Childhood collection from the years 1954 through 1956 with about 40% baseball, 30% football, and 30% non-sports cards, with many stars and Hall of Fame players. Overall condition is about VG-EX. We have posted multiple images to give an idea of condition. Cards are:
BASEBALL
1954 Topps BB (6) - #17 Rizzuto(HOF) EX, 20 Spahn(HOF) EX(OC), 30 Mathews(HOF) EX, 36 Wilhelm(HOF) EX, 37 Ford(HOF) P, 250 Williams(HOF) VG+/VG-EX.
1955 Topps BB (206) - #1, 3(3), 4 Kaline(HOF)(2), 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Herman(HOF) 20(2), 21, 22 Skowron(2), 23(2), 24 Newhouser(HOF)(2), 25 Podres(2), 26(2), 27, 28 Banks(HOF), 29, 30(2), 31 Spahn(HOF)(2), 32(2), 33, 34, 35, 59, 63, 70 Rosen, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 Amoros, 76, 77, 78(2), 79(2), 80(2), 81(2), 82, 83, 84(2), 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92 Zimmer, 93, 94(4), 95(4), 96(2), 97(2), 98(2), 99(2), 100 Irvin(HOF)(2), 101(2), 102(2), 103(2), 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114(3), 115(2), 116(3), 117(2), 118, 119, 120 Kluszewski(3), 121(4), 122(4), 124 Killebrew(HOF), 125 Boyer, 126(2), 127(4), 128(5), 129(3), 130(4), 131(2), 132(3), 133, 134(4), 135, 136(2), 137(2), 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146(3), 147, 148(2), 149, 150, 151, 152 Agganis(2), 153, 154(3), 155 Mathews(HOF)(4), 156(2), 157, 158, 159(2), 160(4).
Most cards range in the VG to EX+/EM range.
1956 Topps BB (96) - #9, 12, 14, 10, 21, 24, 28, 32, 36, 38, 44, 45(2), 46, 48, 57, 63, 71, 76, 77, 82, 83, 88, 89, 97, 103, 106, 115, 119, 122, 123, 131, 133, 137, 138, 145 Hodges, 158, 167, 171, 174, 179, 180 Roberts(HOF), 185, 193, 196, 207, 210, 220, 222, 238, 262, 263, 264, 266(2), 267, 269, 273, 275, 276, 278, 281, 283(2), 286, 287(2), 292 Aparicio(HOF), 293, 294, 295, 296(2), 300, 302, 304, 306, 309, 310, 311, 312, 315, 316, 317, 320, 321, 323, 326, 327, 330, 331(3), 333, 338, 339. About 80% of cards look to be in the EX to NM range withe the rest lesser condition.
FOOTBALL
1954 Bowman FB (44) - #9 Pihos(HOF),12 Matson(HOF), 17, 19 , 21, 23 Blanda(HOF), 27, 28, 29, 32 Hirsch(HOF), 39, 40 Graham(HOF), 45, 47, 50, 51, 53 Layne(HOF), 55 Gifford(HOF), 57 Bednarik(HOF), 58, 59, 60 Trippi(HOF)(2), 63, 64, 69, 81, 97, 98, 99, 100 Christiansen(HOF), 101, 102 Tunnell(HOF), 105, 106, 113 Conerly, 116 Connor(HOF), 117, 119, 121, 122, 127(2), 128. Most in the G to VG range with a few lesser.
1955 Bowman FB (65) - #1 Walker(HOF), 2 McCormick(HOF), 3, 4, 5, 7 Gifford(HOF), 8, 10 Pihos(HOF), 17, 18, 25 Matson(HOF), 26, 31(2), 32 Van Brocklin(HOF), 34, 35(2), 36, 38(2), 39, 40, 41, 42 Johnson(HOF), 43 Fears(HOF)(2), 49, 50, 55(2), 56, 57, 58(2), 59(2), 60(2), 61(2), 62 Blanda(HOF), 63, 65(2), 66(2), 67, 68(2), 69(2), 70 Ringo(HOF), 71 Layne(HOF), 72 Tittle(HOF), 122, 123, 124(2), 125(2), 126(2), 127, 128. Mostly in the VG to EX range with a few lesser.
1955 Topps All-American FB (115) - #2, 3(2), 4, 5(3), 6 Kinnick(6), 7(3), 8, 23(2), 24 Strong(HOF), 31, 32(2), 33(4), 37 Thorpe(HOF), 39, 40(3), 41(4), 44(5), 45(2), 46(5), 47(2), 48, 49(3), 52 Lujack(4), 53(4), 58(2), 59 Blanchard(2), 60(3), 62(3), 63 Justice(2), 64, 67(2), 69(2), 70, 71(2), 72(2), 73(4), 74(2), 75(4), 76, 79(2), 80(3), 82, 85 Luckman(HOF)(3), 89(4), 90, 91(3), 92(3). Most range in the VG to EX+ range.
NON-SPORTS
1952 Topps Look 'N See (28) - #1 Roosevelt, 5, 8, 19, 31, 51, 53, 60, 62, 65, 66, 80, 82 Rembrandt VG, 85, 89, 91, 93, 96, 98, 103, 104, 105, 107, 110, 112, 122, 125, 126. About 1/2 VG to EX and the rest very low grade.
1954 Bowman U. S. Navy Victories (6) - #5, 9, 13, 25, 45, 47. EX+/EM.
1954 Bowman Power for Peace (2) - #39, 85. P-F.
1955 Topps Rails & Sails (12) - #9, 10, 32, 34, 59, 69, 71, 74, 75, 76, 132, 140. Most EM to NM.
1954 Topps Scoops (123) - #1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13-18, 20-27, 30-34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 50-53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 62-64, 67-71, 76, 77, 79(2), 80-85, 87-89, 91, 92, 94-111, 113-156. Almost 80% of a set. Range evenly from P to VG-EX. A few of the cards still have not had the black from the front removed.
1954 Topps World on Wheels (41) - #2, 9, 12, 16, 18, 21, 24, 30, 32, 34, 39, 44, 47, 49, 51, 56, 58, 63, 69, 71, 79, 85, 86, 90, 104, 106, 108, 111(2), 112, 113(2), 121, 125, 126, 133, 134, 135, 142, 144, 158. #2-32 are water damaged & Poor. Rest very mixed from P to EM/NM.
1956 Topps Flags of the World (82) - #1, 2(2), 3(2), 5(3), 6(2), 7(3), 8, 10(2), 11(3), 13, 14, 15(2), 16, 17, 22(2), 24, 25(2), 26(3), 27, 28, 29(2), 31(2), 32, 33, 34, 43, 45(2), 48, 50, 51, 56, 57, 59(2), 60, 61, 62, 64(2), 66, 67, 68, 69(2), 70(2), 71(2), 73(4), 74, 75, 76(3), 77, 78(4), 79(2), 80. Overall about VG condition.