Lot # 1400: 1953 Topps Partial Set (200/274)

Presented is a 1953 Topps partial set of 200 different cards (out of 274), highlighted by several short-prints and thirteen Hall of Famers, including Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Roy Campanella, and Eddie Mathews. 1953 Topps is universally recognized as 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% Vg-Ex to Ex, 62% Gd to Vg, and 26% Pr to Fr. Keys: #10 Burgess SP (Fr), 27 Campanella (Vg), 37 Mathews (Pr), 41 Slaughter (Pr), 62 Irvin (Pr), 81 Black SP (Vg), 86 Martin SP (Vg-Ex+), 87 Lopat SP (Gd+), 104 Berra (Gd), 114 Rizzuto (Vg-Ex), 119 Sain SP (Vg), 138 Kell (Fr), 147 Spahn (Vg), 149 D. DiMaggio (Ex), 151 Wilhelm SP (Ex), 162 Kluszewski SP (Gd), 191 Kiner (Fr), 207 Ford (Gd+), 228 Newhouser (Gd), 246 Face RC (Vg), 254 Roe (Vg+), 258 Gilliam RC (Fr), 264 Woodling (Gd+), 265 Jensen SP (Vg), and 280 Bolling RC SP (Pr-Fr due to spot of paper loss on reverse). Missing the following seventy-four cards for completion: #1 Robinson, 2, 4, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 31, 32, 35, 39, 40, 43 McDougald, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54 Feller, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61 Wynn, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76 Reese, 77 Mize, 78 Schoendienst, 79, 80, 82 Mantle, 83, 85, 92, 96, 112, 113, 132, 220 Paige, 222, 225, 226, 229, 235, 237, 240, 244 Mays, 248, 251, 255, 256, 260, 262, 263 Podres, 266, 269, 273 Haddix, and 274. This is an attractive medium- to lower-grade partial set of this classic 1950s Topps baseball issue. Total: 200 cards.