1973 Topps 53 Reprint Completed in PSA 8 or Better

Davalillo · January 27, 2011 3:02AM

I bought this 8-card set raw about 12 years ago and submitted it 5 years ago and it came back with 5 psa 8s and 3 graded less. Then I sort of forgot about it. A month or so hobby friend Duncan Harvey asked me if I would be interested in exchanging the three lower grade cards I had plus cash for his 8s. It was an easy decision and an easy transaction. Thanks Duncan.

This set is a bit modern for me but since it contains vintage players from the 1953 Topps Set I am defining i t as semi vintage(kind of the same category as 1970 Kellogg)

. The set contains legends Jackie Robinson and Satchell Paige but also Al Rosen and Johnny Mize. Another thing that makes the set interesting is that two players have the wrong picture. Card #4 Al Rosen is really Jim Fridley and card #6 identified as Clyde McCullough is really Vic Jancowicz. Yikes!

My set consists of 8 PSA 8s. There are really no rarities. Rosen is a pop 7 in psa 8 but has 6 psa 9s. Peanuts Lowrey is a pop 9 in psa 8 with 5 9s. It ranks tied for 5th on the PSA Set Registry behind The 53 Kid and one of the greatest guys in the hobby Anthony Nex. I will let it rest at that level.

The set represents the 106th vintage or semi-vintage set I have completed in psa 8 or better and the 44th baseball set. Thank you to all collectors and dealers for helping me achieve my goals.

Completed sets in PSA 8 or better are as follows:

BASEBALL(44):

1936 S&S
1941 Play Ball
1948 Bowman
1951 Bowman
1951 Topps Red Back
1952 Bowman
1954 Bowman
1954 Red Heart
1954 Topps
1955 Bowman
1955 Topps
1956 Topps
1957 Topps
1958 Topps
1959 Fleer
1959 Topps
1960 Fleer
1960 Topps
1961 Golden Press
1961 Nu Card Scoops
1961 Topps
1961-62 Fleer
1962 Topps
1963 Fleer
1963 Topps
1963 Topps Peel-Offs
1964 Topps
1964 Topps Giants
1965 Topps
1966 East Hills Pirates
1966 Topps
1967 Topps
1967 Topps Red Sox Stickers
1967 Topps Pirates Stickers
1968 Topps
1968 Topps Game
1969 Topps Deckle Edge
1969 Topps Super
1970 Kelloggs
1970 Milton Bradley
1970 Rold Gold
1970 Topps Super
1973 Topps 53 Reprints
1974 Topps Deckle Edge

FOOTBALL(28):

1948 Bowman
1950 Bowman
1951 Bowman
1953 Bowman
1954 Bowman
1955 Bowman
1955 Topps All-America
1956 Topps
1958 Topps
1959 Topps
1960 Mayrose Franks
1960 Topps
1961 Fleer
1961 Nu Card
1961 Topps
1962 Fleer
1962 Kahn's Weiners
1963 Fleer
1963 Stancraft Playing Cards
1964 Philadelphia
1964 Topps
1965 Philadelphia
1967 Topps
1968 Topps
1968 Topps 4-in-1s
1969 Topps
1970 Topps
1976 Wonder Bread

BASKETBALL(9):

1948 Bowman
1957 Topps
1961 Fleer
1969-70 Topps
1970-71 Topps
1971-72 Topps
1971-72 Topps Trios
1972 Icee Bear
1976-77 Topps

HOCKEY(3):

1962-63 Parkhurst
1962-63 Topps
1963-64 Parkhurst

MULTI-SPORT(2):

1933 Goudey Sport Kings
1954 Sport Oddities

NON-SPORT(20):

1934 Carreras Film Stars
1934 Gallaher Champions of the Screen & Stage
1935 C&T Bridgewater
1938 Gallaher Film Episodes
1938 Ogden's Actors and Character Studies
1939 Gallaher My Favorite Part
1945 Mutoscope Artists Pin-Ups
1952 Dixie Cup Nelson's Ice Cream
1955 Barbers Tea Cinema & TV Stars
1955 Movie Stars of MGM
1956 Jibco Tea Screen Stars, Second Edition
1956 U.S. Presidents
1957 C.W.S. Western Stars
1958 TV Westerns
1960 Fleer Spins & Needles
1962 ABC Colorstars
1962 Barratt & Co Warriors Thru the Ages
1962 Civil War News
1966 Leaf Good Guys and Bad Guys
1967 Who Am I?

bishop · January 27, 2011 3:42AM

Jim---there are 3 wrong cards in the set. "Carl Furillo" is Bill Antonello. I have often wondered if so many screw ups in a small set were not intentional in some way, a gag perhaps for some Topps event/dinner function. In any event, congratulations. I like the set

Davalillo · January 27, 2011 5:43AM

I didn't know that. The card I have is not labeled as such although the other two are.

Thanks for the info.

Jim

Griffins · January 27, 2011 6:09AM

So much for consistancy of flips!

Congrats on the set Jim. Agreed on Duncan being a great guy.

mikeschmidt · January 27, 2011 6:23AM

Great completion, Jim-

I've heard similar conspiracy theories about the wrong pictures. Was this set put together for some Annual Event or dinner -- kind of like the Rookie thing Topps used to put together in the early 1960s?

M

calaban7 · January 27, 2011 6:35AM

Nice set Jim !!!!

I had a few of these that were graded , found them difficult to locate , then sold them.

Nice set to add to the list .---- Sonny

Davalillo · January 27, 2011 12:44PM

Thanks guys--I don't know how they were distributed.

qualitycards · January 27, 2011 1:22PM

Jim Congrats on #106

1973 Topps 53 Reprint Completed in PSA 8 or Better

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