Lot # 1039: 1952 Topps Complete Low-Number Run (310) Including #261 Willie Mays PSA VG-EX 4

Presented is a very attractive complete low-number run (#1-310) from the classic 1952 Topps series. Missing only the 97 rare high-number series cards (#311-407) for completion. Cards #1-80 include 52 black-back variations. Condition is 27% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple Nr/Mt), 59% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 14% lesser (including three trimmed and two altered). Ten cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys (#1-310): #1 Pafko (Fr-Gd), 2 Runnels (Vg+), 11 Rizzuto/black back (5/95 L/R, otherwise Gd+), 20 Loes RC (Gd), 22 DiMaggio/black back (Ex), 26 Irvin/black back (Vg-Ex), 29 Kluszewski/black back (Vg), 33 Spahn/black back (Vg), 36 Hodges/black back (Gd), 37 Snider/black back (Vg-Ex), 48b Page/correct (Vg), 49b Sain/correct, black back (Vg-Ex+), 57 Lopat/black back (Vg-Ex), 59 Roberts/black back (EX-MT+ 6.5), 65 Slaughter/black back (VG-EX 4), 66 Roe (Vg), 67 Reynolds (Vg-Ex), 88 Feller (VG-EX 4), 91 Schoendienst (Vg), 122 Jensen (Vg), 129 Mize (EX-MT 6), 175 Martin RC (Ex), 191 Berra (VG-EX 4), 195 Minoso RC (Ex), 215 Bauer (Ex), 216 Ashburn (slight trim, otherwise Vg+), 227 Garagiola (erasure marks on borders, otherwise Vg-Ex), 243 Doby (EX-MT 6), 246 Kell (EX-MT 6 [OC]), 250 Erskine (Gd), 261 Mays (VG-EX 4), 268 Lemon (EX-MT 6 [MC]), and 277 Wynn (EX 5). This is a very attractive complete low-number run of 1952 Topps, one of card collecting’s most popular classics, in very desirable mid-grade condition and representing a very substantial start toward a complete set. Total: 310 cards.