Lot # 1268: 1957 Topps Near-Complete Set (401/407) Including 27 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards Plus One Checklist and Five Contest Cards

Presented is an outstanding mid- to high-grade near-complete set of 1957 Topps consisting of 401 different cards (out of 407 in the set), missing only #10 Mays, 20 Aaron, 35 F. Robinson, 76 Clemente, 95 Mantle, and 328 B. Robinson for completion. Included are five contest cards and one checklist. Condition is 28% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 35% Ex, 31% Vg-Ex, and 6% Gd to Vg (including a couple with a slight trim and one with a slight miscut). Twenty-seven cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (23) and SGC (4). Keys: #1 T. Williams (EX 5), 2 Berra (EX-MT 6), 7 Aparicio (Vg-Ex+), 15 Roberts (20/80 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 18 Drysdale RC (Vg-Ex), 24 Mazeroski RC (Vg+), 25 Ford (VG-EX 4), 29 Herzog RC (Nr/Mt+), 30 Reese (SGC NM 84), 38 Fox (erased top border and slight trim, otherwise Ex+), 40 Wynn (80/20 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 55 Banks (EX 5), 62 Martin (VG-EX 4), 70 Ashburn (Ex), 80 Hodges (Gd), 90 Spahn (EX 5), 97 Yankees Team (VG-EX 4), 125 Kaline (EX-MT 6), 165 Kluszewski (Vg), 170 Snider (SGC EX/NM 80), 210 Campanella (EX-MT 6), 212 Colavito RC (VG-EX+ 4.5), 250 Mathews (25/75 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt-Mt, card resides in a sealed plastic holder), 286 Richardson RC (EX 5), 302 Koufax (SGC EX/NM+ 6.5), 312 Kubek RC (VG-EX 4), 324 Dodgers Team (Vg-Ex), 338 Bunning RC (EX 5), 400 Dodgers' Sluggers (EX-MT 6), 407 Mantle/Berra (VG-EX 4), Checklist 1/2 (NM 7, Blony), Contest/May 4th (EX 5), Contest/May 25 (EX 5), two Contest/June 22 (EX-MT 6 and EX 5), and Contest/July 19 (EX 5). Three additional PSA-Graded cards: #200 McDougald (EX-MT 6), 317 Giants Team (EX-MT 6), 322 Redlegs Team (SGC EX/NM 80). This is an extremely attractive mid- to high-grade near-complete set of the classic 1957 Topps issue. The equivalent SMR value for just 22 of the graded cards (not including the five cards graded lower than EX 5 and factoring two half grades at lower whole grade level) is $2,730. Total: 407 cards (near set of 401 plus five contest cards and one checklist).