1957 Topps Complete Set (407) Including 46 SGC- and PSA-Graded Cards

Sold For:

$5,160

Year:

1957

Auction:

2024 Fall

Lot #:

1432

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Complete and very attractive mid-grade set of 1957 Topps cards. Highlighted by the rookie cards of Don Drysdale, Frank Robinson, and Brooks Robinson, the 1957 Topps set includes many additional key star cards, among them Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle. Included is a rare checklist card and the following sixty-nine duplicates: #2 Berra, 11, 16, 18 Drysdale RC, two 21, 26, 27, 33, 34, 38 Fox, 41, 49, two 53, 59 D. Williams, 64, 69, 70 Ashburn, 73, 85 Doby, 86, 96, 105, two 108, 109, 110, 112, 115, 118, two 120 Lemon, 128, 129, 132, 134, 142, 148, two 150, 154 Schoendienst, 156, 158, 163, 166, two 167, 172, 174, 193, 203 Wilhelm, 205, 217, 219, 221, 222, two 225, 257, 356, 377, 378, 379, 381, 388, 395, 399, and 402. Condition is 35% Ex to Ex-Mt (approximately two-thirds Ex and including a few Nr/Mt), 55% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 10% lesser (including one trimmed). Forty-six cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC (28), PSA (14), and BVG (4). Keys: #1 T. Williams (PSA VG 3), two 2 Berra (EX+ 70 and FAIR 20), 7 Aparicio (FAIR 20), 10 Mays (BVG VG-EX 4), 15 Roberts (VG 40), two 18 Drysdale RC (EX+ 70 and FAIR 20), 20 Aaron (PSA VG 3), 24 Mazeroski RC (VG 40), 25 Ford (BVG GD-VG 2.5), 29 Herzog RC (VG/EX+ 4.5), 30 Reese (PSA EX 5), 35 F. Robinson RC (PSA EX 5), two 38 Fox (VG/EX+ 55 and VG 40), 40 Wynn (VG/EX 50), 55 Banks (PSA EX 5), two 59 D. Williams (EX/NM 80 and PSA EX 5), 62 Martin (Ex), two 70 Ashburn (EX 60 and Vg), 76 Clemente (PSA VG-EX 4), 80 Hodges (EX 60), two 85 Doby (EX 60 and 90/10 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 90 Spahn (EX/NM 80), 95 Mantle (PSA EX 5), 97 Yankees Team (Vg-Ex), three 120 Lemon (VG/EX+ 55, VG/EX 50, and Gd), 125 Kaline (PSA EX 5), 138 Minoso (PSA EX-MT 6), two 154 Schoendienst (EX 60 and PSA EX 5), 165 Kluszewski (Vg-Ex), 170 Snider (BVG VG 3), 192 Coleman (FAIR 1.5), two 203 Wilhelm (PSA EX 5 and SGC Authentic), 210 Campanella (VG 40), 212 Colavito RC (inked "x" on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 215 Slaughter (VG/EX+ 55), 230 Kell (NM 84), 250 Mathews (VG/EX 50), 270 (EX 60), 286 Richardson RC (Vg+), 302 Koufax (PSA VG-EX 4), 312 Kubek RC (Gd), 324 Dodgers Team (Fr-Gd), 328 B. Robinson RC (VG/EX 50), 338 Bunning RC (PSA EX 5), 400 Dodgers' Sluggers (GOOD 30), 407 Mantle/Berra (BVG GOOD 2), and Checklist 1/2 (marked, Pr, Bazooka). 1957 Topps have always been very popular due to their classic photographic style and inclusion of so many stars. Attractive mid-grade sets of classic issues from the 1950s such as this always generate tremendous collector interest. The equivalent SMR value for just twenty of the graded cards (not including the twenty-six cards graded lower than EX and factoring in the two EX+ half grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $2,650. Total: 477 cards (set of 407 plus checklist and 69 duplicates). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $2,000.