Auction #17 - June 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/30/2024
The 1953 Topps Who-Z-At Star set is one of the many Topps sets from the 1950's and was a popular set due to the movie star subject matter and familiarity people had with the stars of the day. The set is complete at (80) cards and featured many stars of the day such as Elizabeth Taylor, Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban, Gene Kelly, Janet Leigh and many more. The cards have a silver border on the front and a deep blue background on the back and are condition sensitive so high grade cards are sought after by set completists. The Who-Z-At Star cards in this auction were all pulled by the consignor directly from packs in 1953 and have been in his collection since then except for the period they were with SGC for grading. There are high grade cards and mid grade cards from this lot but all are beautifully clean and in remarkable condition for 66 year old cards.
This 80-card series is one of the most
sought-after of the 1950s issues. It features color portraits of some of the leading actors and
actresses of the early 1950s, including Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Erroll Flynn, and Deborah
Kerr. The backs of the cards contain brief bios of the entertainer, as well as a quiz question. The
foundation of this set was a mostly original raw set, featuring dozens of cards with extraordinary
sharpness and stunning gloss. It’s been upgraded with eleven PSA-graded cards, including the
tough #1 NM 7 and the equally tough #80 (NM 7). The PSA- graded cards average 6.86, or NM-!
I don’t believe any raw card grades less than EX-MT. You will likely not see a set of comparable
quality come on the market for a long time. Just try and upgrade this set! All cards stored in
Cardsaver 1 holders and mounted in plastic pages in a looseleaf binder, for convenient viewing.
Fun! All pages containing PSA-Graded cards have been scanned.
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