Lot # 1565: 1957 Topps Near-Complete Set (402/407) Including #95 Mickey Mantle SGC EX 5 Plus 169 Duplicates

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Presented is a very attractive near-complete set of the classic 1957 Topps issue consisting of 402 different cards (out of 407 in the set). Missing the following five cards for completion: #82 Howard, 112, 211, 327, and 328 B. Robinson. Also included are 169 duplicates and two checklists. Highlighted by the rookie cards of Don Drysdale and Frank Robinson, this 1957 Topps collection includes many additional key star cards, among them Ted Williams (2), Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays, and Mickey Mantle. Condition is 13% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 40% Vg-Ex to Ex, 38% Gd to Vg, and 9% Pr to Fr. We have submitted four cards to be professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC. Keys: Two #1 T. Williams (SGC EX/NM 6 and Vg+), two 2 Berra (Vg-Ex+ and Vg+), 7 Aparicio (Vg-Ex+), 10 Mays (Vg), five 15 Roberts (two Ex, Vg-Ex+, Fr, and Pr-Fr), 18 Drysdale RC (Vg), 20 Aaron (Vg), 24 Mazeroski RC (Vg+), four 25 Ford (Ex-Mt+, Ex, Fr, and Pr), two 29 Herzog RC (Gd+ and Fr), 30 Reese (Vg+), 35 F. Robinson RC (0/100 L/R, otherwise Vg), 38 Fox (Fr), 40 Wynn (Vg+), 55 Banks (Ex), 62 Martin (Ex), 70 Ashburn (Vg-Ex), 76 Clemente (Vg), two 80 Hodges (Vg-Ex and Gd), 90 Spahn (Gd), 95 Mantle (EX 5), 97 Yankees Team (Vg), 125 Kaline (Vg-Ex+), 165 Kluszewski (Vg), 170 Snider (Pr), two 203 Wilhelm (Vg and small pencil marks on reverse, otherwise Vg), 210 Campanella (Vg-Ex+), 212 Colavito RC (Ex-Mt), 250 Mathews (Vg-Ex), 286 Richardson RC (Gd), 302 Koufax (VG 3), 312 Kubek RC (Gd+), 324 Dodgers Team (10/90 L/R, otherwise Vg), 338 Bunning RC (Fr), 400 Dodgers' Sluggers (Vg+), 407 Mantle/Berra (VG 3), Checklist 2/3 (marked front and back, otherwise Ex, Blony), and Checklist 4/5 (marked front and back, otherwise Gd+, Blony). 1957 Topps have always been very popular due to their classic photographic style and inclusion of so many stars. Classic issues from the 1950s such as this always generate tremendous collector interest. Total: 573 cards (near set of 402 plus 169 duplicates and two checklists).