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Lot # 1399: 1953 Topps Near-Complete Set (245/274)

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Presented is a near-complete set of 1953 Topps consisting of 245 different cards (out of 274 in the set). 1953 Topps is 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 14% Ex (including a few Ex-Mt), 68% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 18% lesser. Keys: #10 Burgess SP (Vg+), 27 Campanella (color added, otherwise Vg), 41 Slaughter (Vg-Ex), 43 McDougald SP (Vg), 54 Feller (Vg+), 61 Wynn SP (Pr), 62 Irvin (Vg), 76 Reese (Vg+), 77 Mize (Vg), 78 Schoendienst (Vg), 81 Black SP (Vg+), 87 Lopat SP (Fr), 104 Berra (Vg), 119 Sain SP (Vg-Ex), 138 Kell (Fr), 147 Spahn (Vg-Ex+), 149 D. DiMaggio (Ex-Mt), 151 Wilhelm SP (Vg), 162 Kluszewski SP (Gd), 191 Kiner (Ex+), 207 Ford (Fr), 228 Newhouser (Ex), 246 Face RC (Vg-Ex), 258 Gilliam RC (Vg), 263 Podres RC SP (Vg), 273 Haddix RC SP (Fr-Gd), and 280 Bolling RC SP (Vg). Missing the following 29 cards for completion: #1 Robinson, 4, 37 Mathews, 69, 82 Mantle, 86 Martin, 93, 96, 99, 114 Rizzuto, 167, 220 Paige, 223, 227, 242, 244 Mays, 248, 249, 251, 252, 254 Roe, 256, 260, 262, 264 Woodling, 265 Jensen, 266, 272, and 278. This is a very attractive and mostly mid-grade near-complete set of one of card collecting's most popular issues. Total: 245 cards.