1952, 1954, 1955 Topps & Bowman Baseball Cards

Includes Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Warren Spahn, Yogi Berra, Ernie Banks, Monte Irwin, Roy Campanella, Al Kaline, Hank Aaron, Nellie Fox, Eddie Mathews, Al Barlick, Cal Hubbard etc

Grading - I have used a jewelers loupe & a large assortment of PSA Graded examples in addition to their written Standards to determine conditions of corners, surfaces etc - Major flaws, creases etc are noted below

Surface wrinkles were common in early issues & are either inherent within the top layer of the cardboard prior to printing or possibly caused by handling, although it's impossible to create a wrinkle on one side without affecting the opposite side & at a minimum causing a noticeable bend. A surface wrinkle is never broken or cracked & appears on one side of the card only, front or back. Cracked surface wrinkles are creases. All are noted below.

Centering is at least 75/25 & better, measured at it's worst point - All centering less than 75/25 s noted

Absolutely no alterations have been performed on these cards to enhance grading

Legend - (RC) Rookie Card

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# Player / Team Grade Price
1952 topps - all red backs - Short Printed, SP
 Creases & surface wrinkles are noted
198 phil haugstad, dodgers - faint surface wrinkle on front only - front is VG EX - no visible surface wear - some paper loss & glue residue on back at top G VG 7.50
215 hank bauer, yankees - small faint surface wrinkle at bottom border & name plate on front only - small faint surface wrinkle on back at BL corner VG+ 22.00
218 clyde mcCullough, pirates VG EX 15.00
232 Billy Cox, Dodgers - 3 light to medium unbroken creases - nice gloss, color, small surface wear F 3.00
257 bobby avila, indians - medium unbroken crease G 7.50
261 willie mays, giants -  very small amount of paper loss on front - light crease on back only at TR corner VG 500.00
288 SP chet nichols, braves - light bends at BL & TL corner borders - 3 small faint surface wrinkles on front G VG 14.00
304 sam dente, white sox VG 12.00
Lot 6 - Topps - 1952 # 43, 255, 267, 290 - 1953 # 14 - 1954 # 83 - all intact, no missing pieces P F 9.00
1954 topps - No creases or surface wrinkles unless noted
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2 gus zernial, phil a's - faint surface wrinkle at BL & TR corner on front only - 1954 in ink on top - nice surface, gloss, color G 3.00
5 ed lopat, yankees - light unbroken crease near top - faint surface wrinkles, 1 at TR corner & 1 on back - small amount of paper loss TL corner G 3.00
6 Pete runnels, senators VG EX 9.00
8 bobby young, orioles G 1.50
10 jackie robinson, dodgers VG EX 110.00
13 billy martin, yankees VG EX 30.00
14 preacher roe, dodgers - light surface wrinkles at left side on front only  VG 6.00
20 warren spahn, braves VG EX 30.00
21 bobby shantz, phil a's - light surface wrinkles - light stain F 1.50
22 jim greengrass, reds VG 3.75
23 luke easter, indians VG 6.00
25 (RC) harvey kuenn, tigers VG EX 15.00
26 ray jablonski, cardinals VG EX 5.50
27 ferris fain, white sox - light surface wrinkle at TL corner on front only VG EX 9.00
31 johnny klippstein, cubs VG EX 5.50
34 jim rivera, white sox VG EX 5.50
35 jim gilliam, dodgers VG 12.50
40 mel parnell, red sox VG EX 9.00
41 willie jones, phils - tiny very faint surface wrinkle at right edge on front only VG EX 5.50
46 ken raffensberger, reds VG EX 5.50
47 ellis kinder, red sox VG EX 5.50
50 yogi berra, yankees VG EX 75.00
97 jerry lane, senators VG EX 5.50
104 mike sandlock, phils - small light unbroken crease at TL corner VG 3.75
117 solly hemus, cardinals - name in ink at top - light surface wrinkle at BR corner on front only G 1.75
118 carl scheib, phil a's VG EX 5.50
121 clem labine, dodgers VG EX 9.00
124 marion fricano, ph a's - 2 very faint surface wrinkles VG 3.75
1955 topps - No creases or surface wrinkles unless noted
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5 jim gilliam, dodgers G 5.00
8 hal w smith, orioles VG EX 4.50
11 ferris fain, tigers EX - 6.75
17 bobby hofman, giants - small very faint surface wrinkle on back only VG 3.00
18 russ kemmerer, red sox VG EX 4.50
23 jack parks, braves EX - 5.50
28 ernie banks, cubs VG EX 65.00
29 herman wehmeier, phils - small light surface wrinkle at right edge, front only VG EX 4.50
31 warren spahn, braves, Scan VG EX 35.00
32 ed mcGhee, white sox EX - 5.50
33 tom qualters, phils - small amount of paper loss on back at bottom right edge border - no visible surface wear on front VG EX 3.00
34 wayne terwilliger, washington - small very faint surface wrinkle on back only VG EX 4.50
36 leo kiely, red sox - small very faint surface wrinkle on back only VG EX 4.50
38 bob turley, yankees - faint pencil marks on back VG 3.75
39 bill glynn, indians EX - 10.75
40 don hoak, dodgers VG EX 5.50
41 chuck stobbs, washington - small very faint surface wrinkle on back only VG 3.00
46 ted kazanski, phils - 2 very faint surface wrinkles on back only VG 3.00
49 j w porter, tigers EX - 5.50
52 bill tremel, cubs VG EX 4.50
53 bill taylor, giants - very faint surface wrinkle on back only VG EX 4.50
55 rip repulski, cardinals EX - 5.50
57 billy o' dell, orioles VG EX 4.50
58 jim rivera, white sox EX - 5.50
59 gair allie, pirates VG EX 4.50
61 spook jacobs, kC a's - writing on top border G 1.50
62 thornton kipper, phils - light writing at right edge G 1.50
63 joe collins, yankees - very faint surface wrinkle on back only VG EX 5.50
64 (RC) gus triandos, orioles VG EX 5.50
66 ron jackson, white sox EX - 10.75
68 jim davis, cubs VG EX 4.50
69 ed bailey, reds VG EX 5.50
71 ruben gomez, giants G 1.50
72 karl olson, red sox - small light unbroken crease at TL corner on front only VG 3.00
74 bob borkowski, reds VG 3.00
78 gordon jones, cardinals VG EX 4.50
80 (RC) bob grim, yankees EX - 6.75
81 gene conley, braves - tiny edge tear at bottom border - 1 faint & 1 light surface wrinkle on back only at BL & TR corners G 1.75
82 chuck harmon, reds VG EX 4.50
83 tom brewer, red sox VG EX 4.50
84 (RC) camilo pascual, washington EX - 6.75
86 bill wilson, kC a's VG EX 4.50
100 monte irwin, giants - faint surface wrinkle BR corner on back only VG EX 15.00
101 john gray. kC a's G VG 2.25
102 wally westlake, indians VG EX 4.50
103 charlie white, braves - 2 light unbroken creases on left & right sides - 3 very faint surface wrinkles on front only G 1.50
106 frank sullivan, red sox - variation, full dot on "i" in signature VG EX 4.50
Lot 7 Topps - 1955 # 15, 24, 25, 37, 54, 109 - 1956 # 34 - all intact, no missing pieces P F 4.00
1955 Bowman - No creases or surface wrinkles unless noted
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13 Clyde Vollmer, Senators - 2 light to faint unbroken creases G VG 2.25
14 Gus Keriazakos, Senators - very light unbroken crease TR corner VG EX 4.50
15 frank sullivan, red sox - faint surface wrinkle on front only - light crease at TR corner VG 3.00
16 jim piersall, red sox - light surface wrinkle at left edge, front only VG EX 7.50
17 del ennis, phils EX - 6.75
19 bobby avila, indians EX - 6.75
20 al smith. indians EX - 6.75
21 don hoak, dodgers - light surface wrinkle on back EX - 5.50
22 roy campanella, dodgers - light pen mark on front o/w would grade NM -, nice surface, gloss - Scan G 15.00
23 al kaline, tigers - light surface wrinkle on front only - Scan VG EX 55.00
24 al aber, tigers - 3 light to faint surface wrinkles on front only - nice surface, gloss VG 3.00
28 dick cole, pirates EX - 5.50
30 bill sarni, cardinals - light surface wrinkle TL corner VG EX 4.50
31 (RC) johnny temple, reds VG EX 5.50
32 wally post, reds EX - 6.75
33 nellie fox, white sox EX - 22.00
34 clint courtney, white sox EX - 5.50
39 bob darnell, dodgers - light surface wrinkle on front only VG EX 5.50
42 bob greenwood, phils EX - 5.50
44 danny o' connell, braves - faint unbroken crease at BR corner VG 3.00
49 jim greengrass, reds - small light unbroken crease at bottom VG 3.00
56 billy cox, orioles VG EX 5.50
71 dave jolly, braves - small light unbroken crease at TL edge VG 3.00
72 chet nichols, braves EX - 5.50
73 eddie yost, senators EX - 6.75
75 (RC) brooks lawrence, cardinals EX - 5.50
76 tom poholsky, cardinals EX - 5.50
77 jim mcDonald, orioles EX - 5.50
80 lou limmer, kC a's EX - 5.50
82 lee walls, pirates - 3 faint & light surface wrinkles on front only - small amount of paper loss at tip of BR corner F G 1.00
86 ted gray, white sox EX - 5.50
87 randy jackson, cubs VG EX 4.50
88 steve bilko, cubs EX - 5.50
96 (RC) ray narleski, indians - tip of 1 corner missing, nice gloss P F .50
103 eddie mathews, braves - very faint surface wrinkle on back only near TL corner VG EX 22.00
104 bob porterfield, senators - faint surface wrinkle on back only - light bend at tip of BL corner VG 2.50
107 solly hemus, cards - light unbroken crease on back shows wear on front G 1.25
109 vern stephens, orioles - tiny very faint surface wrinkle on back only in top name box VG EX 5.50
112 granny hamner, phils EX - 4.50
115 roger bowman, pirates EX - 4.50
120 ed burtschy, KC a's - 3 small faint & light unbroken edge creases - better than it sounds - nice gloss G VG 1.75
123 marv grissom, giants VG EX 3.75
124 johnny antonelli, giants EX - 6.75
125 paul giel, giants VG 3.75
126 billy goodman, rd sox - very light surface wrinkle at BR corner, front only VG EX 5.50
127 hank majeski, indians - medium crease - 2 edge notches G 1.25
135 lloyd merriman, white sox VG EX 3.75
155 gerry staley, reds - medium creases F .50
168 yogi berra, yankees - small faint edge creases - better than it sounds - nice gloss, corners, focus - Scan G VG 18.00
178 tom brewer, red sox - small faint surface wrinkle on front at bottom VG EX 3.75
179 hank aaron, braves - very faint surface wrinkle on back only near TR corner, need to magnify to see it - Scan EX - 100.00
218 joe adcock, braves - medium center crease F 1.00
222 russ kemmerer, red sox EX - 4.50
223 hal jeffcoat, cubs EX - 4.50
229 (RC) jim brosnan, cubs EX - 9.00
230 al brazle, white sox - faint surface wrinkle on back only at TR corner - faint bend at tip of BL corner VG EX 5.50
238 eddie stanky, cardinals Mgr EX - 9.00
239 ed rommel, umpire EX - 18.00
241 johnny pesky, red sox VG EX 7.50
242 ernie banks, cubs - Scan VG EX 130.00
244 duane pillette, orioles EX - 6.75
246 hank bauer, yankees VG EX 11.00
247 dutch leonard, cubs EX - 6.75
264 bill henry, red sox - faint surface wrinkle TL corner, on front only VG EX 5.50
265 al barlick, umpire EX - 35.00
266 mike fornieles, white sox EX - 6.75
278 (RC) charlie neal, dodgers - light stain on back only o/w grades higher VG 10.00
286 frank secory, umpire - small faint unbroken crease on front bottom VG 7.50
288 dick smith, pirates - light unbroken crease & faint surface wrinkle on front left - nice gloss, focus etc VG 3.75
299 lonnie warneke, umpire - medium unbroken crease - 4 faint & light surface wrinkles at top & bottom edges on front only - nice gloss, focus, color G VG 7.50
304 harry chiti, cubs - light surface wrinkle at TL corner on back only VG EX 5.50
309 hal dixon, umpire - small light unbroken crease at top edge - nice gloss, focus, color VG 7.50
315 cal hubbard, umpire supervisor VG EX 28.00
316 marion fricano, KC a's - medium crease - nice gloss G 1.75
317 bill summers, umpire - light surface wrinkle on back only VG EX 7.50
318 sid hudson, red sox - small faint surface wrinkle near top edge, front only - light surface wrinkle on back only - very nice gloss, focus, color VG+ 3.75
320 (RC) george susce jr, red sox - light surface wrinkle on back only - bent corners with slight rounding - nice surface gloss VG 12.50
Lot 6 1955 Bowman - # 8, 26, 41, 139, 298, 307 - all intact, no missing pieces F P 3.00
End of 1952 - 55 Topps & 1955 Bowman

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