This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/12/2019
The 1956 Topps baseball release is an extremely popular encore to the '55 collection, lighter on key rookie cards but compensated by the return of Mickey Mantle, who hadn't appeared in a Topps set since 1953. The offered assemblage contains 313 of the 342 cards in the set. Leading the collection is the ever popular card #135 Mickey Mantle VG with other key cards that include #1 Harridge EX, 10 Spahn EX/MT+, 15 Banks EX/MT, 20 Kaline EX/MT (MC), 30 J. Robinson EX, 33 Clemente GOOD+, 101 Campanella VG, 107 Mathews EX, 113 Rizzuto EX/MT (OC), 130 Mays VG+, 150 Snider VG, 180 Roberts EX/MT, 240 Ford EX (MC), 260 Reese EX and 292 Aparicio RC VG. Also includes three variations of #11 Cubs Team and 72 Phillies Team, two variations of #85 Indians Team, 100 Orioles Team. The rest of the collection is 10% EX/MT or better, 35% EX, 30% VG/EX and 25% lower. Needed for completion is #5 T. Williams, 31 Aaron, 79 Koufax, 109, 110 Berra, 125, 127, 139, 145 Hodges, 164 Killebrew, 166 Dodgers Team, 181 B. Martin, 187 Wynn, 200 Feller, 224, 228, 236, 251, 252, 268, 273, 283, 288, 299, 320, 324, 332 and the checklists.