Lot # 1207: 1952 to 1959 Topps, Bowman, and Fleer Shoebox Collection (313) Including 43 Hall of Famers

Presented is a substantial collection of 312 cards from ten different Bowman, Fleer, and Topps baseball issues dating from 1952 to 1959. This impressive collection is highlighted by forty-three Hall of Famers (not including the 1959 Fleer Ted Williams cards) such as Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax, and Roberto Clemente. The collection consists of the following: 1) 1952 Topps (2 cards): #33 Spahn (Pr-Fr) and 36 Hodges (Pr). 2) 1953 Bowman Color (1 card): #153 Ford (Pr). 3) 1953 Topps (63 cards, 60 different): Condition ranges from Pr to Vg (averaging Fr and including some with tape on the fronts). Keys: #27 Campanella (Gd+), 37 Mathews (Pr), 62 Irvin (Vg), two 76 Reese (Gd and Pr), 87 Lopat SP (Pr-Fr), 147 Spahn (Pr), 149 D. DiMaggio (Pr), and 264 Woodling (Gd). 4) 1954 Bowman (1 card): #138 Hodges (Vg). 5) 1954 Topps (33 cards, 32 different): Condition ranges from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr), with a couple Vg. Keys: #3 Irvin (Pr), 10 Robinson (Pr), 13 Martin (tape repair, otherwise Pr), 20 Spahn (Gd), 36 Wilhelm (Pr), and 37 Ford (Pr). 6) 1955 Topps (34 cards, 30 different): Condition ranges from Pr to Vg (averaging Fr-Gd), with a few Vg-Ex and one miscut. 7) 1956 Topps (78 cards, 70 different): Includes twenty-four significant gray back variations (#1-100). Condition ranges from Pr to Vg (averaging Fr), with 10% Vg-Ex to Ex. Keys: #14 K. Boyer (Vg-Ex), 15 Banks (Pr), 25 Kluszewski (Pr, gray back), 107 Mathews (Pr), 120 Ashburn (Pr), 165 Schoendienst (Pr), and 255 Lemon (Pr). 8) 1957 Topps (56 cards, 53 different): Condition ranges from Pr to Vg (averaging Fr-Gd), with a few Vg-Ex. Keys: #62 Martin (Gd), 125 Kaline (Pr), 250 Mathews (Pr), and 400 Dodgers' Sluggers (Vg). 9) 1959 Topps (30 cards, 20 different): Condition ranges from Pr to Vg (averaging Gd). Includes: #40c Spahn/1921 (Gd), 50 Mays (Fr), 149 Bunning, 150 Musial (Vg), 163 Koufax (Gd+), 202 Maris (Gd), 220, 295 Martin, 310 Aparicio, 317 NL Hitting Kings (Vg), 325, two 349 Wilhelm, four 355, two 360 Kaline (Vg and Gd), 390 Cepeda, 430 Ford (Pr-Fr), two 450 Mathews (both Gd-Vg), 476, and five 478 Clemente (two Gd, two Fr, and Pr). 10) 1959 Fleer Ted Williams (14 different cards): Condition is Gd to Vg overall, with one Fr and one Vg-Ex. Includes: #4, 6, 15, 19, 35, 40, 41, 50, 52, 55, 58, 65, 67 Williams/Snead (Vg), and 73. This is a substantial mixed-grade collection of baseball cards from ten classic 1950s sets with numerous highlights. Total: 312 cards.