July 15, 2021: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/15/2021
This is an intriguing array of the coveted and colorful 1959 Topps Baseball issues, a mostly Ex-Mt to Near-Mint partial set that is missing about five dozen cards, including many of the keys, plus a large group of 200 extras. The partial set, missing 54 cards, is in a highly attractive condition, 13 percent Near-Mint, 47 percent Ex-Mt and 22 percent Excellent, with the remaining 18 percent mostly VG-Ex. The large group of extras is essentially in Excellent to Ex-Mt condition, with quite a few cards reaching Near-Mint status. The breakdown of keys in the 1959 Topps Partial Set (518/572 - missing numbers recorded at the end): No. 1 Frick – Very Good, 8 Phillies Team – Excellent, 40 Spahn – Ex-Mt-Plus, 69 Giants Team – Ex-Mt-Plus, 70 Kuenn – Ex, 76 Richardson – Ex-Mt, 102 Alou Rookie – Ex, 111 Reds Team – Ex, 149 Bunning – Ex o/c, 155 Slaughter – Ex-Mt o/c, 156 Ace Hurlers – Ex-Mt, 172 Athletics Team – Ex-Mt, 200 Giles – Ex, 202 Maris – Ex-Plus, 212 Fence Busters – VG-Ex, 223 Cardinals Team – VG-Ex, 248 Red Sox Team – VG, 260 Wynn – Ex, 270 Hodges – VG-Ex, 292 Dick Williams – Ex-Mt-Plus, 300 Ashburn – Ex-Mt-Plus, 304 Cubs Team – VG, 310 Aparicio – Ex-Mt, 317 NL Hit Kings – Ex-Plus, 329 Tigers Team – Ex-Mt-Plus, 349 Wilhelm – Ex-Mt-Plus, 350 Banks – VG-Ex, 352 Roberts – Ex-Mt o/c, 392 Herzog – Ex-Mt-Plus, 430 Ford – VG-Ex, 435 Frank Robinson – Ex-Plus, 439 Brooks Robinson – Ex-Mt-Plus, 450 Doby – Nr-Mt o/c, 467 Aaron Thrills – Ex-Plus o/c, 480 Schoendienst – Ex-Mt o/c, 509 Cash Rookie – VG-Ex, 510 Yankees Team – Ex-Plus (mk), 518 Cuellar Rookie – VG, 528 Pirates Team – Ex, 560 Aparicio All-Star – Ex-Mt, 562 Kaline All-Star – Ex-Mt-Plus and 572 Pierce All-Star – Poor. The missing numbers (54): No. 10, 12, 20, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 47, 48, 50, 71, 94, 105, 120, 131, 147, 150, 153, 160, 163,166, 180, 243, 252, 330, 338, 360, 380, 387, 390, 395, 403, 415, 421, 422, 450, 461, 464, 469, 478, 495, 510, 514, 516, 530, 534, 543, 550, 551, 559, 561, 563 and 564. The extras (200): including six (6) Team cards, 14 Baseball Thrills and three (3) Combination cards, plus Aguirre, Antonelli (2), Broglio, Conley (2), Crandall, Dark (3), Freese (2), Friend (4), Larry Jackson (3), Jensen (2), Landis, Lary, Maxwell, McDaniel (2), McMillan, Meyer (2), Nuxhall, Pappas, Pinson (2), Podres, Post (2), Purkey (3), Frank Robinson, Roseboro (2), Sauer (2), Schoendienst, Simmons (2), Thomas (2), Thomson, Trucks (3) and Wertz.
1959 Topps Baseball Partial Set (518/572) Plus Extras (200)
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