (ex), 147-Spahn (ex), 207-Ford (ex), 220-Paige (vg-ex); Balance of Low numbers: 169 cards ex-mt or better with a large number (50%) being near mint, 29 cards excellent, 9 cards very good; High Number Highlights: 228-Newhouser (vg-ex), 244-Mays (vg), 258-Gilliam (ex), 263-Podres (ex+), 280-Bolling (vg); Balance of High Numbers: 21 cards ex-mt or better, 13 cards excellent, 6 cards vg-ex, 7 cards vg, 2 cards good.
Minimum Bid $4,000.


Lot 132.  1954 Topps set of 250. A beautiful set with 63% ex-mt and over 89% excellent or better. Highlights: 1-Williams (vg-ex), 10-Robinson (ex-mt), 17-Rizzuto (ex), 32-Snider (ex+), 37-Ford (ex+-mt), 50-Berra (ex), 90-Mays (vg), 94-Banks (vg-ex), 128-Aaron (gd-vg), 132-LaSorda (vg), 201-Kaline (vg), 239-Skowron (ex+), 250-Williams (ex+-mt); Balance of Cards: 156 cards ex-mt or better, 63 cards excellent, 18 cards vg.
Minimum Bid $2,000.


Lot 133.  1955 Topps set of 206. Nice set with strong common low numbers and high numbers. Over 85% excellent or better and close to 70% ex-mt or better. 2-Williams (ex), 4-Kaline (vg-ex), 28-Banks (ex), 31-Spahn (ex-mt), 47-Aaron (vg-ex), 50-Robinson (ex), 123-Koufax (ex), 124-Killebrew (ex+-mt), 155-Mathews (ex+), 164-Clemente (vg-ex), 187-Hodges (vg-ex), 189-Rizzuto (ex), 194-Mays (vg+), 198-Berra (ex), 210-Snider (vg); Balance of set: Low Numbers- 112 cards ex-mt or better, 24 cards excellent, 15 cards vg; High Numbers- 27 cards ex-mt or better, 8 cards excellent, 5 cards vg;
Minimum Bid $2,000.


Lot 134.  1955 Topps Doubleheaders set of 66. Very rare unperforated unfolded set. The first and last cards have been folded. There is an additional first card which has a factory fold and is ex+-mt. Highlights: 25-6 Robinson (nr mt), 31-2 Banks (ex+-mt), 45-6 Kaline (nr mt), 69-70 Williams (nr mt), 105-6 Aaron (nr mt), 111-2 Killebrew (nr mt), 127-8 Spahn (nr mt). Balance of set virtually all nr mt except for a half dozen cards that would be graded ex+ due to a stubbed upper right corner. Centering, for the most part, is extremely nice.
Minimum Bid $2,000.


Lot 135.  1956 Topps set of 340. This is essentially a near mint set (63%). There are some cards less than that because of centering or wear on corners, but many of the near mint cards are nr mt-mt or better. Highlights:. 1-Harridge (vg), 5-Williams (nr mt), 10-Spahn (nr mt), 15-Banks (nr mt), 20-Kaline (ex+-mt), 30-Robinson (nr mt), 31-Aaron (ex-mt), 33-Clemente (nr mt), 79-Koufax (ex+-mt), 101-Campanella (ex+-mt), 110-Berra (nr mt), 113-Rizzuto (nr mt), 130-Mays (nr mt), 135-Mantle (nr mt), 150-Snider (nr mt), 164-Killebrew (nr mt), 166-Dodgers (ex), 200-Feller (ex+-mt), 226-Giants (ex+-mt), 240-Ford (ex-mt), 251-Yankees (vg, o/c), 260-Reese (nr mt), 292-Aparicio (ex); Balance: 204 cards nr mt, 72 cards ex-mt, 26 cards ex, 15 cards vg (mostly from bad centering);
Minimum Bid $3,500.
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