1959 Topps Collection (370) Including #564 Mickey Mantle All-Star

Sold For:

$600

Year:

1959

Auction:

2020 Summer

Lot #:

1267

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Collection of 370 cards from the popular 1959 Topps series, highlighted by a crisp example of #564 Mickey Mantle AS. Condition is 20% Ex or better, 61% Vg to Vg-Ex (including some Vg due to miscut centering), and 19% lesser. Six cards are graded and encapsulated by PSA (5) and SGC (1). Keys: #2 (VG-EX 4), 147 Cubs' Clubbers (Pr), 149 Bunning (Vg), 166 Destruction Crew w/ Doby (Vg-Ex), 180 Berra (Vg/Vg-Ex), three 262 Hitters' Foes w/ Drysdale (Ex, Vg-Ex, and Vg), 287 Zimmer (EX 5), 292 D. Williams (Ex), 317 Ashburn/Mays (Vg-Ex), 390 Cepeda (Fr), 408 Fox/Aparicio (Ex due to centering), 461 Mantle Hits 42nd HR (Vg), 467 Aaron Clubs HR (PR 1), 470 Musial 3000th Hit (EX-MT 6), 564 Mantle AS (70/30 L/R and B/T, otherwise Ex-Mt), and 571 Spahn AS (EX 5). Team Cards: #48 Orioles (Vg-Ex), 69 Giants (Gd), 111 Red Legs (marked, otherwise Vg), four 223 Cardinals (Ex and three Vg-Ex), 248 Red Sox (15/85 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 304 Cubs (Vg-Ex), four 329 Tigers (SGC NM/MT 8, Ex, and two Vg-Ex), three 419 Braves (Vg-Ex, Gd, and marked, otherwise Vg+), and 510 Yankees (100/0 T/B, otherwise Fr). This is an attractive collection of cards from this popular baseball-card set. Total: 370 cards. Reserve $200. Estimate (open).