1953 TOPPS BASEBALL COMPLETE SET W/ PSA & SGC!!

Offered is a Complete Set of 1953 Topps Baseball! This set is complete with graded & ungraded cards including 8 SGC's & 7 PSA's! The 1953 Topps Baseball set consists of 274 cards, each measuring 2-5/8" by 3-3/4”. The sophomore set was originally slated to total 280 cards, but contractual agreements between six players and rival company Bowman resulted in the cancellation of card #s 253, 261, 267, 268, 271, and 275. Each bears a recognizable artistic depiction of the featured player, a single bottom corner caption area (red for American League and black for National League) relating the player’s name and position, plus his team logo. Represented heroes included Series 1 offerings of Jackie Robinson (#1) and Mickey Mantle (#82), with Series 2 encompassing #s 86 to 165 and the likes of Yogi Berra (#104) and Phil Rizzuto (#114). Willie Mays did not appear until #244, with that piece and fellow high-numbered cards #s 221 to 280 subjected to limited distribution late in the season, with some – like Mays - short printed. Other key players in the 1953 Topps collection include Hall of Famers Roy Campanella, Bob Feller, Pee Wee Reese, Satchell Paige (on his sole career-contemporary Topps offering), Warren Spahn, and Early Wynn (with Wynn being among the few “Low Number” short prints. Conspicuous in their absence were depictions of Ted Williams, engaged in his second tour of duty for the US Marine Corps, and contemporaries Gil Hodges, Stan Musial, and Duke Snider, the three of whom were under exclusive contract to Bowman.This is a great set to upgrade with most of the raw cards landing from Poor to VG+ condition.

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