These “golden age” shoebox stars are highlighted by the following:
1952 Topps: #171 (GD);
1953 Topps: (2 cards, average VG to VG-EX);
1954 Bowman: #16 (VG-EX);
1955 Bowman: (10 cards, average VG-EX) with #130 Ashburn (VG), #171 Roberts (GD);
1955 Topps: (29 cards, average VG) with #100 Irvin (VG);
1956 Topps: (21 cards, average VG) with #109 Slaughter (VG), #307 Wilhelm (GD);
1957 Topps: (89 cards, average VG-EX) with #62 B. Martin (EX-MT);
1958 Topps: (160 cards, average VG to VG-EX) with #30 Aaron (VG-EX), #85 Aparicio (VG), #100 Wynn (trimmed), (2) #162 Hodges (GD, FR), #314 Snider/Alston (EX), #321 T. Williams/Kluszewski (VG-EX), #418 Mantle/Aaron (EX), #436 Mays/Snider (EX-MT), #480 Mathews AS (VG-EX), #482 Banks MVP (EX-MT), (4) #483 Aparicio AS (average VG-EX), #485 T. Williams AS (VG-EX), (2) #487 Mantle AS (both VG-EX), #488 Aaron AS (GD);
1959 Topps: (123 cards, average VG-EX to EX) with #360 Kaline (VG), #380 Aaron (VG-EX), #387 Drysdale (VG), #408 Fox/Aparicio (VG), #461 Mantle WS (EX), #467 Aaron WS (EX), #561 Aaron AS (VG-EX);
1960 Topps: (97 cards, average VG to VG-EX) with #1 Wynn (GD), (3) #132 F. Howard RC (VG, (2) FR), #377 Maris (GD);
1961 Fleer Greats: (30 cards, average VG to VG-EX) with #14 Cobb (VG-EX), #150 Wagner (VG);
1961 Topps: (541 cards, average VG-EX) with (2) #1 Groat (VG-EX, VG), #41 Mays/Clemente LL (VG-EX), #120 Mathews (EX), (9) #455 Wynn (average EX), #478 Maris MVP (VG-EX), (4) #485 Banks MVP (average VG-EX);
1962 Topps: (135 cards, average VG to VG-EX) with #30 Mathews (EX), (4) #31 Tresh RC (average VG-EX), #150 Kaline (PR, reverse pen mark), (2) #401 Maris/Cepeda (EX, VG-EX)
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