Lot # 1408: 1953 Topps Near-Complete Set (270/274)

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Presented is a very attractive and mostly mid-grade near-complete set (270 of 274 cards) of 1953 Topps, one of the most significant of all postwar baseball card issues. Missing only #82 Mantle, 220 Paige, 244 Mays, and 269 for completion. Condition is 12% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex), 70% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 18% lesser. Keys: #1 Robinson (Fr), 10 Burgess SP (Vg), 27 Campanella (Vg-Ex), 37 Mathews (Vg-Ex), 41 Slaughter (Vg), 43 McDougald SP (Vg-Ex), 54 Feller (Gd), 61 Wynn SP (Vg+), 62 Irvin (Vg+), 76 Reese (Gd), 77 Mize (Vg), 78 Schoendienst (Vg), 81 Black SP (10/90 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 86 Martin SP (Vg-Ex), 87 Lopat SP (Vg-Ex), 104 Berra (Vg), 114 Rizzuto (Vg), 119 Sain SP (Vg+), 138 Kell (Fr), 147 Spahn (EX+ 5.5), 149 D. DiMaggio (Gd), 151 Wilhelm SP (Vg), 162 Kluszewski SP (Vg-Ex+), 191 Kiner (Vg), 207 Ford (Vg-Ex), 228 Newhouser (EX/NM 6), 246 Face RC (Vg-Ex), 254 Roe (99/1 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 258 Gilliam RC (Vg-Ex), 263 Podres RC SP (0/100 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 264 Woodling (5/95 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 265 Jensen SP (Gd), 273 Haddix RC SP (Vg), and 280 Bolling RC SP (1/99 L/R, otherwise Vg+). This is an impressive medium-grade set with excellent eye appeal. Total: 270 cards.