Lot # 1471: 1959 Topps Near-Complete Set (546/572)

Presented is a near-complete set of 1959 Topps baseball consisting of 546 different cards (out of 572 in the set). Missing the following 26 cards for completion: #10 Mantle, 50 Mays, 61, 150 Musial, 163 Koufax, 180 Berra, 205, 212 Fence Busters, 270, 310, 350 Banks, 380 Aaron, 390, 430 Ford, 450 Mathews, 478 Clemente, 480, 510 Yankees Team, 514 Gibson, 515 Killebrew, 537, 559 Banks AS, 561 Aaron AS, 563 Mays AS, 564 Mantle AS, and 572. This near set is highlighted by dozens of stars and Hall of Famers of the era, including Roger Maris, Al Kaline, Frank Robinson, and Brooks Robinson. Condition is 17% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a few Nr/Mt-Mt), 69% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 14% Gd to Vg (including a couple lesser, four trimmed, and a couple with a slight miscut). Three cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Frick (Gd+), 20 Snider (Ex), 40c Spahn/1921 (Vg-Ex+), 155 Slaughter (EX 5), 202 Maris (Vg-Ex+), 317 NL Hitting Kings (Vg+), 338 Anderson RC (Ex), 360 Kaline (Vg-Ex+), 387 Drysdale (Ex+), 435 F. Robinson (Vg), 439 B. Robinson (NM 7), 461 Mantle Homer (Vg-Ex+), 464 Mays' Catch (Ex), 467 Aaron Clubs Homer (trimmed left edge, otherwise Ex-Mt), 509 Cash RC (Ex), 543 Corsair Outfield Trio w/ Clemente (Vg-Ex), 550 Campanella (Ex), 562 Kaline AS (VG-EX 4), and 571 Spahn AS (Vg-Ex+). Very attractive and mostly mid- to high-grade near-complete set of 1959 Topps, one of the most popular and classic of all baseball-card sets. Total: 546 cards.