Lot # 3404: 1957 and 1958 Topps Football Near-Complete Set Pair (2 Sets, 266 Cards) Including Jim Brown Rookie Plus 137 Duplicates

Presented are a pair of near-complete Topps football sets from 1957 and 1958 that are highlighted by dozens of Hall of Famers, including Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, Frank Gifford, and rookie examples of Jim Brown, Sonny Jurgensen (2), Raymond Berry, and Tommy McDonald. Included are 137 duplicates. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1957 Topps Near-Complete Set (146/154) Plus 93 Duplicates: Condition of the near set is 21% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex), 63% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 16% lesser. Condition of the duplicates is 13% Ex, 65% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 22% lesser. Keys: Two #1 LeBaron (Fr and small pencil mark on front, otherwise Ex), three 15 Butler RC (Ex-Mt, Vg-Ex+, and Vg+), two 22 Van Brocklin (Ex-Mt and Pr-Fr), three 30 Tittle (two Ex and Pr), two 31 Blanda (Vg and Pr), two 32 Layne (Vg-Ex and Vg+), 49 Bednarik (Pr), 85 Lane RC (Ex), 88 Gifford (Pr), 94 Berry RC (Vg), 95 McElhenny (Vg+), 104 Morrall RC (Gd+), and 124 McDonald RC (Vg+). Missing the following eight cards for completion: #13, 47, 108, 109, 119 Starr, 138 Unitas, 144, and 151 Hornung. Duplicates (93 cards, 71 different): #1 LeBaron, 2, two 4, 6 Nomellini, 8, two 10, two 12, three 14 Summerall, two 15 Butler RC, 18 St. Clair, 19, 21, 22 Van Brocklin, 24, 25, 26 Matson, two 27, 28 Groza, 29, two 30 Tittle, 31 Blanda, 32 Layne, two 34, two 35 Tunnell, 36, 37, 39, 43, two 45, two 46 Hirsch, 50, two 51, 55, 56, 60, 61, 67, 68 Lary, 69, two 71 Robustelli, 72, two 74, 75, two 76, 78, three 79, 81, two 82, 86, 87, 89, 91, 96 Jones, 98, 99, two 103, 106 Christiansen, two 110, 111, 114, 117, 126, 128 Moore, 130, 132, 136, 139, 143, 147 Ford, two 149, and 154. 2) 1958 Topps Near-Complete Set (120/132) Plus 44 Duplicates: Condition of the near set is % Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex), % Vg to Vg-Ex, and % lesser. Condition of the duplicates is % Ex, % Vg to Vg-Ex, and % lesser. Keys: #2 Layne (Ex), 22 Unitas (Ex+), 62 Brown RC (trimmed, otherwise Pr due to tape remnants), two 66 Starr (Ex+ and 90/10 L/R, otherwise Ex), two 73 Gifford (Vg-Ex+ and Pr), two 86 Tittle (Ex-Mt due to centering and Pr), two 90 Jurgensen RC (Ex+ due to centering and Ex), two 120 Berry (5/95 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex+ and Vg+), and two 129 Blanda (both Ex). Missing the following 12 cards for completion: #6, 11, 17, 29, 38, 47, 55, 57, 69, 111, 124, and 126. Duplicates (44 cards, 43 different): #1, 3 Schmidt, 15 Robustelli, 16 Marchetti, 18 Lary, two 21, 23, 25, 31, 32 Dillon, 34, 37, 40, 41, 46, 61, 66 Starr, 71, 73 Gifford, 76 Butler, 77, 78, 86 Tittle, 89 Nomellini, 90 Jurgensen RC, 91, 94, 97, 103 Ringo, 104, 106 Donovan, 109, 110, 113, 115, 116, 117, 119 George, 120 Berry, 121, 127 Matson, 129 Blanda, and 131. This is a very attractive collection of 1957 and 1958 Topps Football, loaded with stars and Hall of Famers including Jim Brown's rookie card. Total: 403 cards.