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Presented here, newly graded and fresh-to-the-hobby is this tremendous 1955 Topps Baseball complete set (206) in mostly VG-EX to EX-MT condition, with some better and worse examples mixed in. There are 19 total PSA graded cards in the set including the coveted Clemente and Koufax rookies as well as Aaron, Jackie, Ted Williams, Snider, Berra and more. Our consignor built this set totally from scratch as a young collector, pulling the majority of these out of '55 Topps packs or trading with friends, and kept them in a three-ring binder for over half a century.
Graded cards are: #123 Sandy Koufax RC - PSA GD+ 2.5, #47 Hank Aaron - PSA EX+ 5.5, #50 Jackie Robinson - PSA EX 5, #164 Roberto Clemente RC - PSA VG-EX+ 4.5, #2 Ted Williams - PSA VG-EX 4, #28 Ernie Banks - PSA EX-MT 6, #210 Duke Snider - PSA VG-EX 4, #198 Yogi Berra - PSA NM 7, #139 Steve Kraly - PSA NM 7, #84 Camilo Pascual RC- PSA NM-MT 8, #176 Norm Zauchin - PSA EX-MT 6, #188 Charlie Silvera - PSA EX-MT 6, #197 Al Smith - PSA NM+ 7.5, #207 Bill Consolo - PSA NM-MT 8, #125 Ken Boyer RC - PSA EX 5, #116 Tom Hurd - PSA EX-MT 6, #61 Spook Jacobs - PSA VG-EX 4, #192 Jim Delsing - PSA EX 5, and #204 Frank Smith - PSA EX 5.
Normally we do not address grading decisions, but the harshness and lack of consistency on some of these is too egregious not to--particularly the last four italicized. #61 Jacobs appears at least two full grading points higher (EX-MT+), while #192 Delsiing and #204 Smith could easily be EX-MT. All three look as nice as #139 Kraly or #197 Smith and slightly better than #176 Zauchin. In addition, #116 Hurd was somehow rated two points lower than #84 Pascual or #207 Consuelo. If you compare the images side-by-side, I think you will agree. Needless to say, there are some definite review or crossover opportunities in this lot.
Notable raw cards are: #1 Rhodes VG (OC), #4 Kaline FR, #5 Gilliam VG-EX (MC, MK), #6 Stan Hack NM, #19 Herman VG-EX, #24 Newhouser GD+, #25 Podres VG-EX, #26 Groat EX, #31 Spahn GD (OC), #52 Tremel NM, #54 Limmre EX-MT, #58 Rivera EX-MT, #64 Triandos RC VG-EX, #65 Boone EX-MT, #66 Ron Jackson EX-MT, #70 Rosen VG-EX, #72 Shepard EX-MT, #75 Amoros RC EX, #82 Harmon NM, #92 Don Zimmer RC GD+, #93 Bilko NM, #96 Bishop EX-MT+, #99 Leja EX-MT, #100 Monte Irvin VG+, #109 Lopat VG-EX, #114 Ortiz EX-MT, #120 Kluszewski VG (MC), #124 Harmon Killebrew RC GD (OC), #127 Dale Long RC EX-MT+, #134 Joe Jay EX-MT, #140 Mel Parnell EX-MT, #141 Tom Wright NM, #152 Agganis RC EX (OC), #154 Miranda NM-MT (OC), #155 Ed Mathews PR/FR (ST), #156 Joe Black VG-EX, #158 Tom Carroll EX-MT, #161 Tanner RC VG (OC), #166 Bauer VG-EX (PD or MK), #180 Clem Labine EX, #183 Tony Jacobs VG-EX, #187 Gil Hodges FR, #189 Phil Rizzuto EX-MT (OC), #194 Willie Mays EX (MC), #195 Ed Roebuck RC VG-EX, #200 Jensen EX+, #205 Freese RC GD, and #208 Ray Moore EX+.
There is one raw duplicate in this lot: #125 Ken Boyer RC - GD+ (OC).