Lot # 1258: 1953 Topps Partial Set (168/274)

1953 Topps partial set composed of 168 of the 274 cards in the set, highlighted by several short-prints and five Hall of Famers, including Yogi Berra, Bob Feller, and Pee Wee Reese. 1953 Topps is one of the most popular and collected of all 1950s gum issues and one of the most significant of all postwar baseball-card issues. Condition is 12% Ex or slightly better, 64% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 24% lesser (including five with color added). Keys: #10 Burgess SP (Vg+), 54 Feller (Vg), 66 Minoso (Ex+), 76 Reese (color added, otherwise Gd), 81 Black SP (Fr), 104 Berra (Ex), 119 Sain SP (Vg+), 149 D. DiMaggio (Gd+), 151 Wilhelm SP (Pr-Fr), and 162 Kluszewski SP (Vg). Missing the following 106 cards for completion: #1 Robinson, 5, 7, 9, 14, 24, 27 Campanella, 34, 35, 37 Mathews, 41 Slaughter, 43 McDougald, 46, 59, 61 Wynn, 62 Irvin, 65, 72, 77 Mize, 78 Schoendienst, 82 Mantle, 85, 86 Martin, 87 Lopat, 93, 94, 95, 100, 101, 102, 109, 114 Rizzuto, 123, 125, 126, 129, 131, 137, 138 Kell, 140, 143, 146, 147 Spahn, 161, 167, 168, 174, 176, 179, 190, 191 Kiner, 207 Ford, 209, 210, 220 Paige, 221, 222, 224-227, 228 Newhouser, 229-236, 238-243, 244 Mays, 245, 246 Face, 247-249, 251, 252, 254 Roe, 255-257, 258 Gilliam, 259, 260, 262, 263 Podres, 264 Woodling, 265 Jensen, 266, 269, 270, 272, 273 Haddix, 274, 276-279, and 280 Bolling. This is a very attractive and mostly mid-grade partial set of 1953 Topps including several notable highlights. Total: 168 cards.