Overall about VG to EX partial set of 1953 Topps baseball. About 40% of the cards have some water staining (see Mantle and Paige cards). Included are #1 through 220 (missing #184) plus #227*, 232, 234, 238, 243*, 247*, 250*, 254*, 260*, 263*, 264*, 274*. *water stain. Keys are: #1 Robinson G-VG, 27 Campanella VG-EX/EX, 37 Mathews P, 41 Slaughter EX+/EM, 54 Feller VG, 76 Reese EX+, 77 Mize VG, 82 Mantle VG PSA 3, 86 Martin EX(ST), 104 Berra EX PSA 5, 114 Rizzuto EX(ST), 147 Spahn EX+/EM(ST), 191 Kiner EX+/EM, 207 Ford VG-EX, 220 Paige VG-EX PSA 4, 263 Podres VG(ST).
Water Stains: #16, 20, 22-25, 29, 32, 34, 39, 46, 48, 56, 61, 64, 66, 75, 79, 80, 82 Mantle, 84, 86-88, 90-92, 95, 96, 99, 101-103, 106, 108, 109, 111, 113-115, 117, 120-122, 127, 134-136, 138, 139, 142, 143, 146, 147, 149, 151-153, 155, 158-165, 173, 183, 205, 210, 211, 214, 215, 219, 220 Paige, 227, 243, 247, 250, 254,260, 263, 264, 274.
The 3 graded cards alone total over $700 in SMR value.