Lot # 1407: 1953 to 1959 Topps and Bowman Shoebox Collection (874) Including 71 Hall of Famers

Shoebox collection of 874 Bowman and Topps baseball cards spanning the years 1953 to 1959. The collection is highlighted by a Roger Maris rookie card and 71 Hall of Famers, including Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams, and Harmon Killebrew (rookie). This collection consists of the following: 1) 1953 Topps (130 cards, 79 different): Condition is 22% Ex (including some Ex-Mt, 66% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 12% lesser. Includes 12 cards from the high-number series (#221-280), averaging Vg-Ex. Keys: #37 Mathews (Vg), 151 Wilhelm SP (Gd), and 162 Kluszewski SP (Fr). 2) 1954 Topps (19 cards): Condition ranges from Fr to Vg-Ex (averaging Gd+), with one Ex. Includes: #1 Williams (0/100 T/B, otherwise Vg), 28, 32 Snider (Fr), 54, 85, 109, 122, 130 Bauer, 142, 164, 183 Combs (Vg), 191, 221, 224, 227, 240, 242, 247, and 249. 3) 1954 Bowman (2 cards): #90 Campanella (Vg) and 138b Hodges/.992 (Gd). 4) 1955 Topps (80 cards, 65 different): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), with 10% lesser. Includes: #4 Kaline (Vg), 6, 18, two 23, 24 Newhouser (99/1 T/B, otherwise Ex), 29, 33, 39, 43, two 48, 49, 50 Robinson (Vg), two 52, 54, two 57, three 62, 63, 64, 68, 72, 73, 78, 79, 82, two 83, 84, 89, 94, 97, two 110, 113, two 114, 117, 121, 124 Killebrew RC (Gd+), two 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 133, two 134, 136, 137, 139, two 140, two 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147, three 148, 151, 158, 163, 174, 179, 180, 181, 194 Mays (Pr), 204, 205, 208, and 210 Snider (Vg+). 5) 1956 Topps (6 cards): #54 (Vg-Ex, white back), 76 (Vg-Ex, gray back), 107 Mathews (Ex+, gray back), 145 Hodges (Vg-Ex+, gray back), 150 Snider (Gd, gray back), and 173 Podres (Vg, gray back). 6) 1957 Topps (146 cards, 134 different): Condition is 42% Ex to Ex-Mt (including some Nr/Mt), 53% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 5% lesser. Keys: Two #7 Aparicio (Ex and Vg-Ex), 15 Roberts (Vg-Ex), 24 Mazeroski RC (Vg-Ex), 29 Herzog RC (Vg-Ex+), two 40 Wynn (Nr/Mt and Ex), 130 Newcombe, two 138 Minoso, two 154 Schoendienst, 210 Campanella (Vg-Ex), 215 Slaughter, 230 Kell, and 338 Bunning RC (Vg-Ex). 7) 1958 Topps (48 cards, 44 different): Condition ranges from Gd to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex). Includes: #5 Mays (Vg), 19, 47 Maris RC (Gd), 49, 50, 85b Aparicio, 100a Wynn/yellow team (Ex), 100b Wynn, 125, 162 Hodges (Gd+), 167, 208, 285 F. Robinson (Gd), 289, 307 B. Robinson (Vg+), 318, 327, 334, 377, 390, 408, 410, 412, 415, 425, 437, 439, 447, 451, 453, 457, 460, 469, 478, two 479 Fox AS, 481, 482 Banks AS (Vg-Ex+), two 483 Aparicio AS, 485 Williams AS (Vg), 487 Mantle AS (Vg), 489, 490, 491, 492, and two 495. 8) 1959 Topps (443 cards, 293 different): Condition is 10% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 31% Ex to Ex-Mt, 49% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 10% lesser Keys: #30 Fox, 147 Cubs' Clubbers (Pr-Fr), 149 Bunning, 150 Musial (Vg+), 155 Slaughter, 166 Destruction Crew, two 202 Maris (Vg and Gd), two 260 Wynn, 270 Hodges (Vg), two 292 D. Williams, 295 Martin, 300 Ashburn, 310 Aparicio, three 312 Newcombe, two 317 NL Hitting Kings (Vg-Ex+ and Vg), two 338 Anderson RC (Ex and Pr), 349 Wilhelm, two 350 Banks (Gd+ and Pr), 360 Kaline (Pr), three 383 Words of Wisdom, three 408 Fox/Aparicio, two 430 Ford (Fr and Pr-Fr), two 435 F. Robinson (Gd and Pr), 439 B. Robinson (Vg+), 450 Mathews (Vg), and 553 Cepeda AS (Vg+). This is a very substantial representation of classic card issues from the 1950s, a collection unto itself, including many highlights. Total: 874 cards.