Lot # 1406: 1953 to 1958 Topps and Bowman Shoebox Collection (762) Including 43 Hall of Famers

Presented is an outstanding shoebox collection of 762 assorted Bowman and Topps dating from 1953 to 1958. The collection is highlighted by forty-three Hall of Famers, including Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Duke Snider, and Ernie Banks. Also included are six signed cards. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1953 Topps (133 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Gd). Includes four cards (averaging Gd+) from the high-number series (#221-280). Keys: #10 Burgess SP (5/95 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 27 Campanella (Pr), 37 Mathews (Pr-Fr), 43 McDougald SP (Pr-Fr), 76 Reese (Gd), 77 Mize (Pr), 78 Schoendienst (Gd+), 125 D. Williams (Vg), 149 D. DiMaggio (Vg), 162 Kluszewski SP (Vg-Ex), 229, 230, 235, and 245. 2) 1953 Bowman Color (25 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg/Vg-Ex (averaging Gd), with one better Includes: #1 Williams (Gd), 31, 50, 52, 69, 76, 78 Furillo (Vg), 89, 95, 120, 122, 124, 126, 136, two 137, 140, 142, 143 Lopez (Gd), 144, two 149, 151, 155, and 157. 3) 1954 Topps (134 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Vg), with a few Ex. Keys: #13 Martin (Ex), 17 Rizzuto (Vg), 32 Snider (Vg+), 36 Wilhelm (Vg-Ex), 37 Ford (Vg-Ex), 45 Ashburn (Vg), 50 Berra (Vg-Ex), 70 Doby (Gd), 86 Herman (Vg+), 102 Hodges (Vg), 139 O'Brien Brothers (Vg+), 187 Manush (Vg+), 183 Combs (Vg-Ex), and 239 Skowron RC (Vg+). 4) 1954 Bowman (46 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Vg), with a few Ex. Includes: #1 Rizzuto (Gd+), two 8, 17, 18, 26, 33, 36, 40, 49, 54, 60, 61, 64 Mathews (Vg-Ex), 80, 88, 101 Larsen RC (Vg-Ex+), 103, 120, 121, 127 Ennis (signed on reverse, Vg+), 140, 145 Martin (Vg-Ex+), 146, 148, 150, 171, 172, 174, 175, two 177 Ford (Vg-Ex+ and small pen marks on reverse, otherwise Vg), 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 201 Thomson, 209, 212, 213, two 215, 216, 222, and 223. 5) 1955 Topps (152 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with 5% lesser. Includes forty-three cards from the high-number series (#161-210). Keys: #1 Rhodes (Vg-Ex+), 19 Herman (Ex), 24 Newhouser (Vg-Ex+), 46 Kazanski (signed, Vg), 100 Irvin (Vg-Ex), 125 Boyer RC (Gd+), 152 Agganis RC (Vg-Ex), 155 Mathews (Ex), 187 Hodges (Gd), 189 Rizzuto (Vg-Ex), 198 Berra (1/99 T/B, otherwise Vg+), 200 Jensen, and 210 Snider (100/0 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex+). 6) 1955 Bowman (70 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with a few lesser and a few Ex-Mt. Keys: #1 Wilhelm (Vg-Ex+), 283 Chylak (Ex), 303 Conlan (Ex), and 315 Hubbard RC (tiny ink mark on upper-left corner, otherwise Ex+). 7) 1956 Topps (127 cards): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt (averaging Ex), with 10% lesser. Keys: Two #1 Harridge (both white backs, both Ex), two 2 Giles (gray back, Vg and white back, Ex+), 8 Alston (white back, Ex), 10 Spahn (white back, Ex), 15 Banks (white back, Vg-Ex), 66 Speake (signed, Fr), 99 Zimmer (white back), 140 Score RC, 149 Howell (signed), 164 Killebrew (gray back, Ex), 166 Dodgers (gray back, Vg-Ex+), 208 Howard (Ex+), 213 Tigers (signed by Billy Hitchcock), 226 Giants Team, 235 Newcombe, and 251 Yankees (Vg-Ex+). 8) 1957 Topps (26 cards): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt), with one Vg. Key: #97 Yankees Team (Ex+). 9) 1958 Topps (49 cards): Ranging from Vg to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex), with a few lesser. Keys: #25 Drysdale (Ex), 85 Aparicio (Ex), 100 Wynn (Nr/Mt), and 476 Musial AS (Vg). This is a very sizable offering of cards in desirable collector grade from these classic and very popular 1950s Bowman and Topps issues. Total: 762 cards. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA (for the six signed cards).