1956 Topps Partial Set (261/340)

Sold For:

$4,080

Year:

1956

Auction:

2025 Spring

Lot #:

1672

Category:

Postwar Baseball Cards (1948-present)

Presented is a partial set of 1956 Topps baseball consisting of 261 different cards (out of 340 in a complete set). The 1956 Topps set features all the Hall of Famers and stars of the era, many of which are in the offered collection, including Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, and Willie Mays. Includes twenty-six gray-back variations (#1-100). Condition is 13% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (mostly Ex-Mt), 76% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 11% Gd to Vg (including a few with a slight miscut and one altered). We have selected three cards to be professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Harridge/gray back (Vg), 10 Spahn (Ex+), 20 Kaline (90/10 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 31 Aaron/gray back (erased borders, otherwise Ex+), 79 Koufax/gray back (EX+ 5.5), 101 Campanella (Vg+), 110 Berra (Vg-Ex), 113 Rizzuto (Vg-Ex), 120 Ashburn (Vg-Ex+), 130 Mays (EX-MT 6), 145 Hodges (Vg-Ex+), 150 Snider (Ex+), 164 Killebrew (Vg), 181 Martin (25/75 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 200 Feller (70/30 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 240 Ford (Ex-Mt+), 251 Yankees (slightly miscut bottom edge, otherwise Ex), 260 Reese (80/20 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 292 Aparicio RC (VG-EX 4), and 332 Larsen (Ex). Missing the following seventy-nine cards for completion: #3, 5 Williams, 8, 12, 13, 15 Banks, 16, 17, 30 Robinson, 32, 33 Clemente, 39, 42, 47, 49, 68, 72, 84, 93, 104, 107 Mathews, 112, 115, 117, 121, 122, 125, 135 Mantle, 138, 139, 141, 143, 156, 159, 166 Dodgers, 173, 174, 175, 179, 183, 189, 197, 198, 206, 207, 211, 212, 225, 235, 242, 245, 250, 252, 254, 258, 268, 271, 276, 277, 280, 281, 289, 290, 294, 296, 300, 304, 306, 311, 315, 317, 324, 326, 327, 331, 333, 335, 337, and 339. This is a very attractive and extremely consistent partial set of this classic 1950s Topps issue. Total: 261 cards.