Lot # 1420: 1958 Topps Complete Master Set (535) Including 66 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

Complete master set of 1958 Topps consisting of a complete 494-card basic set. Includes felt emblem, contest card, 33 yellow letter variations, four alphabetical team card variations, both variations for #13/white letter (red and orange), as well as the rare "Herrer" error card! The classic 1958 Topps set features all the great stars of the era, in many cases more than once, as so many stars appear again on special multiplayer cards or in the All-Star series (#476-494). Seven of the yellow-letter variations are signed (#2 Lemon, 32 Porter, 58 Schult, 61 Johnson, 81 Boros, 97 Jackson, and 101 Richardson). Sixty-six cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (62) and SGC (4). PSA Grading Composite: MINT 9 (2 cards): #134 Phillies Team (OC) and 290 (OC). NM-MT 8 (31 cards): #1 Williams (OC), 20a YL, 33, 41, 64, 70a Kaline YL, 92, 109, 126, 130, 135, 138, 143, 144, 159, 169, 196, 219, 220, 239, 253 (SGC 88), 272 (OC), 282, 310 Banks (OC), 321 Williams/Klu, 326, 342, 391, 418 Mantle/Aaron (PD), 460, and 471. NM+ 7.5 (1 card): #207. NN 7 (14 cards): #8, 13a YL, 30a Aaron YL, 52b Clemente, 80, 88 Snider, 90 Roberts, 98, 289, 370 Berra, 434 (ST), 436 Mays/Snider, 486 Mays AS, and 487 Mantle AS. EX-MT 6 (9 cards): #53a YL, 58, 60a YL, 77a YL, 85a Aparicio YL, 98a YL, 187 Koufax, 285 F. Robinson, and Felt Emblem Insert. EX 5 (5 cards): #11a YL, 30b Aaron (SGC), 35a YL, 52a Clemente YL (SGC), and 150 Mantle. VG-EX 4 (2 cards): #76a YL and 174. VG 3 (1 card): #5 Mays (SGC). GOOD 2 (1 card): #433a Herrera/"Herrer" error. Condition of the 469-card unencapsulated balance is 36% Nr/Mt (including some Nr/Mt-Mt), 49% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 15% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few lesser and a couple with a slight miscut). Unencapsulated Keys: #2a Lemon YL (signed, otherwise Ex), 2b Lemon (trimmed left edge, otherwise Ex), 25 Drysdale (Vg-Ex), 47 Maris RC (Pr due to back damage), 70 Kaline (Nr/Mt), 71 Dodgers Team (Vg-Ex+), 79a D. Williams YL (Nr/Mt), 100a Wynn YL (Vg-Ex+), 101a Richardson YL (signed, otherwise Ex), 162 Hodges (Ex-Mt), 246 Yankees Team (Vg), 270 Spahn (Ex-Mt), 271 Martin (Nr/Mt), 288 Killebrew (Pr-Fr due mostly to glue residue on reverse), 307 B. Robinson (Pr-Fr due to spot of paper loss on reverse), 314 Snider/Alston (Ex), 320 Ford (Ex-Mt), 343 Cepeda RC (Vg-Ex+), 351 Braves' Fence Busters (Ex-Mt), 375 Reese (Vg-Ex), 377b Braves/numerical checklist (Ex+), 397b Tigers/numerical checklist (Vg), 408b Orioles/numerical checklist (Nr/Mt+), 428b Redlegs/numerical checklist (Ex), 440 Mathews (30/70 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 464 Flood RC (Vg-Ex), 476 Musial AS (Ex-Mt), 485 T. Williams AS (Vg-Ex), 488 Aaron AS (Ex-Mt), Contest/July 8 (Vg-Ex). The condition of the 16 yellow-letter variations not accounted for in the preceding condition composites is Nr/Mt-Mt, Nr/Mt, two Ex-Mt, seven Ex, four Vg-Ex, and Vg+. This is an exceptionally attractive complete master set of one of the great 1950s Topps issues, loaded with Hall of Famers. Total: 535 cards. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.