1952 Topps PSA-Graded Near-Complete Master Set (490/491)

Sold For:

$58,800

Year:

1952

Auction:

2024 Summer

Lot #:

1325

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Presented is a very appealing 1952 Topps near-complete master set of 490 different cards (near-set of 406 plus 84 variations). Missing just #311 Mickey Mantle for completion. All 490 cards have been graded and encapsulated by PSA. This is an outstanding opportunity to acquire a near-complete master set of 1952 Topps, the premier postwar gum-card set, with many rare high numbers, variations, and most key cards in desirable grades. This is a beautiful set.PSA Grading Composite: EX-MT 6 (7 cards): #124, 146, 155, 157, 181, 353 (MC), and 354. EX+ 5.5 (4 cards): #144, 176, 233, and 302. EX 5 (76 cards): #15/black, 18, 23, 24, 27, 31, 34/black, 37 Snider, 56/black, 58, 64, 69/black, 71/black, 73, 82, 93, 96, 111, 112, 113, 118, 120, 128, 133, 135, 145, 147, 151, 152, 153, 161, 162, 163, 168, 172, 173, 183, 187, 194, 195 Minoso RC (MC), 196, 197, 199, 205, 206, 207, 209, 211, 213, 215 Bauer, 217, 220, 226, 227 Garagiola, 231, 236, 238, 242, 245, 252, 253, 254, 257, 265, 266, 268 Lemon, 271, 281, 288, 290, 292, 299, 348 (MK), 374, 380, and 397. VG-EX+ 4.5 (32 cards): #3/black, 6/black, 9, 9/black, 12/black, 17, 27/black, 29 Kluszewski, 31/black, 33 Spahn/black, 35, 38/black, 49b Sain/correct/black, 70, 78, 79/black, 85, 98, 137, 141, 149, 154, 175 Martin RC, 178, 216 Ashburn, 225, 235, 255, 270, 272, 297, and 313 Thomson. VG-EX 4 (247 cards): #4/black, 5, 5/black, 6, 7, 7/black, 8, 10, 10/black, 11 Rizzuto, 14, 14, 15, 16, 16/black, 17/black, 18/black, 20 Loes RC, 21, 21/black, 22 DiMaggio/black, 24/black, 25/black, 26 Irvin/black, 28, 28/black, 29 Kluszewski/black, 30, 30/black, 32/black, 33 Spahn, 34, 35/black, 36 Hodges, 38, 39/black, 40, 40/black, 41, 41/black, 42, 43/black, 44, 44/black, 45, 46/black, 48a Page/error/black 49a Sain/error/black, 49b Sain/correct, 50, 50/black, 51, 51/black, 52, 52/black, 53/black, 54, 54/black, 55, 55/black, 57 Lopat, 57 Lopat/black, 59 Roberts/black, 60, 60/black, 61/black, 62, 62/black, 63, 63/black, 64/black, 65 Slaughter/black, 66 Roe/black, 67 Reynolds, 67 Reynolds/black, 68, 68/black, 71, 72/black, 73/black, 74/black, 76, 76/black, 77, 78/black, 80, 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88 Feller, 89, 90, 91 Schoendienst, 92, 94, 95, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 121, 122 Jensen, 123, 125, 126, 127, 129 Mize, 130, 131, 132, 134, 136, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 148, 150, 156, 158, 159, 160, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 170, 171, 174, 177, 180, 182, 184, 186, 188, 189, 191 Berra, 193, 198, 200 Houk RC (MC), 201, 202, 203, 204, 208, 210, 212, 214, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 224, 228, 229, 230, 234, 237, 239, 240, 241, 244, 246 Kell, 247, 248, 249, 250 Erskine, 256, 258, 259, 260, 262, 263, 264, 267, 269, 273, 274, 276, 277 Wynn, 278, 279, 280, 282, 283, 285, 286, 287, 289, 291, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 300, 301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 321 Black RC, 330, 332 Bartirome, 334, 335, 337, 338, 340, 346, 347 Adcock, 350, 351 Dark, 356, 366, 369 Groat RC, 372 McDougald RC, 378, 384 Crosetti, 385, 386, 393, 402, 404, and 406 Nuxhall RC. VG+ 3.5 (13 cards): #13, 43, 56, 65 Slaughter, 74, 75, 79, 307 Campos/black star, 322, 357 Burgess, 360, 390, and 392 Wilhelm RC. VG 3 (60 cards): #1 Pafko, 11 Rizzuto/black, 12, 13/black, 19/black, 23/black, 25, 26 Irvin, 32, 37 Snider/black, 42/black, 46, 47, 47/black, 48b Page/correct, 61, 69, 70/black, 72, 75, 77/black, 102, 185, 190, 192, 232, 243 Doby, 251, 275, 284, 315 Durocher, 319, 323 (MK), 325, 326 Shuba RC, 327, 336, 341, 344 Blackwell, 352, 355, 358, 359, 362, 363, 364, 365, 368, 370, 371, 375, 377, 379, 382 Jones RC, 387, 388, 394 Herman, 400 Dickey (MC), 401, and 405. GOOD+ 2.5 (6 cards): #58/black, 80/black, 179, 312 Robinson, 389, and 398. GOOD 2 (41 cards): #2 Runnels, 2 Runnels/black, 3, 4, 8/black, 19, 20 Loes RC/black, 22 DiMaggio, 36 Hodges/black, 39, 45/black, 48b Page/correct/black, 53, 59 Roberts, 66 Roe, 314 Campanella, 316, 317, 318, 320, 324, 328, 329, 331, 333 Reese, 339, 342 Labine RC, 343, 345, 349, 361, 367, 373 Turner RC, 376, 381, 383, 391, 395, 396 Williams RC, 399, and 403. FAIR 1.5 (1 card): #1 Pafko/black. POOR 1 (1 card): #146 House/yellow Tiger. Authentic (2 cards): #261 Mays and 407 Mathews RC.Also included with the set, as noted above, are an additional eighty low-numbers (#1-80) representing the red- or black-back variations of these cards. The amazing thing about a quality mid-grade 1952 Topps set such as this is the outstanding value it offers compared to cards in higher grade, as well as the comfort provided by the natural potential "break value" associated with such a set. This is a rarely offered, very pleasing near-complete master set of one of baseball-card collecting's premier issues, with numerous significant highlights. The total SMR value for the assigned grades (factoring in fifty half grades at the lower whole-grade level and not including the three cards graded below POOR 1 or the six PSA-qualified cards) is $34,115, which does not even begin to take into account the time and effort required to complete a set of this size. Total: 490 cards (near-complete set of 406, plus four variations and 80 low-number back variations). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $10,000.