Lot # 1482: 1959 Topps Complete Set (572) Including #10 Mickey Mantle PSA EX 5

Very attractive and consistent complete set of 1959 Topps Baseball. The 1959 Topps set is highlighted by all the stars and Hall of Famers of the era, including the rookie card of St. Louis Cardinal HOFer Bob Gibson. Condition is 9% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (mostly Ex-Mt), 69% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 22% Gd to Vg (including 15 lesser, which are all pencil-marked team checklists). We have selected four cards for grading and encapsulation by PSA. Keys: #1 Frick (Vg), 10 Mantle (EX 5), 20 Snider (Vg+), 40a Spahn/1931 (Ex), 50 Mays (Vg-Ex), 150 Musial (Ex), 163 Koufax (Vg+), 180 Berra (Vg-Ex), 202 Maris (Ex due mostly to centering), 212 Fence Busters (Ex), 317 NL Hitting Kings (Ex-Mt), 321a Giallombardo/no optioned statement (Ex), 322a Hanebrink/no trade statement (Ex), 338 Anderson RC (Ex), 350 Banks (Vg-Ex), 360 Kaline (Vg-Ex+), 362a Nichols/no optioned statement (20/80 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 380 Aaron (Vg-Ex), 387 Drysdale (Vg), 430 Ford (Ex), 435 F. Robinson (Vg-Ex), 439 B. Robinson (Ex), 450 Mathews (Vg-Ex), 461 Mantle Homer (Ex+), 464 Mays' Catch (Ex+), 467 Aaron Clubs Homer (5/95 T/B, otherwise Vg), 478 Clemente (EX 5), 509 Cash RC (Vg-Ex), 510 Yankees Team (partially erased pencil marks on reverse, otherwise Vg+), 514 Gibson RC (GOOD+ 2.5), 515 Killebrew (Ex), 543 Corsair Outfield Trio w/ Clemente (next card showing, otherwise Vg-Ex), 550 Campanella (Vg-Ex), 559 Banks AS (Vg), 561 Aaron AS (Vg-Ex+), 563 Mays AS (Vg-Ex), 564 Mantle AS (VG+ 3.5), and 571 Spahn AS (Vg). Attractive mid-grade complete sets of classic issues from the 1950s such as this always generate tremendous collector interest. This is the type of vintage set that to many collectors represents the very best value. Total: 572 cards.