Lot # 1345: 1957 Topps Complete Set (407) Including #95 Mickey Mantle PSA EX 5

This is a very attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of the classic 1957 Topps issue. Highlighted by the rookie cards of Don Drysdale, Frank Robinson, and Brooks Robinson, the 1957 Topps set includes many additional key star cards, among them Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle. Condition is 21% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a couple Nr/Mt-Mt), 66% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 13% Gd to Vg (including a few lesser and a couple that measure a bit small). We have selected five cards for grading and encapsulation by PSA. Keys: #1 T. Williams (Vg+), 2 Berra (85/15 L/R and miscut centering on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 7 Aparicio (100/0 L/R, otherwise Vg+), 10 Mays (Vg+), 15 Roberts (10/90 L/R, otherwise Ex+), 18 Drysdale RC (Ex), 20 Aaron (EX 5), 24 Mazeroski RC (Ex), 25 Ford (Vg), 29 Herzog RC (Ex+), 30 Reese (Ex-Mt), 35 F. Robinson RC (Vg), 38 Fox (Ex-Mt), 40 Wynn (Vg), 55 Banks (Vg+), 62 Martin (Vg+), 70 Ashburn (Vg-Ex), 76 Clemente (EX 5), 80 Hodges (Ex+), 90 Spahn (Ex), 95 Mantle (EX 5), 97 Yankees Team (Vg), 125 Kaline (Vg-Ex+), 165 Kluszewski (Vg+), 170 Snider (Vg), 210 Campanella (Ex+), 212 Colavito RC (erasure marks on borders, otherwise Ex+), 215 Slaughter (EX-MT+ 6.5), 250 Mathews (Vg-Ex+), 286 Richardson RC (Ex), 302 Koufax (Vg+), 312 Kubek RC (Ex), 324 Dodgers Team (Ex+), 328 B. Robinson RC (tiny tear of right edge, otherwise Vg), 338 Bunning RC (Vg-Ex), 400 Dodgers' Sluggers (EX-MT 6), and 407 Mantle/Berra (Ex). 1957 Topps have always been very popular due to their classic photographic style and inclusion of so many stars. Total: 407 cards.