1991 Topps Archives 1953

Total Cards: 330

Size: 2 1/2" X 3 1/2"

Rating: 7.5 (39 votes)
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Cards

1	Jackie Robinson	Brooklyn Dodgers
2	Luke Easter	Cleveland Indians
3	George Crowe UER UER: Born 1923, should be 1921	Boston Braves
4	Ben Wade	Brooklyn Dodgers
5	Joe Dobson	Chicago White Sox
6	Sam Jones	Cleveland Indians
7	Bob Borkowski	Cincinnati Reds
8	Clem Koshorek	Pittsburgh Pirates
9	Joe Collins	New York Yankees
10	Smoky Burgess	Philadelphia Phillies

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Trivia

12 cards per pack, 36 packs per box, and 12 boxes per case.

The cards after #280 were not part of the original 1953 set and represent "The Cards that Never Were" and contain this statement on the backs.

Card #82 of Mickey Mantle was featured on the cover of the April 1992 issue of Sports Card Trader magazine with the caption, "Topps '53 Archives Are Sizzling!"

There were reportedly 18,000 cases produced.

Card numbers 174, 253, 261, 267, 268, 271, and 275 do not exist.

Card #174 (Billy Loes) was not included in the Archives set because he would not sign a contract. He evidently wanted more than the $500 Topps was offering.

User Comments

Sep 7, 2021 - 9:55AM
shannon mills

add this set to rip a pack

Mar 16, 2021 - 8:31AM
JnGCards

Does anyone know how many autographs were provided for the autograph cards?

Jul 9, 2019 - 2:23PM
FAMDaddy

This is a nice looking set! However, TOPPS did a horrible job with collation in each wax box, as even after opening all 36 packs, still fell 70 Cards short of complete Set. Time to try and do some trading, as I landed two Micky Mantle's and two Ted William's cards . . .