Lot # 1111: 1954 Red Heart Complete Set (33) Including Mickey Mantle SGC EX 5

Very attractive complete 33-card set of Red Heart Dog Food baseball cards. Though composed of only thirty-three cards, the set features many of the greatest stars of the early 1950s, including Mantle, Musial, Snider, Ashburn, Spahn, and Fox. Condition is five Ex-Mt, fourteen Ex, ten Vg-Ex, two Vg, and two lesser due to small marks on the reverses. Four cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (3) and SGC (1). Keys: Ashburn (Vg-Ex+), Baumholtz (EX-MT 6), Erskine SP (Ex), Fox (Ex+), Hegan (EX-MT 6), Kell (Vg-Ex), Kiner (Vg+), Kluszewski SP (partially erased pencil on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex+), Lemon (Vg-Ex+), Mantle (SGC EX 5), Martin (Ex+), McDougald SP (Ex), Minoso (Vg-Ex), Musial (EX-MT 6), Schoendienst SP (Ex), Slaughter (Ex), Snider (20/80 L/R, otherwise Ex), and Spahn (0/100 centering on reverse, otherwise Ex). Red Hearts have always been a favorite with collectors. Many consider Red Hearts to be one of the most attractive sets ever issued. The distinctive artwork, and the unusual product with which they were issued both contribute to making Red Hearts one of the 1950s most noteworthy sets. An outstanding mid-grade complete set of this distinctive and extremely popular 1950s food issue. Total: 33 cards.