Lot # 1202: 1952 Topps Partial Low-Number Run (162/310)

Collection of 162 different low-number cards (#1-310) from the legendary 1952 Topps set, highlighted by 11 Hall of Famers, a Billy Martin rookie, and six black-back variations. Condition ranges from Pr to Gd (including a few with a slight trim), with each card displaying a spot of tape, tape residue, and/or paper loss on the reverse. Although this group is technically in low-grade, the cards have a Vg to Ex appearance from the front. Keys: #2 Runnels (slight trim to top edge, otherwise Pr-Fr), 11 Rizzuto (Pr-Fr), 29 Kluszewski (Fr), 37 Snider (Gd), 49b Sain/correct (Pr), 57 Lopat (Pr-Fr), 59 Roberts (Gd), 65 Slaughter (Gd, black back), 67 Reynolds (Pr-Fr), 91 Schoendienst (Pr-Fr), 129 Mize (Pr-Fr), 175 Martin RC (Pr-Fr), 191 Berra (Gd), 195 Minoso RC (Fr), 215 Bauer (Fr), 216 Ashburn (Fr), 227 Garagiola (Fr-Gd), 243 Doby (Fr), 246 Kell (Fr), and 250 Erskine (Fr). Missing the following 148 cards for completion: #1 Pafko, 4, 5, 10, 12, 19, 20 Loes, 22 DiMaggio, 24, 26 Irvin, 28, 32, 33 Spahn, 36 Hodges, 38, 40, 48 Page, 50, 52, 61, 64, 66 Roe, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 84, 88 Feller, 89, 90, 93, 94, 97, 100, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 116, 118, 120, 122 Jensen, 123, 126, 128, 130, 136, 138, 145, 146, 148, 151, 155, 157, 176, 177, 178, 180, 182, 184, 198, 199, 201, 202, 204, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 222, 224, 232, 234, 235, 239, 240, 242, 245, 247, and 251-310 (#261 Mays, 268 Lemon, and 277 Wynn). This is an attractive yet technically lower-grade partial low-number run of 1952 Topps, one of card collecting’s most popular classics. Total: 162 cards.