Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Fall 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/20/2022
An encapsulated Dodgers bonanza is in store for you if this intriguing years-in-the-making collection is secured, with Jackie Robinson’s card #1 slabbed VG 3 and leading a 1953 Topps contingent of 20, just a Jim Gilliam card away from a complete team set. Condition leaders at EX-MT 6 are 81-Joe Black SP and Johnny Podres’ RC, the latter with an (OC) qualifier, with 14-Labine among five EX 5s and stars 27-Campanella (VG+ 3.5) and 76-Reese (GOOD 2) also notable. Two ’52 Topps cards precede the ‘53s and are both at VG-EX 4; 7A-Terwillinger Black and 273-Palica. Nine entries from ’54 include NM 7s of 98-Black (OC) and 209-Thompson RC, with EX 5s of 14-Roe and 166-Podres, a VG-EX 4 102-Hodges and 32-Snider (GOOD 2) also present. Four slabbed ‘55s include three at EX-MT 6; 25-Podres, 90-Spooner RC and 187-Hodges (OC), with 108-Walker graded 5 EX by CSA. The ’56 roster totals 11 (all but one have gray backs), with 299-Neal (NM 7) leading condition-wise, followed by EX-MT 6s of 42-Amoros (cracked/broken holder), 99-Zimmer, 190-Furillo and 223-Jackson. VG-EX 4s of 145-Hodges and 150-Snider are noteworthy as are three raw cards; 79-Koufax has paper loss (front) but is otherwise VG-EX, while RCs of 8-Alston and 63-Craig are low grade (F) examples, as is a Dodgers team card (P). A definite change in card style came in ’57, with 15 displaying the issue’s eye candy and led by NM 7s of 53-Labine and 376-Elston RC. Four at EX-MT 6 include 130-Newcombe and 252-Erskine, with 30-Reese among another four at EX 5 and 45-Furillo (VG-EX 4) and 170-Snider (VG 3) also in the mix. A baker’s dozen from ’58 include three NM 7s (93-Amoros, 258-Erskine, 401-Bessent RC), four EX-MT 6s (120-Podres), five EX 5s (88-Snider) and 417-Furillo at VG-EX+ 4.5. Closing out the 1950s is a big stack of ‘59s (19); four NM 7s (152, 321 (option), 364, 403-Labine), a dozen EX-MT 6s (20-Snider, 125-Fairly RC, 217-Erskine, 270-Hodges, 457-Dodgers Team), two EX 5s (495-Podres) and 387-Drysdale at VG-EX 4. Rounding out the collection is a ’60 Topps Sandy Koufax card (EX-MT 6), a ’63 Fleer Zack Wheat card (EX-MT 6), as well as nine miscellaneous Bowman and Topps raw cards, most notably ’55 Bowman cards of Newcombe (VG+) and Gilliam (VG). Talk about opportunities and possibilities, this Boys of Summer-led assembly offers plenty, with a mix of older and most recent PSA holders to mention, for the most part very well cared for over the years.
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