Lot # 1243: 1956 Topps Complete Set (340)

Outstanding complete set of 1956 Topps featuring all the Hall of Famers and stars of the era, including Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays. The set includes eighty-four significant gray-back variations (#1-100). Condition is 17% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 61% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 22% Gd to Vg (including five lesser, a few with a slight miscut, one altered, and ten with a slight trim). We have selected six cards for grading and encapsulation by SGC. Keys: #1 Harridge/gray back (Vg), 5 Williams/gray back (VG 3), 10 Spahn/gray back (Ex+), 15 Banks (Ex+), 20 Kaline (Ex), 30 Robinson (VG/EX 4), 31 Aaron/gray back (Vg+), 33 Clemente/gray back (EX 5), 79 Koufax/gray back (EX/NM 6), 101 Campanella (Ex), 107 Mathews (Vg), 110 Berra (Gd+), 113 Rizzuto (2/98 L/R, otherwise Ex), 120 Ashburn (Ex+), 130 Mays (EX 5), 135 Mantle (VG/EX+ 4.5), 145 Hodges (25/75 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt-Mt), 150 Snider (25/75 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 164 Killebrew (10/90 L/R, otherwise Ex+), 166 Dodgers (Vg), 181 Martin (Ex), 200 Feller (Ex), 240 Ford (Ex), 251 Yankees Team (Gd+), 260 Reese (slightly miscut bottom edge, otherwise Ex), 292 Aparicio RC (Vg), and 332 Larsen (Gd+). This is a very attractive and mostly mid- to high-grade complete set of this classic 1950s Topps issue. Total: 340 cards.