Lot # 1044: 1948 to 1959 Topps, Fleer, and Bowman Shoebox Collection (494) Including 90+ Hall of Famers

Presented is a substantial collection of 494 cards from 19 different (mostly Bowman, Fleer, and Topps) baseball issues dating from 1948 to 1959. This impressive collection is highlighted by more than 90 Hall of Famers, including Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Stan Musial, and Ted Williams. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1948 Bowman (7 cards): Pr to Fr, with one Gd. Includes: #9, 10, 11, 21, 23, 27, and 33. 2) 1948 R346 Blue Tint (1 card): #25 Niarhos (Pr). 3) 1948-1949 Leaf (1 card): #72 Edwards (Pr). 4) 1950 Bowman (1 card): #94 Boudreau (Gd). 5) 1951 Bowman (5 cards): #40 (Gd), 59 (Gd), 109 Reynolds (Vg), 143 Kluszewski (Pr), and 233 Durocher (Gd). 6) 1952 Bowman (8 cards): Ranging from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr), with one Vg. Includes: #24 Furillo (Gd), 38, 44 Campanella (Pr-Fr), 84, 95, 106, 128 Newcombe (Gd+), and 177 Woodling (Gd). 7) 1952 Topps (8 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg (averaging Fr-Gd). Includes: #59 Roberts (Pr, black back), 84, 92, 98 Pierce (Vg), 106, 113, 238, and 251. 8) 1953 Topps (19 cards): Ranging from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr). Includes: #19, 28, 37 Mathews (Pr), 89, 96, 108, 111, 118, 121, 142, 147 Spahn (Pr), 154 Groat, 162 Kluszewski (Gd), 219, 223, 226, 237, 259, and 266. 9) 1953 Bowman Black & White (1 card): #23 (Pr-Fr). 10) 1953 Bowman Color (12 cards): Ranging from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr), with one Vg. Includes: #19, 22, 24 Jensen, 32 Musial (measures a bit small, otherwise Pr), 43, 51 Irvin (Fr), 66, 73, 78 Furillo, 93 Rizzuto/Martin (Gd), 102, and 114 Feller (Gd). 11) 1954 Bowman (2 cards): #68 (Pr-Fr) and 178 (Fr). 12) 1954 Topps (16 cards): Ranging from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr), with one Vg. Includes: #14, 55, 65, 71, 73, 74, 103, 140, 166, 172, 191, 195, 207, 210, 211, and 224. 13) 1955 Topps (72 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg (averaging Gd). Keys: #1 Rhodes (Vg), 2 Williams (Pr), 5 Gilliam, 22 Skowron, 25 Podres, 28 Banks (Fr), 50 Robinson (), 70 Rosen, 100 Irvin (Fr-Gd), 125 Boyer RC (Fr), 155 Mathews (Pr), 193 Sain, and 198 Berra (Fr). 14) 1955 Bowman (57 cards): Ranging from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr), with a couple Vg. Keys: Two #59 Ford (both Pr), three 65 Zimmer RC, two 134 Feller (Fr-Gd and Pr-Fr), 158 Hodges (Fr), 171 Roberts (Pr), 213 Kell (Gd), and 242 Banks (Gd). 15) 1956 Topps (102 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg (averaging Fr-Gd). Includes 13 significant gray backs (#1-100). Keys: #5 Williams (Pr), 8 Alston RC (Fr), 10 Spahn (Gd, gray back), 30 Robinson (Pr), 113 Rizzuto (Pr), 118 Fox (Gd), 140 Score RC, and 166 Dodgers (Pr). 16) 1957 Topps (17 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg, averaging Fr. Includes: #45 Furillo, 55 Banks (Vg), 80 Hodges (Gd+), 82 Howard, 85 Doby (Pr), 89, 110, 125 Kaline (Pr), 138 Minoso (Pr), 151, 177, 20, 228, 250 Mathews (Vg), 326, 391, and 401. 17) 1958 Topps (62 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg (averaging Gd), with a few Vg-Ex Keys: #1 Williams (Pr), 52 Clemente (Pr), 85 Aparicio (Gd), 115 Bunning (Fr-Gd), two 161 Larsen, 162 Hodges (Fr), 187 Koufax (Vg), 190 Schoendienst (Vg), 238 Mazeroski (Pr), 270 Spahn (Pr-Fr), 271 Martin (Fr-Gd), 285 F. Robinson (Vg), 288 Killebrew (Gd), 295 Minoso (Gd), 307 B. Robinson (Gd+), 343 Cepeda RC (Fr-Gd), 368 Colavito (Fr), 394 Grant RC, 400 Fox (Pr), 424 Doby (Vg), 440 Mathews (Gd+), 464 Flood RC (Vg-Ex), 475 All-Star Managers (marked checklist, otherwise Vg), 476 Musial AS (pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg), two 479 Fox AS (Vg+ and Gd), 480 Mathews AS (Fr), 483 Aparicio AS (Fr), 485 Williams AS (pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 487 Mantle AS (Pr), 488 Aaron AS (Fr), and 494 Spahn AS (Vg). 18) 1959 Topps (95 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Gd). Keys: #10 Mantle (Pr), two 20 Snider (both Pr-Fr), 30 Fox, 50 Mays (Pr-Fr), 80 Minoso, 147 Cubs' Clubbers w/ Banks, 150 Musial (Fr), 163 Koufax (5/95 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 180 Berra (Pr), 212 Fence Busters (Pr), 260 Wynn, 270 Hodges, 295 Martin, 310 Aparicio, 349 Wilhelm, 350 Banks (Vg), 380 Aaron (next card showing, otherwise Vg), 387 Drysdale (Fr), 408 Fox/Aparicio, 415 Mazeroski, 430 Ford (Gd), 435 F. Robinson (Pr), 439 B. Robinson (Vg), two 455 Doby, 463 Kaline Youngest Bat Champ (Pr-Fr), 467 Aaron Clubs Homer (Pr, with missing corner), 468 Snider's Play (Fr), two 469 Hustler Banks (both Vg), 480 Schoendienst, 509 Cash RC (Gd), 542 J. Perry RC, 550 Campanella (Vg-Ex+), two 555 Mazeroski AS, 556 Fox AS, 562 Kaline AS, 563 Mays AS (Gd), and 564 Mantle AS (Pr). 19) 1959 Fleer Ted Williams (8 cards): Ranging from Pr to Fr-Gd. Includes: #4, 22, 27, 43, 46, 52, 60, and 76. This is an impressive lower-grade collection of baseball cards from 19 classic baseball sets with numerous highlights. Total: 494 cards.