1956 Topps Collection (185) Including Mantle, Mays, Clemente, Robinson, and Koufax

Sold For:

$4,080

Year:

1956

Auction:

2023 Spring

Lot #:

1434

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Presented is a very attractive collection of 1956 Topps consisting of a partial set of 178 different cards (out of 340 in a set) plus seven duplicates. This collection includes most of the key cards from the 1956 Topps set, including Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, and Sandy Koufax. Condition is 36% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple Nr/Mt), 57% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 7% lesser. We have selected four cards for grading and encapsulation by SGC. The collection consists of the following: #3, 5 Williams (VG/EX 4, gray back), 6, 8 Alston (Vg, gray back), 9, 10 Spahn (Vg, gray back), 12, 14, 15 Banks (Vg+, gray back), 17, 21, 20 Kaline (Gd, gray back), 25, 30, J. Robinson (Vg, gray back), 33 Clemente (EX 5, gray back), 35, 36, 40, 41, two 42, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63, 66, 67, 68, 72, 74, 79 Koufax (EX/NM 6, gray back), 83, 85, 88, 90, 95, 100, 101 Campanella (Pr, with missing bottom left corner), 107 Mathews (Vg-Ex+), 109, 110 Berra (Vg), 111, 112, 113 Rizzuto (Gd), 115, 117, 118 Fox (Gd+), 119 (white back), 120 Ashburn (Vg), 121, 122 (white back), 123, 125 Minoso (Vg due mostly to centering), 127, 130 Mays (Vg), 131, 134, 135 Mantle (VG 3), 136, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145 Hodges (5/95 T/B, otherwise Ex+), 146, 148, 150 Snider (Gd), 152, 153, 155, 157, 158, 160, 163, 165 Schoendienst (Vg+), 166 Dodgers Team (very Pr), 172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 179 (white back), 180 Roberts (Gd+), 181 Martin (Ex), 184, 187 Wynn (Vg-Ex+), 188, 190, 191, 193, 194 Irvin (Ex+), 195, 197, 200 Feller (Vg-Ex), 202, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, two 211, 212, 213, 215, 221, 223, 225, 226, 228, 229, 233, 235, 236, 239, 240 Ford (Vg-Ex+), 243, 245, 246, 247, 251 Yankees Team (100/0 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 253, two 255 Lemon (Ex and Vg+), 257, 258, 259, 260 Reese (98/2 L/R, otherwise Vg), two 261, 265, 266, 267, 269, two 270, two 272, 273, 276, 277, 280, 281, 283, 288, 292 Aparicio RC (Ex due mostly to centering), 293, 294, 295, 298, 299, 300, 301, two 302, 304, 305, 307 Wilhelm (Pr), 309, 310, 312, 313, 316, 320, two 321, 325, 326, 327, 329, 332 Larsen (Vg-Ex), 333, 334, 335, 337, and 340. This partial set of 1956 Topps would provide a strong foundation for the assembly of a very attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of this popular 1950s issue. Total: 185 cards (partial set of 178 plus seven duplicates). Opening Bid $500.