Condition purists hit pay dirt with this 1957 Topps Hit Stars bundle of (550+) cards. This immaculate collection was pulled directly from vending boxes, and condition is a big plus, ranging (90% EX-MT to NM-MT, 10% lesser), with a chance some may be better. Just (3) cards are not represented, with #12, #27, and #74, otherwise there is at least one example of all the other cards, yielding a near complete set of (85/88), and hundreds of extras.
Highlights are:
Graded cards (42) with:
SGC 8 NM-MT: (5) cards with #3 (2), #26, #67 (2);
SGC 7.5 NM+: (11) cards with #6, #7, #13, #19, #25 Bobby Darin, #31, #41, #43, #55, #75, #80;
SGC 7 NM: (8) card with #8, #18, #31, #43, #47, #68, #75, #88 Debbie Reynolds;
SGC 6.5 EX-NM+: (8) cards with #10, #12, #26, #30, #46, #62, #70, #79;
SGC 4.5 VG-EX+: (1) card with #79;
SGC Authentic: (4) cards with #15, #16, #54, #62;
PSA NM-MT 8: (1) card with #46;
PSA EX-MT 6: (1) card with #73;
PSA EX 5: (2) cards with #43, #68;
PSA VG-EX 4: (1) card with #39.
Key cards that are not encapsulated (131) with: #1 Clyde McPhatter (3), #14 The Drifters (3), #17 Debbie Reynolds (2), #25 Bobby Darin (8), #31 Nat King Cole (8), #35 Little Richard (6), #50 Fats Domino (1), #51 The Crickets (12), #53 Jerry Lee Lewis (11), #59 Elvis Presley (3), #63 James Dean (14), #65 James Dean (2), #66 James Dean (6), #71 James Dean (3), #72 Bob Hope (4), #77 Gene Kelly (9), #81 Steve Allen (2), #83 Sammy Davis Jr. (17), #85 Elizabeth Taylor (2), #86 Jerry Lewis (4), #88 Debbie Reynolds (11).
The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $300.