1952 Wheaties "Champions" Collection (94). ...
Description
1952 Wheaties "Champions" Collection (94). Originally found on the backs of Wheaties cereal boxes in 1952, this set of 60 cards have been hand-cut from their original box and amassed here. Thirty athletes from various athletic disciplines are here, with each having two entries each. One is an action drawing while the other is an up-close portrait of the athlete. Many of the era's most esteemed stars are here, including Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Ben Hogan, Otto Graham, Doak Walker, and George Mikan. Includes: SGC 84 NM 7: 2 cards, Hogan/Portrait and Snead/Portrait; SGC 82 EX/MT+ 6.5: 1 card, Williams/Portrait; SGC 80 EX/NM 6: 2 cards, Campanella/Portrait and Campanella/Action; SGC 70 EX+ 5.5: 3 cards, Berra/Portrait, Lujack/Portrait and Williams/Action; SGC 60 EX 5: 1 card, Musial/Portrait; SGC 55 VG/EX+ 4.5: 2 cards, Davis/Action and Mikan/Action. Ungraded - Berra (2: EX, GD-ink), Feller (3: 2 EX, VG), Kiner (VG/EX), Lemon (EX), Mikan/Action (2: VG, GD-ink), Mikan/Portrait (2: VG/EX, VG), Musial/Action (2: Both EX s/t), Musial/Portrait (2: VG/EX, GD), Williams (2: GD-ink). Grades 77% VG to EX with a few nicer, 23% lesser (mostly due to ink on the reverse). Please see our web site for a detailed list.More Information:
This is a full list of all 92 cards:
Bauer/Portrait(3), Bauer/Action(2), Hogan/Portrait,
Davies/Portrait, Davies/Action(3), Feller/Action(3),
Lemon/Portrait(3), Lemon/Action, Waterfield/Action,
Diehl/Action(3), Walker/Action(3), Kell/Portrait,
Mikan/Portrait(2), Mikan/Action(3), Davis/Portrait,
Davis/Action, Fraser/Portrait(5), Fraser/Action,
Pollard/Portrait(2), Pollard/Action(3), Patterson/Action(2),
Lujack/Portrait(3), Lujack/Action(2), Mangrum/Portrait,
Bauer/Portrait(3), Day/Action(3), Graham/Portrait(3),
Graham/Action(2), Berg/Portrait(3), Berg/Action,
Rizzuto/Portrait(3), Roe/Action(3), Kiner/Action,
Campanella/Portrait, Campanella/Action,
Snead/Portrait(3), Musial/Portrait(3),
Musial/Action(2), Williams/Portrait(3),
Williams/Action, Fears/Portrait(3), Fears/Action,
Berra/Portrait(3).
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