Day 1 - Huggins & Scott

BASEBALLDAY ONE - SEPT 29, 201073. 1887 N28 Allen& Ginter World’sChampionsComplete Set of(50) Cards with (9)SGCCelebrated 19th Centuryathletes from a variety offields grace the offered 1887N28 Allen & Ginter World’sChampions complete set offifty cards. Each card fromthis Richmond, Virginiaissue is neatly trimmedbelow the athlete’s nameand has sustained reversepaper loss or glue residue.For that reason, all cards aregraded “Authentic”.Included are SGC GradedBaseball: (9 cards, allAuthentic) with Anson,Bennett, Caruthers,Clarkson, Comiskey,Glasscock, Keefe, Mulveyand Ward. Other betternames include Baseball:Kelly; Boxing: Dempsey,Sullivan; Rifle Shooters:Cody and Oakley.Opening Bid $2000.0074. 1952 ToppsBaseballComplete #1-310 Set with(13) ExtraVariationsThe “Granddaddy” ofthe modern collectinghobby, the offered1952 Topps Baseballlow number completeset of (310) cards featuressome of thegreatest names in thesport’s history. Thisprimarily mid-gradeseries has an approximatecondition breakdownof 15% (EX-MTor better), 25% (EX),20% (VG-EX) and40% (VG or lesser)with nearly 10-15%revealing back damageor writing. The morechallenging #1-80 firstseries fares slightlylesser with a handful ofadditional instances of back damage or writing. Among the #1-80 series are (63) blackbacks, (4) red backs and (13) red/black back combinations with (2) #2 Runnels (VG,PR), (2) 4, (2) 7, (2) 8, (2) 9, (2) 12, (2) 19, (2) 23, (2) 25, (2) 28, (2) 30, (2) #33Spahn (FR, PR with back damage) and (2) 40. Highlights include #1 Pafko (GD), #11Rizzuto (VG-EX), #26 Irvin (VG-EX), #36 Hodges (FR, due to reverse writing), #37Snider (PR, due to paper loss and reverse writing), #59 Roberts (VG), #65 Slaughter(VG), #88 Feller (VG-EX), #129 Mize (EX-MT), #175 B. Martin RC (EX), #191Berra (GD), #216 Ashburn (EX-MT), #243 Doby (EX-MT), #246 Kell (EX-MT) and#261 Mays (VG). For a complete list of key cards, please visit our website.Opening Bid $1500.0075. 1953BowmanColorCompleteSet of(160/160)The BowmanCompany ofPhiladelphiamade a splashby issuing thefirst full-coloredcard inhobby history.This expensiveseries that wasdesigned tokeep up withthe fledglingTopps nearlydrove Bowmanto bankruptcy.Presented is agorgeous 1953Bowman Colorcomplete set of(160) cards.This mid-gradeseries has anapproximatecondition breakdown of 15% (EX-MT or better), 25% (EX), 25% (VG-EX) and 35%(VG or lesser) with nearly 25% displaying traces of reverse wax staining. Keysinclude #9 Rizzuto (EX), #10 Ashburn (VG-EX), #32 Musial (VG), #33 Reese (VG-EX), #44 Bauer/Berra/Mantle (VG), #46 Campanella (VG), #59 Mantle (VG), #80Kiner (EX-MT), #92 Hodges (VG), #93 Rizzuto/Martin (VG-EX), #99 Spahn (EX-MT), #114 Feller (VG-EX), #117 Snider (VG), #118 B. Martin (VG-EX), #121 Berra(VG) and #153 Ford (EX). For a complete list of key cards, please visit our website.Opening Bid $900.0020 HUGGINS & SCOTT AUCTION: SEPT 29-30, 2010 WWW.HUGGINSANDSCOTT.COM • 1.866.462.2273