HS_Dec12AuctionGuide.. - Huggins & Scott

81. 1949 Bowman
Baseball Near Set
(185/240)
Secure nearly 80% of the popular
1949 Bowman Baseball edition
with the offered ear set of
(185/240) cards. This primarily
mid-grade gathering has an
approximate condition breakdown
of 20% (EX or better), 25% (VG-
EX), 30% (VG) and 25% (GD or
lesser) with the (70) tougher high
numbers presenting only slightly
lesser than the more available
series. Keys include #24 Musial
(FR), #27 Feller (VG), #33 Spahn
(EX), #46 Roberts RC (VG), #98
Rizzuto (VG, No Name on Front),
#100 Hodges RC (VG), #110
Wynn RC (EX) and #233 Doby
RC (VG). More on our website.
Opening Bid $250.00
82. 1953 Topps Baseball
Near Set (241/274) with
Mantle
Seize nearly 90% of the 1953 Topps
Baseball series with the offered near
set of (241/274) cards. Missing primarily
high numbers, this gorgeous
early Topps issue still features major
stars including Mantle, Mays, Paige
and many more. The approximate
condition breakdown for this edition
is as follows: 10% (EX or better),
20% (VG-EX), 30% (VG) and 40%
(GD or lesser) with the challenging
high series presenting lesser than the
more available numbers. Although
nearly 5-10% display reverse writing,
tape residue or paper loss, the
overall presentation of the set is still
nice. Keys include #1 J. Robinson
(VG), #27 Campanella (VG-EX),
#76 Reese (VG), #82 Mantle (VG),
#104 Berra (VG), #207 Ford (GD), #220 Paige (GD), #244 Mays (colored) and #258
Gilliam RC (VG-EX). More on our website.
Opening Bid $400.00
83. 1954 Red Heart Dog
Food Complete SGC
Graded Set of (33) Cards
Satisfy Fido and pick up this colorful
1954 Red Heart Dog Food complete
SGC graded set of (33) cards.
Included are SGC 86: (4 cards) with
Dark, Fondy, Gilliam, Kell; SGC 84:
(4 cards) with Kluszewski, Lollar,
Yost, Zernial; SGC 80: (9 cards)
with Baumholtz, Cox, Hegan, Kuenn,
Lemon, Pierce, Sauer, Spahn, White;
SGC 70: (5 cards) with Kiner,
Martin, Rosen, Schoendienst,
Slaughter; SGC 60: (8 cards) with
Bell, Fain, Fox, Mantle, McDougald,
McMillan, Minoso, Snider; SGC 50:
(2 cards) with Erskine, Musial and
SGC 40: Ashburn.
Opening Bid $500.00
84. 1955 Robert Gould All-Star Statues Near Set (26/28)
& (8) BVG Graded Cards with Banks
Desirable 1955 Robert Gould All-Star Statues near set of (26/28) and (8) BVG graded
cards. Featured are Robert Gould Statues near: (26/28, missing Banks and
Schoendienst) with Ashburn (NM), Kluszewski (NM), Mays (VG-EX), Wynn (VG);
Robert Gould Cards: (8 cards, includes advertising slip in (EX) condition) with
BVG 3: (2 cards) with #11 Boone, #28 Parnell; BVG 2: (5 cards) with #16 Bell, #18
Hamner, #21 Newcombe, #23 Thomson, #27 Pierce and BVG 1.5: #26 Banks. The
advertising slip with ample baseball imagery is particularly scarce and few, if any,
have surfaced on the secondary market.
Opening Bid $400.00
85. 1956 Dairy Queen/Big League Combined Set of (18)
Statues
Seldom offered 1956 Dairy Queen/Big League combined set of (18) statues. Although
separate issues, the editions share the same checklist and are otherwise identical with
the bronze coating on the Big League issue being the only defining attribute. Included
are Dairy Queen: (13 statues, average EX) with Berra (EX), Campanella (VG-EX),
Doby (VG-EX), Hodges (VG-EX), Lemon (VG-EX), Mantle (EX-MT), Mathews
(VG-EX), Musial (EX), Reese (VG-EX), Rosen, Snider (EX), Vernon; Big League: (5
statues, average NM) with Antonelli, Avila, Gilliam, Kuenn and Minoso.
Opening Bid $250.00
86. 1956 Topps Baseball
Complete Set of (340)
Cards
Popular 1956 Topps Baseball complete
edition of (340) cards for the
“true” set collector. The action/pose
sequences for this oversized edition
have an approximate condition
breakdown throughout of 25% (VG-
EX or better), 25% (VG), 30% (GD)
and 20% (FR or lesser) with only a
handful of instances of pin holes or
writing. Highlights include #5 T.
Williams (GD), #15 Banks (VG),
#30 J. Robinson (PR, writing), #31
Aaron (GD), #33 Clemente (PR,
writing), #79 Koufax (FR), #101
Campanella (GD), #110 Berra (GD),
#113 Rizzuto (GD), #130 Mays
(GD), #135 Mantle (PR, pin holes,
gray back), #150 Snider (VG), #164
Killebrew (VG-EX), #166 Dodgers
Team (VG-EX), #200 Feller (VG-EX), #251 Yankees Team (GD), #260 Reese (VG)
and #292 Aparicio RC (GD). More on our website.
Opening Bid $500.00
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