Lot # 2588: 1957-1958 Topps Basketball SGC-Graded Near-Complete Set (79/80)

Presented is a very crisp, clean, and sharp-looking near-complete set (minus one) of 1957-1958 Topps Basketball consisting of 79 different cards, missing only #77 Bill Russell rookie card for completion. This set is highlighted by the rookie card of Hall of Famer Bob Cousy. All 79 cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC (68) or PSA (11). SGC Grading Composite: NM/MT 88 (1 card): #28 Mikkelsen RC. NM 84 (2 cards): #4 and 42 Stokes RC. EX/NM 80 (23 cards): #1 Clifton, 9, 18, 22, 23, 24 Pettit RC, 29 Naulls SP (PSA EX-MT 6), 32 Kerr SP (PSA EX-MT 6), 37 Hagan RC (PSA EX-MT 6), 38 (PSA EX-MT 6), 40 (PSA EX-MT 6), 43 Hundley RC (PSA EX-MT 6), 44 Gola RC, 51, 54, 56 Houbregs (PSA EX-MT 6), 57 (PSA EX-MT 6), 59 Bianchi SP (PSA EX-MT 6), 62 Gallatin RC, 66 (PSA EX-MT 6), 67 (PSA EX-MT 6), 69, and 72. EX+ 70 (17 cards): #5 Sharman RC, 6, 10 Arizin RC, 11, 13 Schayes RC, 33 Costello RC, 34, 35, 36, 47, 49, 50, 53, 58, 61, 74 Leonard SP, and 75 Phillip SP. EX 60 (21 cards): #7, 8, 12 Martin RC, 14, 16 McGuire RC, 19 Heinsohn RC, 20, 21, 25, 31, 39 Loscutoff SP, 41, 45, 48, 55, 60, 63, 64, 68, 70, and 76. VG/EX 50 (11 cards): #2 Yardley RC, 17 Cousy RC, 27 Macauley RC, 30, 46, 52, 65, 71 Twyman RC, 78 Lovellette RC, 79, and 80 Schnittker SP. VG 40 (4 cards): #3 Johnston RC, 15 Ramsey RC, 26, and 73. This is Topps' first basketball set, and the only basketball set Topps issued during the 1950s. It apparently did not sell well as Topps did not follow up with another basketball set until 1969. The set includes the rookie cards of all of the major stars of the era. 1957 Topps Basketball is well known for production-related problems, making the assembling of high-quality sets particularly challenging. This is a very attractive near-complete set of this extremely significant basketball issue. Total: 79 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.