1955 Topps PSA-Graded Near-Complete Set (199/206)

Sold For:

$31,200

Year:

1955

Auction:

2022 Spring

Lot #:

1280

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1950s Cards

Presented is an exceptional high-grade near-complete set of 1955 Topps Baseball consisting of 199 different cards out of 206 in a complete set. Each card is professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. 134 cards grade NM-MT 8, sixty-four NM 7s, and one EX+ 5.5. Missing the following seven cards for completion (all offered as separate lots in this auction): #47 Aaron, 50 Robinson, 123 Koufax, 124 Killebrew, 164 Clemente, 194 Mays, and 210 Snider. PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (134 cards): #1 Rhodes, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 154, 157, 159, 160, 162, 163, 165, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 181, 182, 184, 185, 188, 193, and 199. NM 7 (64 cards): #3, 4 Kaline, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 19 Herman, 20, 24 Newhouser, 25, 26, 28 Banks, 31 Spahn, 32, 33, 39, 41, 49, 51, 57, 58, 63, 70, 77, 78, 80, 84, 89, 92 Zimmer RC, 100 Irvin, 101, 106, 109, 120, 125 Boyer RC, 152 Agganis RC, 155 Mathews, 156, 158, 161, 166, 167, 176, 179, 180, 183, 187, 189 Rizzuto, 190, 191, 192, 195, 196, 197, 198 Berra, 200, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, and 208. EX+ 5.5 (1 card): #2 Williams. All cards are bright, crisp, and clean. This is a remarkably consistent and extremely attractive near-complete set of this popular 1950s Topps issue that would be a worthy addition to even the most advanced collection. The total SMR value for the 199 graded cards (factoring in the one half-grade at the lower whole-grade level) is $19,340, which does not even begin to take into account the time and effort required to complete a set of this caliber. Total: 199 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Reserve $5,000.