Lot # 1479: 1959 Topps Complete Set (572)

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 Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. Condition is 30% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a few Nr/Mt), 62% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 8% lesser (including a couple with a slight miscut). Keys: #1 Frick (Fr), 10 Mantle (Vg+), 20 Snider (Vg-Ex), 40b Spahn (Vg+), 50 Mays (Vg), 150 Musial (Pr due to staple holes), 163 Koufax (partially erased pen marks on reverse, otherwise Vg), 180 Berra (Vg), 202 Maris (10/90 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 212 Fence Busters (Vg), 317 NL Hitting Kings (Pr), 322a Hanebrink/no trade statement (Ex), 338 Anderson RC (Vg-Ex), 350 Banks (Ex), 360 Kaline (Vg-Ex), 380 Aaron (Vg), 387 Drysdale (pencil on reverse, otherwise Vg+), 430 Ford (Vg-Ex+), 435 F. Robinson (Vg+), 439 B. Robinson (Gd), 450 Mathews (100/0 L/R, otherwise Vg), 461 Mantle Homer (Ex+), 464 Mays' Catch (Vg), 467 Aaron Clubs Homer (Vg+), 478 Clemente (Vg+), 509 Cash RC (Vg), 510 Yankees Team (2/98 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex), 514 Gibson RC (Vg+), 515 Killebrew (Gd), 543 Corsair Outfield Trio w/ Clemente (0/100 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 550 Campanella (95/5 L/R, otherwise Vg+), 559 Banks AS (Gd), 561 Aaron AS (partially erased marks on reverse, otherwise Vg), 563 Mays AS (Vg), 564 Mantle AS (Vg-Ex), 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.