1953 Topps -- Card Gallery

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Jim

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James Edward

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Brown & Pendleton

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Charles Tuller, Jr.

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Charlie

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Mr. Bishop

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Jim

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James Riley

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Fridley has a recurring defect similar to the 58 Herrer, missing portions of the r in outfielder on the fron left bottom

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I hadn't looked at this card in a while and was reminded how quick and cheap PSA used to be. I had doubles and sent both in, figuring I'd keep the highest grade. Seemed to make sense when cost was less than $10 and the roundtrip was 1-2 months.

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Andy

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Andrew Arthur

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Ray

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Raymond Leo

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[Volod]

Originally Posted by Vegas Cards

Mr. Bishop

When I was putting my childhood collection back together in the early '80's, I was after all the sets I could remember, but not interested in the 1953 Topps, mainly because I disdained the cheesy artwork - even as an eight-year-old card connoisseur. However, as I exited a cardshow one night in 1982, the last dealer table had an album open to the '53 T third series and when I glanced at number 186, the name "Charlie Bishop" made my knees weak. I pulled out my wallet and quickly handed over twenty-five bucks for thirty EX/MT commons, which seemed to make the dealer pretty happy with only a few minutes before closing time. Puzzling over my strange attraction to a very common card of a very obscure player, as well as my newly developed interest in the set, I later realized that I must have been fascinated by that card as a kid because the proprietor of the corner butcher shop on my street was named "Charlie Bishop," and he bore a certain resemblance to the ballplayer pictured on the card. Who knows, maybe they were the same guy?

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Fred

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Dixie

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Great story but "cheesey artwork"? Geez. I think it is the most beautiful set ever made alongside 56 Topps

Originally Posted by Volod

When I was putting my childhood collection back together in the early '80's, I was after all the sets I could remember, but not interested in the 1953 Topps, mainly because I disdained the cheesy artwork - even as an eight-year-old card connoisseur. However, as I exited a cardshow one night in 1982, the last dealer table had an album open to the '53 T third series and when I glanced at number 186, the name "Charlie Bishop" made my knees weak. I pulled out my wallet and quickly handed over twenty-five bucks for thirty EX/MT commons, which seemed to make the dealer pretty happy with only a few minutes before closing time. Puzzling over my strange attraction to a very common card of a very obscure player, as well as my newly developed interest in the set, I later realized that I must have been fascinated by that card as a kid because the proprietor of the corner butcher shop on my street was named "Charlie Bishop," and he bore a certain resemblance to the ballplayer pictured on the card. Who knows, maybe they were the same guy?

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Ralph McPherran

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Ralph

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Received TTM in August 2014.

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Wally

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Waldron Thomas

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Michael John

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Mike

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Edward Terrance

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Eddie

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Ed

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Warren Edward

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Bob

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Robert Charles

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