Lot # 1106: 1953 to 1959 Topps Collection (54) with 34 Hall of Famers Including Mantle, Mays, and Aaron

Outstanding collection of fifty-four cards from six different Topps sets spanning the years 1953 to 1959. The collection is composed almost entirely of Hall of Famers (34), stars, and short-prints, including Mickey Mantle, Al Kaline, Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1953 Topps (14 cards): #37 Mathews (Vg-Ex+, HOF), 38 (Ex), 43 McDougald SP (Vg-Ex+), 62 Irvin (Vg-Ex, HOF), 78 Schoendienst (Pr-Fr due to partially erased ink writing at bottom-right corner, HOF), 86 Martin (Ex+), 135 Rosen (Ex), 141 Reynolds (Vg-Ex), 154 (85/15 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex), 191 Kiner (10/90 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex, HOF), 207 Ford (Ex, HOF), 249 (color added, otherwise Vg+), 254 Roe (Vg-Ex+), and 265 Jensen SP (Pr-Fr). 2) 1954 Topps (7 cards): Two #3 Irvin (both Vg-Ex, one 90/10 T/B, HOF), 17 Rizzuto (Vg, HOF), 70 Doby (Ex, HOF), 98 (Vg-Ex+), 101 (Ex), and 130 (Ex+). 3) 1955 Topps (2 cards): #1 Rhodes (Ex) and 55 (Ex-Mt). 4) 1957 Topps (13 cards): Two #12 (Ex+ and Vg-Ex), 30 Reese (Vg, HOF), 82 Howard (Ex), 120 Lemon (Vg, HOF), 122 K. Boyer (Ex), 125 Kaline (Ex, HOF), 154 Schoendienst (Ex-Mt+, HOF), 170 Snider (Vg, HOF), 203 Wilhelm (Vg-Ex, HOF), 212 Colavito RC (Vg), 215 Slaughter (Vg-Ex, HOF), and 250 Mathews (Vg-Ex, HOF). 5) 1958 Topps (8 cards): #5 Mays (very small pencil marks on reverse, otherwise Vg, HOF), 25 Drysdale (slight trim, otherwise Vg-Ex+, HOF), 190 Schoendienst (30/70 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt+, HOF), 288 Killebrew (10/90 T/B, otherwise Ex, HOF), 304 Al Kaline (HOF)/Kuenn (Ex+), 476 Musial AS (Vg-Ex+, HOF), 482 Banks AS (Fr, HOF), and 487 Mantle AS (trimmed right edge, otherwise Vg-Ex, HOF). 6) 1959 Topps (10 cards): #50 Mays (Pr due to partially erased pencil on front, HOF), 150 Musial (Vg-Ex+, HOF), 163 Koufax (Vg+, HOF), 180 Berra (Vg-Ex, HOF), 317 Ashburn/Mays (Ex-Mt, HOF), 352 Roberts (Vg, HOF), 360 Kaline (Vg-Ex, HOF), 380 Aaron (Pr, HOF), 480 Schoendienst (Gd+, HOF) and 509 Cash RC (Vg). A very attractive and mostly mid-grade collection of key cards from several of the 1950s most popular sets. Total: 54 cards.