July 15, 2021: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/15/2021
Here is the iconic card set that launched the era of the modern-sized baseball card, the classic 1957 Topps Baseball issue that is found here in a highly attractive mostly Excellent to Near-Mint condition. Headlined by the great stars of the Golden Years of 1950s Baseball, the 1957 Topps set was the first issued in what has now been the standard size for nearly seven decades – 2 ½-by-3 ½ inches – neatly presented in a no-frills card front that showcased traditional color photography rather than colorized black-and-white imagery that had been the custom for years. This offering comes out to 38 percent Ex-Mt to Near-Mint, 33 percent Excellent to Excellent-Plus, and 26 percent Very Good to VG-Ex and only 3 percent below. In an issue that was notorious for centering difficulties, this array conforms to the narrative, with perhaps 1/3 of the array with the kind of centering that might prompt thoughts of an upgrade, though not all of those would be severe enough to dictate a formal off-center designation. Breakdown of keys: No. 1 Ted Williams – Excellent, 2 Berra – Very Good, 7 Aparicio – Ex-Plus, 10 Mays – Near-Mint, 15 Roberts – VG, 18 Drysdale Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus, 20 Aaron – Ex-Plus, 24 Mazeroski – Good, 25 Ford – VG-Ex, 29 Herzog – VG-Ex, 30 Reese – Ex-Plus, 35 Frank Robinson Rookie – Ex-Mt, 38 Fox – VG-Ex, 40 Wynn – VG-Ex, 55 Banks – Ex-Plus, 59 Dick Williams – VG-Ex, 62 Martin – Ex-Mt, 70 Ashburn – Ex-Mt o/c, 76 Clemente – VG-Ex, 80 Hodges – Ex, 82 Howard – VG, 85 Doby – Ex-Plus, 90 Spahn – VG, 95 Mantle – VG, 97 Yankees Team – VG-Ex, 100 Presidents – Ex, 114 Braves Team – VG-Ex, 120 Lemon – VG-Ex, 125 Kaline – Ex-Plus, 130 Newcombe VG-Ex, 135 Skowron – VG-Ex, 154 Schoendienst – Ex-Mt, 165 Kluszewski – VG-Ex, 170 Snider – Ex-Mt, 175 Larsen – Ex, 203 Wilhelm – Ex-Mt-Plus, 210 Campanella – Ex-Mt-Plus, 212 Colavito Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c, 215 Slaughter – VG-Ex, 230 Kell – VG-Ex, 250 Mathews – VG, 277 Podres – VG, 286 Richardson Rookie – Ex, 302 Koufax – Ex-Mt-Plus, 312 Kubek Rookie – Ex-Mt o/c, 317 Giants Team – Good, 324 Dodgers Team – Ex, 328 Brooks Robinson Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c, 338 Bunning – Ex-Mt-Plus, 400 Dodgers Slugger – Ex-Plus and 407 Yankee Power – Ex-Mt-Plus.
1957 Topps Baseball Complete Set (407)
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