Lot # 1105: 1953 to 1958 Topps and Bowman Collection (238) Including 43 Hall of Famers

Presented is a very attractive shoebox collection of 238 cards from nine classic Bowman and Topps issues dating from the 1950s. Highlighted by forty-three Hall of Famers, including Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, and two multi-player cards featuring Mickey Mantle. We have selected five cards for grading and encapsulation by SGC. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1953 Topps (10): #27 Campanella (Gd), 34 (Ex), 36 (Ex), two 37 Mathews (both Vg-Ex+), 41 Slaughter (Gd), 69 (Vg-Ex+), 76 Reese (EX 5), 111 (Vg-Ex+), and 162 Kluszewski SP (Vg-Ex+). 2) 1953 Bowman Color (6): #32 Musial (EX 5), 40 Doby (Gd), 44 Bauer/Berra/Mantle (VG/EX 4), 46 Campanella (Gd), 61 Kell (Vg-Ex+), and 62 Kluszewski (Vg-Ex+). 3) 1954 Topps (7): #13 Martin (0/100 L/R, otherwise Ex), 15 Rosen (Ex), 17 Rizzuto (Vg-Ex), 20 Spahn (100/0 L/R, otherwise Vg+), 30 Mathews (Vg-Ex), 45 Ashburn (Ex), and 50 Berra (Vg-Ex). 4) 1954 Bowman (15): #1 Rizzuto (Gd+), 6 Fox (Vg-Ex), 15 Ashburn (Ex-Mt+), 38 Minoso (Vg-Ex), 90 Campanella (0/100 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 101 Larsen RC (Ex+), 145 Martin (Vg+), 141 Garagiola (Vg-Ex+), 154 Newcombe (Ex+), 164 Wynn (Vg-Ex), 170 Snider (Ex), 177 Ford (NM 7), 196 Lemon (Vg-Ex), 210 Piersall (Vg-Ex), and 218 Roe (Vg-Ex+). 5) 1955 Topps (6): Condition is Ex+, Vg-Ex, Vg, two Gd, and Fr. Includes: #43, 45, 70, 151, 157, and 160. 6) 1955 Bowman (8): #10 Rizzuto (Ex+), 16 (Ex+), 67 Larsen (Vg-Ex+), 89 Boudreau (Vg-Ex), 130 Ashburn (Vg), 168 Berra (Vg+), 171 Roberts (Pr), and 191 Lemon (Ex). 7) 1956 Topps (112): Condition is 23% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 52% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 25% Gd to Vg (including a couple lesser). Keys: #2 Giles (Vg+), 8 Alston RC (Ex-Mt), 10 Spahn (Ex+), 20 Kaline (Ex), 140 Score RC (Vg+), 180 Roberts (Vg-Ex), 181 Martin (100/0 T/B, otherwise Ex), 187 Wynn (100/0 T/B, otherwise Vg+), 240 Ford (95/5 T/B, otherwise Ex), and 307 Wilhelm (Vg-Ex). 8) 1957 Topps (64): Condition is 34% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 56% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 10% Gd to Vg. Keys: #7 Aparicio (Vg-Ex+), 70 Ashburn (Nr/Mt), 97 Yankees Team (Ex), 135 Skowron (Ex+), 400 Dodgers' Sluggers (Vg-Ex), and 407 Mantle/Berra (2/98 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex). 9) 1958 Topps (4): #352 (Ex-Mt), 368 Colavito (Vg-Ex+), 486 Mays AS (EX/NM 6), and 494 Spahn AS (Gd). This is an impressive collection of classic cards from some of card collecting's most popular 1950s sets. Total: 238 cards.