Lot # 1255: 1953 Topps Near-Complete Set (262/274) Including 40 PSA-Graded Cards

Presented is a very attractive and mostly mid-grade near-complete set of 1953 Topps consisting of 262 different cards (out of 274 in the set). Missing the following twelve cards for completion: #3, 56, 82 Mantle, 105, 106, 114 Rizzuto, 125, 141, 232, 244 Mays, 258 Gilliam, and 262. This is the type of vintage set that, to many collectors, represents the very best value. The cards are classic, they look great, and they don't cost a fortune compared to higher-grade cards. In many cases, in the highest grades, a few commons from an early 1950s set can be valued at more than an entire set such as this, and when it comes time to selling, a set such as this will actually generate far more interest by collectors as well, precisely because it is more affordable. Includes a signed example of #252 Hank Foiles. Condition is 9% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex and including one Nr/Mt), 58% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 33% lesser. Forty cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Robinson (PSA Authentic/Altered), 10 Burgess SP (Vg), 27 Campanella (GOOD 2), 37 Mathews (VG-EX 4), 41 Slaughter (VG-EX 4 [MK]), 43 McDougald SP (Vg), 54 Feller (EX 5 [MK]), 61 Wynn SP (Pr), 62 Irvin (VG-EX 4), 66 Minoso (VG-EX 4), 76 Reese (VG-EX 4), 77 Mize (VG+ 3.5), 78 Schoendienst (POOR 1), 81 Black SP (10/90 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 86 Martin SP (VG 3), 87 Lopat SP (Pr), 104 Berra (FAIR 1.5), 119 Sain SP (Fr), 138 Kell (Gd), 147 Spahn (VG 3), 149 D. DiMaggio (Vg+), 151 Wilhelm SP (Vg), 162 Kluszewski SP (VG 3), 191 Kiner (Vg-Ex), 207 Ford (GOOD 2), 220 Paige (VG 3), 228 Newhouser (Gd+), 246 Face RC (Ex), 252 Foiles (signed, otherwise Pr), 254 Roe (Vg), 263 Podres RC SP (GOOD 2), 264 Woodling (Pr), 265 Jensen SP (Vg), 273 Haddix RC SP (VG 3), and 280 Bolling RC SP (VG 3). Twenty-one additional PSA-graded cards: #34 (EX 5), 48 (VG-EX 4), 51 (EX-MT 6), 55 (VG-EX 4), 80 Hegan (EX-MT 6), 84 (NM 7), 97 (EX-MT 6), 99 (EX-MT 6), 112 (VG-EX 4), 122 (VG-EX 4), 133 (VG-EX 4), 187 (EX+ 5.5), 202 (MINT 9 [OC]), 214 (VG-EX 4), 215 (EX 5), 216 (EX-MT 6 [OC]), 218 (EX 5), 230 (VG-EX 4), 239 (EX 5), 242 (EX 5), and 278 (VG 3). This is a very attractive mid-grade near-complete set of one of card collecting's most popular issues. Total: 262 cards. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.