November 30, 2017: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/30/2017
Here then is a nice grouping of cards from the iconic 1956 Topps Baseball issue, the company’s final year producing cards in the oversized 2 5/8-by-3 ¾ dimensions. This array includes several Hall of Famers and Team cards and is found here in a broad condition range of mostly Very Good to Ex-Mt, with only a dozen cards falling below. The breakdown: Ex-Mt (8) – No. 53 o/c, 62 o/c, 107 Mathews, 124, 143 o/c, 147, 157 o/c, and 303 o/c; Excellent (14) – No. 34, 43, 66, 111 Red Sox, 162, 177, 182, 197, 207, 227, 247, 270 o/c, 331 o/c, and 336 o/c; Very Good to Excellent (16) – No. 1 Harridge, 2 Giles, 38, 42, 44, 49, 57, 67, 80, 116, 174, 212, 223, 232, 267 and 321; Very Good (26) – No. 14, 39, 83, 118 Fox, 127, 132, 146 Senators, 149, 184, 202, 203, 215, 230, 238, 239, 243, 255 Lemon, 259, 264 m/c, 269, 272, 280, 291, 328, 335 and 340; Good (7) – No. 78, 129, 158, 159, 175, 176 and 185; Fair (4) – No. 72 Phillies, 145, 163 and 333; Poor – No. 3 (evidence of trim).
1956 Topps Baseball Grouping With Hall of Famers and Specials (76)
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