1956 Topps Baseball Complete Set (340)

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This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/8/2013

The 1956 Topps issue was the final one in the oversized 2 5/8-by 3 ¾ inches format, and the largest issue by the company in four years. The set offered here is in essentially Good to Ex-Mt condition, with about 17 percent falling below the broader range. Generally, the stars fall within the wider range, with about a dozen ending up in the lower – mostly Fair – range. The breakdown: Ex-Mt (34) – 19, 21 o/c, 29 m/c, 30 Robinson, 32, 34, 59 o/c, 60 o/c, 83, 94 m/c, 114, 117, 122 o/c, 153, 159, 169, 176, 189, 203 o/c, 204 o/c, 217 m/c, 223, 228, 244, 249 o/c, 289, 307 Wilhelm, 320, 324 o/c, 326, 328, 329, 333 and 335 o/c; Excellent (67) – 2 Giles, 4 o/c, 9, 13, 22, 23, 24, 27 m/c, 33 Clemente, 45 o/c, 47, 58, 61, 64, 67, 81 m/c, 93 m/c, 95, 98 m/c, 132, 138, 148, 150 Snider, 151 o/c, 156, 160, 162, 167, 168, 170, 184, 185, 193, 205, 209 m/c, 210 m/c, 212, 214 o/c, 221 o/c, 227, 233, 237 o/c, 242, 246, 247, 250 Doby o/c, 252, 262, 273, 274, 283, 284, 291, 295, 296, 297, 306, 310 o/c, 311 o/c, 314 o/c, 318, 322 o/c, 323, 330 o/c, 331, 336 o/c and 337; Very Good (98) – 3, 8 Alston, 11, 12, 18, 20 Kaline, 41, 48, 51, 52, 57, 68, 71, 72, 74, 80, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88, 92, 102, 108, 109 Slaughter, 111, 110 Berra m/k, 118 Fox, 120 Ashburn, 123, 126, 128, 129, 130 Mays PSA 4 (VG-EX), 131, 133, 134, 135 Mantle PSA 4 (VG-EX, m/k), 136, 139, 143, 144, 147, 154, 161, 166 Brooklyn Team, 171, 172 m/c, 174, 178, 182, 188, 195 Kell, 198, 200 Feller, 201, 207, 211, 213, 215, 219, 225, 229, 230, 238, 241, 248, 253, 256, 258, 263, 265, 266, 267, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 282, 286, 293, 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 309, 313, 315, 317, 319, 325,334, 338, 339 and 340; Good (86) – 1 Harridge, 5 Ted Williams, 6, 7, 14, 16, 17, 31 Aaron, 36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 46, 53, 54, 55, 56, 62, 65, 66, 69, 70, 73, 75, 77, 78, 85, 90, 91, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101 Campanella, 103, 104, 107 Mathews, 112, 115, 116, 119, 124, 137, 141, 146, 152, 157, 158, 163, 164 Killebrew, 175, 181, 183, 191, 196, 197, 199, 206, 208, 218, 224, 234, 235, 236, 243, 245, 254, 255 Lemon m/c, 260 Reese, 261, 264, 269, 270, 271, 272, 287, 288, 290, 304, 316, 321, 327 and 332; Fair (47) – 10 Spahn, 25, 26, 28, 37, 39, 44, 50, 63, 79 Koufax, 89, 105, 106, 113 Rizzuto, 121, 125, 127, 140, 145, 155, 165 Schoendienst, 173, 177, 180 Roberts, 186, 187 Wynn, 190, 192, 194 Irvin, 202, 216, 220, 222, 226, 231, 232, 239, 240 Ford, 251 Yankees Team, 257, 259, 268, 280, 292 Aparicio, 294, 298 and 299; Poor (11) – 15 Banks (Evidence of Trim), 35, 49, 76, 142, 149, 179, 281, 285, 308 and 312.