Lot # 1631: 1959 Topps Complete Set (572) Including 330 PSA-, SGC-, and BVG-Graded Cards

Very crisp, clean, and sharp-looking complete set of 1959 Topps baseball, highlighted by the rookie card of St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. An extremely impressive 330 cards (57% of the set) have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (310), SGC (17), and BVG (3). PSA Grading Composite: MINT 9 (15 cards): #54, 63, 70, 84, 99, 154 (OC), 204 (OC), 225 (SGC 96), 249 (OC), 253 (OC), 280 (OC), 284 (OC), 291 (OC), 435, and 521. NM-MT+ 8.5 (9 cards): #177 (SGC 92), 255, 305 (SGC 92), 309 (SGC 92), 313 (SGC 92), 324 (SGC 92), 339 (SGC 92), 370 (SGC 92), and 560 Aparicio AS. NM-MT 8 (194 cards): #1 Frick, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 18, 20 Snider, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30 Fox, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Kluszewski, 41, 44 (BVG), 46, 53, 55, 59, 60, 62, 64, 67, 68, 69 (OC), 73, 76, 78, 80 Minoso, 81, 85 (OC), 86, 87, 94 (SGC 88), 95, 96, 97, 101, 103, 104 (OC), 106, 110, 113, 118, 125, 128, 132, 140, 143, 144, 145, 156, 157, 160, 162, 163 Koufax (OC), 166, 175, 176, 197 (OC), 200 (SGC 88), 202 Maris (BVG), 210, 212 212 Fence Busters, 214, 216, 217, 218, 226, 227, 234, 238, 239, 242, 243, 246, 256, 257 (ST), 260, 263, 267, 269, 273, 274, 277, 294, 296, 298, 306, 310 Aparicio, 312 Newcombe, 314, 315, 319, 326, 329, 331, 332, 338 Anderson RC, 340, 342, 356, 357, 358, 368, 371, 376, 378, 379, 381, 382, 383, 384, 388, 393, 394, 396, 397 (MK), 398, 402, 403, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415 Mazeroski, 417, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 426, 428, 431, 433, 434, 435 F. Robinson, 437, 438, 439 B. Robinson (BVG), 446, 448, 450 Mathews, 452, 457 Dodgers, 458, 464 Mays' Catch, 465, 466, 467 Aaron Clubs Homer, 468, 469, 470, 482, 483, 486, 491, 493, 495, 510 Yankees Team, 513, 514 Gibson RC (OC), 519, 520, 522, 526, 528, 535, 536, 538, 540, 542, 543 Corsair Outfield Trio w/ Clemente, 546, 549, 555 Mazeroski AS, 561 Aaron AS, 563 Mays AS, 565, 567, 569, and 571 Spahn AS. NM+ 7.5 (12 cards): #49, 65, 66, 75, 184, 245, 279, 334, 392 Herzog, 420, 553 Cepeda AS (SGC 86), and 558 (SGC 86). NM 7 (85 cards): #11, 12, 14, 15, 24, 50 Mays, 72, 74 (SGC 84), 77, 79, 82, 83, 89, 93, 98, 100, 107, 108, 112, 114, 148, 149, 151, 153, 161, 170, 180 Berra, 187, 188, 189, 191, 193, 194, 196, 198, 203, 205, 206, 228, 229, 236, 240, 241, 247, 248, 268, 281, 282, 283, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 293, 297, 300 Ashburn, 302, 303, 311, 318, 325, 330, 333, 352 Roberts, 355, 390 Cepeda, 400, 401, 430 Ford, 443, 449, 455 Doby, 461 Mantle Homer, 478 Clemente, 480 Schoendienst, 508, 512, 516 (ST), 531, 548 (SGC 84), 562 Kaline AS, 564 Mantle AS, 570, and 572. EX-MT+ 6.5 (2 cards): #308 (SGC 82) and 552 Stengel AS. EX-MT 6 (11 cards): #270 Hodges, 317 NL Hitting Kings, 345, 350 Banks, 353, 387 Drysdale, 463, 494, 550 Campanella, 556 Fox AS, and 566. EX 5 (1 card): #380 Aaron (SGC). VG 3 (1 card): #10 Mantle (SGC). The condition of the 242-card unencapsulated balance is 21% Nr/Mt (including a few Nr/Mt-Mt), 66% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 13% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a couple with a slight miscut). Unencapsulated Keys: #40c Spahn/1921 (70/30 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 150 Musial (Ex), 360 Kaline (Vg-Ex), 509 Cash RC (Ex), 515 Killebrew (Ex-Mt), and 559 Banks AS (Ex+). Extremely attractive and mostly high-grade complete set of 1959 Topps. The equivalent SMR value for just 315 of the graded cards (not including the 14 PSA-qualified cards and the one card graded less than EX [Mantle], and factoring in the two half grades at the lower whole-grade value) is $15,287. Total: 572 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.