November 18, 2021: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2021
Here’s the classic 1955 Topps Baseball set, found here in a largely Very Good to Ex-Mt condition that is markedly better than this beloved issue is typically encountered in mature collections. Rookie cards of Roberto Clemente (PSA 3 m/c) and Sandy Koufax (PSA 6 m/c) headline a roster of Hall of Famers that includes most of the legendary figures from the era. Overall, the set comes out to 14 percent Ex-Mt, 39 percent Excellent and 44 percent Very Good, with just 3 percent below. The breakdown of keys: No. 1 Rhodes – Ex-Mt-Plus, 2 Ted Williams – Ex-Mt-Plus, 4 Kaline – VG-Ex, 5 Gilliam – Very Good, 19 Herman – VG, 22 Skowron – Excellent, 24 Newhouser – Good, 28 Banks – Ex-Mt-Plus, 31 Spahn – VG, 47 Aaron – VG-Ex, 50 Robinson – Good, 100 Irvin – Ex-Mt o/c, 120 Kluszewski – VG, 124 Killebrew Rookie – VG, 152 Agganis Rookie – VG-Ex, 155 Mathews – Ex, 166 Bauer – VG-Ex, 187 Hodges – Good, 189 Rizzuto – Good, 194 Mays – Ex, 198 Berra – VG, 200 Jensen – VG, 205 Freese – Ex o/c and 210 Snider – VG-Ex.
1955 Topps Baseball Complete Set, With Slabbed Clemente and Koufax Rookies (206)
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