Lot # 2815: High-Grade 1959 Topps Football Near-Complete Set (175/176) Including 36 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

Presented is an outstanding near-complete set of 1959 Topps Football, highlighted by thirty-three Hall of Famers, including Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, and Paul Hornung, as well as the rookie cards of Sam Huff, Bobby Mitchell, Jim Parker, and Jim Taylor. Missing only #10 Jim Brown for completion (offered as a separate lot in this auction). Condition is 56% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few Mint), 38% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 6% Vg to Vg-Ex. Thirty-six cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (31), SGC (4), and BVG (1). Keys: #1 Unitas (BVG NM 7), 20 Gifford (Ex+), 23 Starr (Ex+ due mostly to centering), 40 Layne (PSA NM-MT+ 8.5), 51 Huff RC (Ex+), 82 Hornung (Ex-Mt), 103 Karras RC (25/75 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt+), 116 Kramer RC (PSA NM 7), 130 Tittle (Nr/Mt+), 132 Parker RC (Ex), 140 Mitchell RC (Ex due solely to centering), 155 Taylor RC (35/65 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt-Mt), and 176 Tracy RC (Ex-Mt). Thirty-three additional PSA-graded cards: MINT 9 (2 cards): #97 and 142. NM-MT 8 (27 cards): #3, 5 McElhenny, 8, 11 (SGC 88), 17 (OC), 18, 19 Nomellini, 44 John Henry Johnson, 49 (SGC 88), 72, 75 Ringo, 79, 80 Perry, 104, 105, 115, 122, 137 (SGC 88), 139, 141, 147 Robustelli, 148, 150, 160, 161, 162, and 171. NM+ 7.5 (1 card): #29. NM 7 (3 cards): #36 (SGC 84), 74 McCormack, and 101. This is a very crisp, clean, and mostly high-grade near-complete set (minus one) of this popular late 1950s football issue, loaded with Hall of Famers and stars from the era. Total: 175 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.