Lot # 1327: 1959 Topps Partial Set (254/572) Including Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron

Presented is a mostly mid- to high-grade partial set of 1959 Topps cards consisting of 254 different out of 572 cards in a complete set. This assembly is highlighted by Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Ernie Banks. Condition is 37% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 40% Ex to Ex-Mt, 8% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 15% lesser (mostly due to pencil on the reverse, otherwise averaging Ex-Mt in appearance). We have selected six cards for grading and encapsulation by SGC. Keys: #1 Frick (5/95 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 10 Mantle (small pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Ex-Mt due to centering), 20 Snider (Nr/Mt), 40c Spahn/born 1921 (NM/MT 8), 50 Mays (NM+ 7.5), 300 Ashburn (tiny pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Ex), 317 NL Hitting Kings (NM 7), 338 Anderson RC (Ex-Mt), 350 Banks (EX/NM 6), 360 Kaline (NM 7), 380 Aaron (95/5 T/B, otherwise Ex), 387 Drysdale (30/70 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt-Mt), 430 Ford (Ex-Mt+), 435 F. Robinson (NM 7), and 439 B. Robinson (Ex-Mt). Missing the following 318 cards for completion: #43, 66, 68, 77, 111-286 (150 Musial, 163 Koufax, 180 Berra, 202 Maris, and 212 Fence Busters), 292, 299, 314, 343, 376, 411, 415, 431, 437, 441-476 (450 Mathews, 461 Mantle Homer, 464 Mays' Catch, 467 Aaron Clubs Homer), 478 Clemente-503, and 505-572 (509 Cash, 510 Yankees, 514 Gibson, 515 Killebrew, 543 Corsair Outfield Trio w/ Clemente, 550 Campanella, 559 Banks AS, 561 Aaron AS, 563 Mays AS, 564 Mantle AS, and 571 Spahn AS). This is a very attractive collection that offers an outstanding foundation for the assembly of a mid- to high-grade complete set of this classic issue. Total: 254 cards.