1958 Topps Complete Set (494) Including 176 PSA-Graded Cards and 33 Yellow-Letter Variations

Sold For:

$31,200

Year:

1958

Auction:

2024 Spring

Lot #:

1425

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

This is one of dozens of high-grade complete sets available in this auction, each of which was painstakingly built by our consignor, who is featured in one of our Consignor Stories available here. Extremely attractive complete set of 1958 Topps consisting of 494 different cards plus all thirty-three yellow-letter variations and all four team card variations. A total of 176 cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (69 cards): #1 Williams, 4, 27, 28, 29, 30b Aaron, 32, 34, 41, 45, 48, 50, 52b Clemente, 56, 57, 60, 62, 63, 69, 74, 75, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88 Snider, 90, 94, 96, 99, 109, 112, 113, 114, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 136, 138, 139, 140, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 152, 153, 155, 157, 159, 160, 162 Hodges, 163, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 174, 177, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 187 Koufax, 189, 192, 194, 196, 201, 203, 205, 209, 213, 214, 216, 217, 220, 221, 224, 228, 229, 232, 233, 235, 242, 245, 248, 249, 253, 263, 264, 266, 269, 270 Spahn, 273, 274, 276, 279, 280, 282, 287, 292, 293, 297, 299, 303, 306, 308, 310 Banks, 319, 321 Williams/Klu, 326, 330, 333, 339, 344, 345, 357, 358, 361, 363, 365, 366, 367, 369, 370 Berra, 371, 376, 379, 382, 384, 387, 388, 389, 390, 396, 398, 399, 401, 405, 407, 410, 417, 430, 436 Mays/Snider, 444, 445, 446, 455, 456, 469, 473, 483, and 487 Mantle AS. NM+ 7.5 (9 cards): #35, 70b Kaline, 72, 98, 137, 190, 237, 241, and 323. NM 7 (94 cards): #2 Lemon, 7, 15, 19, 23, 24, 37, 40, 47 Maris RC, 53, 71 Dodgers Team, 73, 76, 85 Aparicio, 89, 92, 95, 104, 107, 108, 111, 135, 150 Mantle, 154, 171, 178, 193, 199, 204, 207, 208, 230, 238, 243, 268, 272, 275, 277, 320 Ford, 324, 325, 329, 332, 338, 343 Cepeda RC, 349, 351 Braves' Fence Busters, 353, 360, 368, 375 Reese, 377, 383, 386, 391, 394, 395, 397, 400, 402, 403, 404, 406, 408, 412, 413, 415, 421, 422, 424, 425, 426, 433, 434, 439, 441, 443, 447, 452, 457, 458, 459, 460, 463, 464, 465, 470, 474, 479, 480, 482, 484, 493, and 495. EX-MT 6 (3 cards): #5 Mays, 30a Aaron/yellow name, and 418 Mantle/Aaron. VG 3 (1 card): #52a Clemente/yellow team name. The condition of the 352-card unencapsulated balance is 34% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a couple Nr/Mt-Mt) and 66% Vg-Ex to Ex (including 3% lesser, a couple with a slight miscut, and a couple with a slight trim). The condition of the twenty-six non-key yellow letter variations is Vg-Ex to Ex overall, with two Ex-Mt, six slightly lesser, and one with a slight miscut. Unencapsulated Keys: #2a Lemon YL (Vg-Ex), 25 Drysdale (Vg-Ex+), 70a Kaline YL (Vg+), 79a D. Williams YL (Vg-Ex), 85a Aparicio YL (Ex), 100a Wynn YL (Vg-Ex+), 246 Yankees Team (Ex-Mt), 271 Martin (Ex+), 285 F. Robinson (Ex), 288 Killebrew (Ex), 307 B. Robinson (Ex+), 314 Snider/Alston (Vg-Ex+), 377b Braves/numerical CL (Ex), 397b Tigers/numerical CL (75/25 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 408b Orioles/numerical CL (Ex-Mt), 428b Redlegs/numerical CL (Ex+), 440 Mathews (slightly miscut right edge, otherwise Ex), 476 Musial AS (small ink mark on front, otherwise Nr/Mt), 485 T. Williams AS (Ex), 486 Mays AS (Ex+), and 488 Aaron AS (Ex). It is expensive to encapsulate a complete set with hundreds of cards, but the grading of 176 cards in this set represents a significant investment and substantial selection. The total SMR value for just 175 of the PSA-graded cards (not including the one card graded lower than EX 5) is $28,668. Total: 531 cards (set of 494 plus 37 variations). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $10,000.