Lot # 1198: 1954 to 1956 Topps Partial Set Trio (3 Sets, 457 Cards)

Presented is a substantial collection of 457 cards from the 1954, 1955, and 1956 Topps baseball issues. This impressive collection is highlighted by examples of Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Phil Rizzuto, Roy Campanella, and Larry Doby. Ten cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1954 Topps (145/250): Condition is 33% Ex to Ex-Mt (including one Nr/Mt), 60% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 7% lesser. Keys: #17 Rizzuto (Gd) and 194 (EX-MT 6). Missing the following 105 cards for completion: #1 Williams, 3 Irvin, 4, 7, 10 Robinson, 12, 13 Martin, 15, 20 Spahn, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 Mathews, 32 Snider, 36 Wilhelm, 37 Ford, 39, 40, 43, 45 Ashburn, 46, 48, 50 Berra, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 65, 67, 70 Doby, 74, 76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 87, 88, 89, 90 Mays, 91, 92, 93, 94 Banks, 101, 102 Hodges, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 114, 115, 116, 120, 128 Aaron, 129, 130, 131, 132 Lasorda, 137, 139, 141, 149, 150, 155, 156, 158, 174, 176, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 187, 191, 193, 195, 196, 200, 201 Kaline, 202, 203, 205, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 222, 225, 226, 239 Skowron, 240, 245, 248, 249, and 250 Williams. 2) 1955 Topps (123/206): Condition is 26% Ex to Ex-Mt, 65% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 9% lesser. Keys: #1 Rhodes (Pr-Fr) and 120 Kluszewski (Vg-Ex). Eight additional PSA-graded cards: EX 5 (1 card): #98. VG-EX 4 (5 cards): #16, 113, 129, 138, and 168. GOOD 2 (2 cards): #68 and 87. Missing the following 83 cards for completion: #2 Williams, 4 Kaline, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 24 Newhouser, 25, 26, 28 Banks, 31 Spahn, 40, 43, 47 Aaron, 50 Robinson, 51, 54, 63, 65, 69, 70, 73, 75, 77, 80, 82, 90, 92, 99, 100 Irvin, 103, 108, 109, 112, 117, 123 Koufax, 124 Killebrew, 125 Boyer, 133, 134, 137, 139, 140, 144, 145, 147, 149, 152 Agganis, 154, 155 Mathews, 156, 157, 160, 161, 164 Clemente, 166, 172, 173, 174, 176, 180, 183, 185, 187 Hodges, 188, 189 Rizzuto, 190, 191, 194 Mays, 196, 197, 198 Berra, 200, 201, 202, 204, 205, and 210 Snider. 3) 1956 Topps (189/340): This set includes 45 significant gray back variations (#1-100). Condition is 25% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a few Nr/Mt), 57% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 18% lesser (including a couple with a slight trim). Keys: #31 Aaron (partially erased pencil mark on front, otherwise Vg, gray back), 101 Campanella (slightly miscut top edge, otherwise Ex+, gray back), 250 Doby (80/20 T/B, otherwise Ex), and 321 (VG-EX 4). Missing the following 151 cards for completion: #1 Harridge, 2, 5 Williams, 8, 10 Spahn, 12, 13, 14, 15 Banks, 20 Kaline, 21, 25, 26, 30 Robinson, 33 Clemente, 35, 40, 43, 45, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 72, 76, 77, 79 Koufax, 80, 81, 83, 85, 88, 89, 90, 95, 98, 100, 107 Mathews, 108, 109, 110 Berra, 111, 113 Rizzuto, 118, 120 Ashburn, 121, 125, 126, 128, 130 Mays, 134, 135 Mantle, 139, 143, 144, 145 Hodges, 146, 148, 150 Snider, 154, 155, 160, 164 Killebrew, 165, 166 Dodgers, 167, 170, 173, 175, 176, 177, 180, 181 Martin, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 194, 198, 200 Feller, 201, 204, 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 222, 225, 226, 229, 230, 232, 234, 236, 240 Ford, 241, 245, 249, 251 Yankees, 252, 253, 254, 255, 258, 259, 260 Reese, 261, 263, 268, 270, 271, 272, 277, 279, 280, 283, 284, 286, 287, 288, 289, 292 Aparicio, 299, 300, 301, 302, 307, 309, 312, 316, 319, 320, 322, 323, 324, 328, 329, 330, 332 Larsen, 335, 337, and 338. This is a very impressive and mostly mid-grade collection of cards from three classic 1950s Topps sets. Total: 457 cards.