Lot # 1548: 1956 Topps Complete Set (340) Plus Two Checklists

Outstanding mid-grade complete set of 1956 Topps (plus both checklists) featuring all the Hall of Famers and stars of the era, including Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays. Includes the following six duplicates: #15 Banks, 165 Schoendienst, 181 Martin, 208 Howard, 280 Gilliam, and 332 Larsen. This set includes 39 significant gray back variations (#1-100). Condition is 41% Ex (including some Ex-Mt), 50% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 9% lesser (including 14 trimmed). We have selected four cards for grading and encapsulation by SGC. Keys: #1 Harridge (Vg+, gray back), 5 Williams (Gd due to moisture stain, white back), 10 Spahn (Vg-Ex, white back), two 15 Banks (Ex, white back and Gd, gray back), 20 Kaline (Vg+, gray back), 30 Robinson (Pr due to tape residue on front, gray back), 31 Aaron (VG/EX 4, gray back), 33 Clemente (EX 5, gray back), 79 Koufax (trimmed, otherwise Ex-Mt), gray back), 101 Campanella (EX+ 5.5, gray back), 107 Mathews (Vg, gray back), 110 Berra (Vg, white back), 113 Rizzuto (Ex, gray back), 118 Fox (trimmed, otherwise Nr/Mt, gray back), 120 Ashburn (Fr, white back), 130 Mays (EX/NM 6, gray back), 135 Mantle (trimmed and color added, otherwise Vg-Ex, gray back), 145 Hodges (Vg-Ex+, gray back), 150 Snider (Vg-Ex+, gray back), 164 Killebrew (Vg-Ex, gray back), two 165 Schoendienst (Ex+ and Vg-Ex, both gray backs), 166 Dodgers Team (Vg, gray back), two 181 Martin (Ex and Vg), 200 Feller (Ex-Mt), 240 Ford (Ex), 251 Yankees Team (Pr-Fr), 260 Reese (Ex+), 292 Aparicio RC (Vg due to moisture stain), two 332 Larsen (Ex and Vg), Checklist 1/3 (Vg), and Checklist 2/4 (trimmed, otherwise 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 duplicates).