Lot #790

1956 Topps Mid-to-High Grade Complete Set (340) with PSA Graded Stars

Description

Mid-to-high grade 1956 Topps baseball set, with six PSA-graded HOFers

Fantastic mid-to-high grade complete set of 340 cards, with six cards graded by PSA. The set grades overall at 30% NM, 40 EX-MT, 20% EX, and 10% VG-EX, with a few less. Highlights include:

#5 Ted Williams (PSA VG-EX 4)
#15 Ernie Banks (VG-EX)
#30 Jackie Robinson (PSA EX-MT 6)
#31 Hank Aaron (PSA EX-MT 6)
#33 Roberto Clemente (PSA EX-MT 6)
#79 Sandy Koufax (EX-MT)
#101 Roy Campanella (EX-MT)
#107 Ed Mathews (VG)
#130 Willie Mays (PSA EX-MT 6)
#135 Mickey Mantle (PSA VG-EX 4)
#145 Gil Hodges (EX)
#150 Duke Snider (NM)
#164 Harmon Killebrew (EX-MT)
#240 Whitey Ford (NM)
#260 Pee Wee Reese (EX-MT)

The 1956 set is undoubtedly one of the finest Topps ever made—from a design standpoint, it offers everything you could want in a baseball card: the oversized cards feature colorful, vivid portraits of the players against exciting action-shot backgrounds, embellished by their facsimile signatures. The set was the first to introduce team cards and checklists, marked the return of Mickey Mantle to the Topps family after a two-year hiatus. It was also the last Topps set released in this larger-format size. A hugely desirable complete set from the golden era of the baseball card.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
• Dates: #635 - Ended May 11, 2022