1957 Topps Complete Set Minus One (406/407) Plus Two Checklists and Three Contest Cards

Sold For:

$6,600

Year:

1957

Auction:

2022 Spring

Lot #:

1362

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Extremely attractive, mostly mid- to high-grade complete set (minus one) of the classic 1957 Topps issue. Missing only #95 Mantle for completion (offered as a separate lot in this auction). Highlighted by the rookie cards of Hall of Famers Don Drysdale, Frank Robinson, and Brooks Robinson, the 1957 Topps includes many additional key star cards, among them Ted Williams, Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays. Included with the set are two checklists and three contest cards. Condition is 31% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 60% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 9% Gd to Vg (including eight lesser and seven with a slight trim). Thirty-four cards are graded and encapsulated by PSA (33) and SGC (1). Keys: #1 T. Williams (EX-MT 6), 2 Berra (very small spot of paper loss on reverse, otherwise Ex-Mt+), 7 Aparicio (Vg), 10 Mays (EX 5), 15 Roberts (EX-MT 6), 18 Drysdale RC (EX-MT 6), 20 Aaron (EX-MT 6), 24 Mazeroski RC (Vg-Ex+), 25 Ford (EX-MT 6), 29 Herzog RC (Ex), 30 Reese (Ex-Mt), 35 F. Robinson RC (EX 5), 38 Fox (25/75 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 40 Wynn (Ex), 55 Banks (Ex+), 62 Martin (Ex+), 70 Ashburn (Vg-Ex), 76 Clemente (rubber stamp on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 80 Hodges (Vg), 90 Spahn (SGC EX/NM 80), 97 Yankees Team (Ex), 125 Kaline (trimmed, otherwise Vg-Ex), 138 Minoso (EX-MT 6), 165 Kluszewski (Vg-Ex), 170 Snider (trimmed, otherwise Ex-Mt), 210 Campanella (Vg-Ex), 212 Colavito RC (EX 5), 250 Mathews (rubber stamp on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 286 Richardson RC (Ex-Mt+), 302 Koufax (EX-MT 6), 312 Kubek RC (pen on reverse, otherwise Ex), 324 Dodgers Team (Vg-Ex+), 328 B. Robinson RC (EX-MT 6), 338 Bunning RC (Ex), 400 Dodgers' Sluggers (EX 5), 407 Mantle/Berra (EX 5), Checklist 1/2 Bazooka (pen marked, otherwise Pr-Fr), Checklist 2/3 Blony (pen marked on reverse, otherwise Gd+), Contest Card May 4 (Vg+), Contest Card May 25 (very small pencil marks on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex+), and Contest Card June 22 (Fr). Twenty additional graded cards: #54 (EX-MT 6), 71 (NM 7), 82 Howard (EX-MT 6), 100 (EX-MT 6), 136 (EX-MT 6), 149 (NM 7), 158 (NM 7), 176 (NM 7), 181 (NM-MT 8 [OC]), 180 (EX-MT 6), 196 (NM 7), 232 (NM 7), 272 (EX-MT 6), 273 (NM 7 [OC]), 276 (EX-MT 6), 282 (EX-MT 6), 288 (NM-MT 8 [OC]), 289 (NM 7 [OC]), 290 (NM 7 [OC]), and 387 (NM 7). This is a very high quality complete set (minus one card) of 1957 Topps, one of the most popular and classic of all baseball card sets. The equivalent SMR value for just twenty-nine of the thirty-four graded cards (not including the five PSA-qualified cards) is $2,747. Total: 411 cards (near set of 406 plus two checklists and three contest cards). Reserve $1,000.