Lot # 1246: 1956 Topps Collection (495) Including 42 Hall of Famers

Presented is a very attractive mid- to high-grade collection of 495 1956 Topps baseball consisting of a partial set of 230 different cards (out of 340 in a set) plus 265 duplicates. The collection is highlighted by forty-two Hall of Famers including Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Duke Snider, Al Kaline (5), and Ernie Banks (5). Includes twenty-four significant gray back variations (#1-100). Condition is 28% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 57% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 15% Gd to Vg (mostly due to miscut centering and including a couple lesser). Keys: #1 Harridge (Ex), 5 Williams (Ex), five 15 Banks (four Ex and Vg-Ex, all due mostly to centering), five 20 Kaline (two Nr/Mt, Ex-Mt, and two Ex, all due mostly to centering), two 25 Kluszewski, 31 Aaron (Vg), 107 Mathews (0/100 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt+), three 109 Slaughter, three 118 Fox, two 145 Hodges (Vg-Ex+ and Gd), 150 Snider (Nr/Mt due to centering), two 164 Killebrew (Ex-Mt and Ex), 165 Schoendienst, two 166 Dodgers (Ex-Mt and 1/99 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 180 Roberts, two 181 Martin (both Ex), four 187 Wynn, 194 Irvin, three 195 Kell, two 200 Feller (Ex-Mt and Ex+), two 240 Ford (Ex and Vg-Ex), 251 Yankees (Vg-Ex), two 255 Lemon and 260 Reese (Ex). Missing the following 110 cards for completion: #8, 10 Spahn, 12, 21, 30 Robinson, 33 Clemente, 35, 39, 42, 44, 45, 57, 58, 61, 63, 67, 68, 73, 79 Koufax, 83, 99, 101 Campanella, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 110 Berra, 111, 112, 113 Rizzuto, 115, 117, 120 Ashburn, 125, 127, 128, 130 Mays, 131, 134, 135 Mantle, 138, 139, 140, 149, 151, 153, 156, 157, 163, 167, 170, 177, 204, 217, 218, 226, 230, 239, 245, 250, 254, 256, 257, 261, 263, 265, 266, 267, 269, 272, 274, 275, 276, 277, 280, 284, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292 Aparicio, 293, 295, 297, 299, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 310, 315, 316, 317, 318, 320, 322, 325, 326, 329, 331, 332 Larsen, 333, 334, 335, 338, and 340. Total: 495 cards.