This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2020
Presented is a truly spectacular example of the important 1957 Topps Football set, with each and every card comfortably ensconced in a PSA holder to a tune of a 6.21 Grade Point Average and a No. 28 slot on the vaunted PSA Set Registry. In a set defined by a world-beating Rookie lineup (Unitas, Starr, Hornung, Berry and Lane) and a unique ranking as Topps’ first-ever football issue produced in the now-standard 2 ½-by-3 ½-inch format, the 1957 issue has long been a popular and coveted element of major football collections. This handsome accumulation comes out to a whopping 46 percent Near-Mint or better (23 Hall of Famers) and 40 percent Ex-Mt or better (10 Hall of Famers), with the remaining 13 percent Excellent and a mere pair of cards below that, both to VG-Ex. The Breakdown: PSA 8 Near-Mint to Mint (1) – No. 69 Forester; PSA 7 Near-Mint (69) – No. 1, 2, 3 McCormack, 5 Marchetti, 6 Nomellini, 9, 11 Brown, 13, 14 Summerall, 18 St. Clair, 19, 20 Creekmur, 22 Van Brocklin, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28 Groza, 31 Blanda, 32 Layne, 33, 35 Tunnell, 37, 38, 42, 44, 45, 46 Hirsch, 49 Bednarik, 51, 52, 53, 55, 58, 60, 61, 63, 65 Donovan, 66, 67, 68 Lary Rookie, 70, 71 Robustelli, 72, 76 Renfro, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85 Lane Rookie, 88 Gifford, 89, 91, 93, 97, 99, 102 Michaels, 103, 105, 121, 122, 125, 129 Perry, 131, 133, 148 and 150; PSA 6.5 Ex-Mt-Plus (3) – No. 4, 126 and 135; PSA 6 Ex-Mt (59) – No. 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16 Johnson, 17, 26 Matson, 29, 30 Tittle, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 54, 56 Ane, 57, 59, 62, 64, 73, 75, 83, 84, 92 Stautner, 96 Jones, 101, 104, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 116, 118, 120, 123, 124 McDonald Rookie, 127, 128 Moore, 132, 134, 137, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 151 Hornung, 152 Younger and 153; PSA 5 Excellent (20) – No. 21, 86, 87, 90, 95 McElhenny, 98, 100, 106 Christiansen, 107, 112, 115, 117, 119 Starr Rookie, 130, 136, 138 Unitas Rookie, 139, 140, 142 and 154; PSA 4 VG-Ex (2) – No. 74 and 94 Berry Rookie. Here's a link to the PSA Set Registry listing: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/publishedset/351521