Lot # 2964: 1957-1958 Topps Basketball Near-Complete Set (76/80)

Presented is a near-complete set of 1957-1958 Topps Basketball consisting of 76 different cards (out of 80 in the set). Missing the following four cards for completion: #17 Cousy, 23 Garmaker, 62 Gallatin, and 77 Russell. Condition is 38% Ex to Ex-Mt, 49% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 13% lesser. Keys: #1 Clifton (Vg-Ex), 2 Yardley RC (Ex), 3 Johnston RC (Ex+), 5 Sharman RC (Ex+), 10 Arizin RC (Ex), 12 Martin RC (Ex), 13 Schayes RC (Vg-Ex+), 15 Ramsey RC (Ex), 16 McGuire RC (Ex), 19 Heinsohn RC (10/90 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex), 24 Pettit RC (Ex), 27 Macauley RC (Ex-Mt), 28 Mikkelsen RC (Ex), 29 Naulls SP (Ex), 32 Kerr SP (Vg-Ex+), 33 Costello RC (90/10 L/R, otherwise Ex+), 37 Hagan RC (Ex), 39 Loscutoff SP (Ex), 42 Stokes RC (Ex), 43 Hundley RC (Pr), 44 Gola RC (Ex), 56 Houbregs (Vg-Ex), 59 Bianchi SP (Vg-Ex+), 71 Twyman RC (Vg-Ex+), 74 Leonard SP (Vg+), 75 Phillip SP (small pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 78 Lovellette RC (Vg-Ex+), and 80 Schnittker SP (95/5 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex+). This is Topps' first basketball set, and the only basketball set Topps issued during the 1950s. It apparently did not sell well as Topps did not follow up with another basketball set until 1969. The set includes the rookie cards of all of the major stars of the era. 1957 Topps Basketball is well known for production-related problems, making the assembling of high-quality sets particularly challenging. This is a very attractive near-complete set of this extremely significant basketball issue. Total: 76 cards.