1956 Topps Complete Set (340 Plus Two Checklists): #20 PSA Set Registry (8.02 GPA)!

Sold For:

$111,000

Year:

1956

Auction:

2024 Summer

Lot #:

17

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

The 1956 Topps set is one of the most popular sets of the 1950s. Presented is an exceptional high-grade complete set of this classic issue. All of the 342 cards (#1-340 plus two checklists) have been graded and encapsulated by PSA. All cards are bright, crisp, and clean. As any collector of high quality early 1950s cards knows, assembling a complete set of any 1950s vintage issue all in extremely high grade is a daunting challenge, and this is even more the case with 1956 Topps than with many other 1950s issues. The assembly of a set of this high quality and unrivaled consistency is the result of a tremendous amount of time, effort, and patience. Many 1956 Topps cards are particularly challenging to find in high grade, especially because of print lines and centering issues. This set consists of an astounding three MINT 9s, twenty NM-MT+ 8.5s, and 319 NM-MT 8s. This set is registered as the 20th highest-graded set on the PSA Set Registry with an impressive overall GPA of 8.02. This is a spectacular set and an extraordinary collecting achievement. PSA Grading Composite: MINT 9 (3 cards): #19, 84, and 176. NM-MT+ 8.5 (20 cards): #18, 21, 47, 49, 54, 63, 80, 82, 123, 147, 152, 156, 172, 238, 272, 294, 310, 313, 331, and 338. NM-MT 8 (319 cards): #1 Harridge (white back), 2 Giles, 3, 4, 5 Williams (gray back), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Spahn (gray back), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Banks (white back), 16, 17, 20 Kaline (white back), 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (Robinson grey back), 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 Koufax (gray back), 81, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 Campanella (gray back), 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 Matthews (gray back), 108, 109, 110 Berra (gray back), 111, 112, 113 Rizzuto (gray back), 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 Ashburn (gray back), 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130 Mays (gray back), 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 Mantle (grey back), 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145 Hodges (grey back), 146, 148, 149, 150 Snider (gray back), 151, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164 Killebrew (gray back), 165, 166 Dodgers (gray back), 167, 168 , 169, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181 Martin (gray back), 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200 Feller, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 239, 240 Ford, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251 Yankees, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260 Reese, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292 Aparicio RC, 293, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 332 Larsen, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 339, 340, Checklist 1/3, and Checklist 2/4. This is an extremely attractive high-grade complete set of this classic early Topps issue, entirely graded by PSA. The total SMR value for the individual cards (factoring the twenty half grades at the lower whole-grade value) is $76,375. Total: 342 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $25,000.