Lot # 1449: 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 16% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (mostly Nr/Mt), 70% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 14% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a couple lesser and six with a slight trim). Nine cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (2) and SGC (7). Keys: #1 Frick (PSA EX-MT 6), 10 Mantle (VG/EX 4), 20 Snider (Ex-Mt), 40b Spahn/1931 w/ bot of 3 obscured (Ex), 50 Mays (NM 7), 69 Giants Team (SGC NM 84), 150 Musial (Ex due solely to centering), 163 Koufax (Ex+ due mostly to centering), 180 Berra (Vg-Ex+), 202 Maris (25/75 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 205 Larsen (PSA NM-MT 8), 212 Fence Busters (Ex+), 270 Hodges (slight trim, otherwise Nr/Mt), 317 NL Hitting Kings (Vg), 338 Anderson RC (Vg-Ex), 350 Banks (20/80 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 360 Kaline (Ex), 380 Aaron (SGC Authentic), 387 Drysdale (Ex+ due solely to centering), 430 Ford (Ex+), 435 F. Robinson (Ex-Mt due mostly to centering), 439 B. Robinson (Ex), 450 Mathews (Vg), 461 Mantle Homer (Ex+), 464 Mays' Catch (Ex), 467 Aaron Clubs Homer (Ex-Mt), 478 Clemente (EX/NM+ 6.5), 509 Cash RC (Ex-Mt+), 510 Yankees team (Vg-Ex), 514 Gibson RC (SGC Authentic), 515 Killebrew (75/25 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 543 Corsair Outfield Trio w/ Clemente (Nr/Mt), 550 Campanella (Ex), 559 Banks AS (20/80 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 561 Aaron AS (Ex), 562 Kaline AS (slight trim, otherwise Ex-Mt), 563 Mays AS (Ex-Mt), 564 Mantle AS (EX/NM+ 6.5), and 571 Spahn AS (Ex-Mt). Very attractive mid- to high-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.