Lot # 1333: 1959 Topps Complete Set (572) Including 128 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

Very attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of 1959 Topps baseball. An impressive 128 cards are professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (except for ten by SGC, BVG, and GAI, as noted). This classic set features all the stars of the era, but in many cases more than once, as many of the biggest stars (such as Mantle, Aaron, Mays, Clemente, etc.) appear on their regular card, and appear again on special multiplayer cards or in the All-Star series cards which are part of the scarce high-number series (#507-572). PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (5 cards): #193 (OC), 280 (OC), 385 (OC), 427 (OC), and 435 F. Robinson (OC). NM+ 7.5 (1 card): #237 (SGC). NM 7 (83 cards): #4, 6, 26, 51, 57, 59, 64, 65, 78, 83, 87, 88, 95, 96, 100, 126, 139, 147, 153, 157, 160, 162, 175, 177, 187, 188, 191, 197, 210, 211, 232, 241, 253, 269, 279, 289, 290, 291, 296, 308, 309, 312, 315, 316, 327, 333, 334, 336, 337, 340, 341 (GAI), 343, 344, 351, 362, 370 (BVG), 373, 376, 378, 379, 381, 384, 388, 391, 392, 393, 396, 397, 398, 400, 406, 411, 421, 424, 426, 428, 441, 452, 453, 459, 472, and 531. EX-MT 6 (27 cards): #46, 76, 86, 117, 181, 182, 230, 252, 329, 339, 346, 350 Banks, 355, 356, 361 (SGC), 368 (SGC), 394 (SGC), 395, 403, 415 (SGC), 419, 420, 429, 492, 512, 526, and 571 Spahn AS. EX+ 5.5 (1 card): #466 (SGC). EX 5 (7 cards): #30 Fox (SGC), 94, 101, 163 Koufax, 166, 515 Killebrew (SGC), and 519. VG-EX 4 (4 cards): #56, 266, 478 Clemente, and 505. Six additional cards reside in the holders of grading companies that REA does not recognize. Condition of the 444-card unencapsulated balance is 7% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (mostly Ex-Mt), 50% Vg-Ex to Ex, 38% Gd to Vg, and 5% lesser (mostly due to staple holes and including a couple with a slight miscut). Unencapsulated Keys: #1 Frick (Vg), 10 Mantle (Gd), 20 Snider (Gd), 40b Spahn (partially erased pen marks on reverse, otherwise Vg), 50 Mays (Vg), 150 Musial (Vg+), 180 Berra (Ex), 202 Maris (Vg), 212 Fence Busters (partially erased pencil on front, otherwise Gd), 317 NL Hitting Kings (Vg+), 338 Anderson RC (Vg+), 360 Kaline (Vg+), 380 Aaron (Vg-Ex), 387 Drysdale (Vg-Ex), 430 Ford (Vg), 439 B. Robinson (Vg-Ex+), 450 Mathews (90/10 L/R, otherwise Vg+), 461 Mantle Homer (Ex), 464 Mays' Catch (Pr due to staple holes), 467 Aaron Clubs Homer (Vg+), 509 Cash RC (85/15 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 510 Yankees Team (Vg), 514 Gibson RC (Vg), 543 Corsair Outfield Trio w/ Clemente (Pr-Fr due to staple holes), 550 Campanella (Gd), 559 Banks AS (Pr due to staple holes), 561 Aaron AS (Vg+), 563 Mays AS (Vg), and 564 Mantle AS (95/5 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt). This is an extremely attractive complete set of this classic issue with several notable highlights. This is exactly the type of set that generates tremendous collector interest. The equivalent SMR value for just 118 of 128 graded cards (not including the five PSA-qualified cards, the four cards graded VG-Ex, and the GAI-graded card) is $1,801. Total: 572 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.