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1952 Topps Baseball Complete Set (407). ...
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1952 Topps Baseball Complete Set (407). Some background information from our consignor:Originating from a collector in the Wabash Valley region where Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky converge. This set was amassed during the early 1950s and 1960s. As a young boy, the owner would ride his bicycle to his local corner grocery store and buy 5 cent packs of bubble gum and baseball cards. After spending the last 30+ years tucked away in a spare closet, the treasured pieces are now ready to find new homes, providing collectors with an opportunity to write the next chapter and beyond.
This series is one of the three most coveted card sets in the hobby universe, and this 407 card complete set is one of the finest we've seen. This issue set the standard for generations of collectors. They are simply a marvelous gallery of color and quality that has thrilled hobbyists for almost seventy years. Beyond the cards themselves is the fascinating history regarding the high-number cards that have become hobby campfire lore.
This set originated from a collector in the Wabash Valley region where Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky converge. As a young boy in the 50's and 60's, the owner would ride his bicycle to the local corner grocery store and buy 5 cent packs of bubble gum and baseball cards. After many such trips throughout his childhood, combined with an uncommon level of attentiveness and care, The Wabash Collection was completed. It spent the last 30+ years tucked away in a spare closet, but now this fresh to The Hobby set is ready to find a new home, and let a new collector write the next chapter in the lives of these fabled cards.
This is a very attractive and aesthetically pleasing assembly with many colorful, glossy and nicely centered examples. If you are a collector who values visual appeal in historic issues, this is a set that deserves a spot in your collection.
Thirty-three cards have been graded by SGC or PSA. Includes: Graded - SGC VG-EX+ 4.5: 1 card, #216 Ashburn; SGC VG-EX 4: 6 cards, #'s 59 Roberts/Red, 129 Mize, 243 Doby, 277 Wynn, 295 Cavaretta, 316 Williams; SGC VG 3: 7 cards, #'s 37 Snider/Black, 91 Schoendienst, 98 Pierce, 175 Martin, 268 Lemon, 314 Campanella, and 392 Wilhelm; SGC Good+ 2.5: 5 cards, #'s 33 Spahn/Red, 35 Sauer/Red, 88 Feller, 191 Berra, and 195 Minoso; PSA Good+ 2.5: 1 card, #312 Robinson; SGC Good 2: 5 cards, #'s 26 Irvin/Red, 65 Slaughter, 246 Kell, 313 Thomson, and 333 Reese; PSA Good 2: 1 card, #261 Mays; SGC Fair 1.5: 3 cards, #'s 36 Hodges/Black, 39 Trout/Black and 315 Durocher; SGC Poor 1: 3 cards, #'s 1 Pafko/Black, 11 Rizzuto/Red and 407 Mathews; PSA Authentic: 1 card, #311 Mantle. Ungraded - #'s 2 Runnels (FR), 20 Loes SP (PR), 22 DiMaggio (EX), 29 Kluszewski (VG), 48 Page/Correct (VG/EX+), 49 Sain/Correct (GD-ink rev.), 57 Lopat (VG/EX), 66 Roe (VG/EX), 67 Reynolds (VG), 122 Jensen (VG+), 227 Garagiola (VG/EX), 250 Erskine (VG/EX), 321 Black (VG+), 342 Labine (VG/EX), 344 Blackwell (VG/EX), 347 Adcock (VG/EX), 351 Dark (GD/VG), 357 Burgess (VG), 369 Groat (VG), 372 McDougald (VG), 384 Crosetti (FR), 394 Herman (GD-ink rev.), and 400 Dickey (PR). Grades 70% VG to EX, 30% Lesser with some miscut.
Auction Info
2021 September 25 Sports Showcase Auction #60009 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2021
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