Lot # 1103: 1953 Topps Near-Complete Set (227/274) Including #220 Satchel Paige PSA VG 3

Presented is a near-complete set of 1953 Topps consisting of 227 different cards (out of 274 in the set). 1953 Topps is one of the most popular and collected of all 1950s gum issues and one of the most significant of all postwar baseball card issues. This near set is highlighted by nineteen Hall of Famers, including Satchel Paige, Yogi Berra, and Bob Feller. Condition is 15% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple Nr/Mt), 56% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 29% lesser (including one altered). Five cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC (3) and PSA (2). Keys: #10 Burgess SP (Vg), 27 Campanella (Pr), 37 Mathews (Vg), 41 Slaughter (Vg), 43 McDougald SP (Vg-Ex), 54 Feller (EX 5), 61 Wynn SP (Vg), 62 Irvin (Vg-Ex), 66 Minoso (Pr), 76 Reese (Vg), 77 Mize (Pr), 78 Schoendienst (Fr), 81 Black SP (Vg-Ex), 87 Lopat SP (Ex), 104 Berra (Fr), 114 Rizzuto (Fr), 119 Sain SP (Pr), 138 Kell (Ex), 147 Spahn (Fr), 149 D. DiMaggio (Vg), 151 Wilhelm SP (Vg-Ex), 191 Kiner (Fr), 220 Paige (PSA VG 3), 228 Newhouser (Vg), 254 Roe (Vg-Ex), and 263 Podres RC SP (Vg). Three additional SGC-graded cards: #52 (PSA NM 7), 72 (VG/EX 50), and 165 (EX/NM 80). Missing the following forty-seven cards for completion: #1 Robinson, 2, 26, 31, 40, 42, 50, 53, 71, 79, 82 Mantle, 86 Martin, 93, 95, 109, 126, 142, 155, 156, 158, 162 Kluszewski, 207 Ford, 222, 223, 229, 230, 232, 237, 238, 240, 244 Mays, 245, 246 Face, 249, 252, 258 Gilliam, 259, 260, 262, 264 Woodling, 265 Jensen, 269, 272, 273 Haddix, 276, 278, and 280 Bolling. With several key cards included, this is an outstanding opportunity to acquire a solid foundation for the assembly of a complete set. Total: 227 cards.