Lot # 1310: 1956 Topps Complete Set (340) Plus Two Checklists and Six Team Variations

Outstanding mid-grade complete set of 1956 Topps featuring all the Hall of Famers and stars of the era, including Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays. This set includes both checklists and six team card variations (#11, 72, 85, 90, 95, and 100). Also includes three signed cards (#35 Rosen, 200 Feller, and 234 Runnels), with only the Runnels authenticated by JSA. Includes 71 significant gray back variations (#1-100). Condition is 15% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (mostly Ex-Mt), 68% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 17% Gd to Vg (including a few lesser). Eight cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC. Keys: #1 Harridge (Vg, white back), 5 Williams (VG 3, gray back), 10 Spahn (Ex, white back), 15 Banks (EX 5, white back), 20 Kaline (Vg-Ex, gray back), 30 Robinson (EX 5, white back), 31 Aaron (Vg, gray back), 33 Clemente (VG+ 3.5, white back), 79 Koufax (EX 5, gray back), 101 Campanella (Vg-Ex+, gray back), 107 Mathews (Vg-Ex, white back), 110 Berra (Ex, gray back), 113 Rizzuto (Vg, gray back), 120 Ashburn (Vg, gray back), 130 Mays (VG/EX+ 4.5, gray back), 135 Mantle (VG 3, gray back), 145 Hodges (85/15 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt, gray back), 150 Snider (Ex+, gray back), 164 Killebrew (Vg-Ex+, gray back), 166 Dodgers (Vg, gray back), 181 Martin (90/10 L/R, otherwise Ex+), 200 Feller (signed, 85/15 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 240 Ford (Vg-Ex+), 251 Yankees (Vg-Ex), 260 Reese (Ex), 292 Aparicio RC (EX 5), 332 Larsen (Vg+), Checklist 1/3 (Vg+), and Checklist 2/4 (Vg). This is a very attractive complete set of this classic 1950s Topps issue. Total: 348 cards (set of 340 plus two checklists and six variations). Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA (for the three signed cards only).