Lot # 1330: 1959 Topps Complete Set (572)

Very attractive and consistent complete set of 1959 Topps Baseball. The 1959 Topps set is highlighted by all the stars and Hall of Famers of the era, including the rookie card of St. Louis Cardinal Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. Condition is 22% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 68% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 10% Gd to Vg (including 2% lesser [mostly marked team checklists], a couple with a slight miscut, and ten with a slight trim). We have selected four cards to be graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Frick (Vg), 10 Mantle (VG-EX 4), 20 Snider (Vg-Ex), 40b Spahn (75/25 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 50 Mays (20/80 L/R, otherwise Ex), 150 Musial (Vg-Ex), 163 Koufax (80/20 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 180 Berra (Ex), 202 Maris (slight trim to bottom edge, otherwise Vg-Ex), 212 Fence Busters (Vg-Ex+), 317 NL Hitting Kings (Vg-Ex), 338 Anderson RC (Ex-Mt+), 350 Banks (Ex), 352 Roberts (slight trim, otherwise Ex), 360 Kaline (Ex), 380 Aaron (VG-EX 4), 387 Drysdale (Vg-Ex), 430 Ford (Ex), 435 F. Robinson (Vg-Ex), 439 B. Robinson (10/90 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 450 Mathews (100/0 T/B, otherwise Ex), 461 Mantle Homer (Vg-Ex+), 464 Mays' Catch (Vg+), 467 Aaron Clubs Homer (Vg-Ex), 478 Clemente (VG-EX 4), 509 Cash RC (Vg-Ex), 510 Yankees Team (Ex), 514 Gibson RC (slight trim, otherwise Vg-Ex), 515 Killebrew (trimmed, otherwise Vg), 543 Corsair Outfield Trio w/ Clemente (Vg-Ex), 550 Campanella (Vg+), 559 Banks AS (Vg-Ex), 561 Aaron AS (trimmed, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 563 Mays AS (Ex-Mt), 564 Mantle AS (EX 5), and 571 Spahn AS (10/90 L/R, otherwise Ex). Attractive mid- to high-grade complete sets of classic issues from the 1950s such as this always generate tremendous collector interest. This is the type of vintage set that to many collectors represents the very best value. Total: 572 cards.