Lot # 568: 1959 Topps Near Set (566/572) with (7) Graded Plus (24) Variations - (590) Total Cards

Select 1959 Topps collection featuring a near set of (566/572) cards plus (24) tougher variations. Highlights include:

1959 Topps near: (566/572, 15% VG-EX or better, 35% VG, 30% GD, 20% FR or lesser with the tougher high series generally presenting similarly to the more common numbers, includes 5 graded) with #1 Frick (Authentic, clipped corners), #8 Phillies Team (marked), #20 Snider (VG), #40 Spahn (VG), #50 Mays (PR), #150 Musial (PSA VG 3), #180 Berra (VG), #202 Maris (FR), #212 Aaron/Mathews (PR), #317 Ashburn/Mays (VG), #338 S. Anderson RC (GD), #350 Banks (VG), #360 Kaline (VG), #387 Drysdale (PSA EX-MT 6), #408 N. Fox/Aparicio (VG), #430 Ford (VG), #435 F. Robinson (FR), #450 Mathews (PR), #461 Mantle HR (VG), #464 Mays Catch (VG-EX), #467 Aaron HR (VG), #478 Clemente (SGC EX/NM 6), #509 Cash RC (PR, reverse writing), #510 Yankees Team (GD), #515 Killebrew (trimmed), #528 Pirates Team (VG), #543 Corsair Trio/Clemente (GD), #550 Campanella (FR), #559 Banks AS (GD), #561 Aaron AS (SGC EX 5), #562 Kaline AS (FR), #563 Mays AS (GD), #564 Mantle AS (PSA FAIR 1.5), #571 Spahn AS (GD), #572 Pierce AS (GD); Missing: (6 cards) with #10 Mantle, #163 Koufax, 289, #380 Aaron, #439 B. Robinson, #514 Gibson RC;

Variations: (7 cards, includes 2 PSA graded) with #40 Spahn (PR, writing, Born 1931), #40 Spahn (VG, Born 1931 Partially Obscured), #316 Lumenti (GD, No Optioned Statement), #322 Hanebrink (GD, No Traded Statement), #336 Loes (PSA VG-EX 4, No Trade Statement), #362 Nichols (PSA GOOD 2, No Option Statement), #416 Sullivan (VG, No Circle Around Copyright);

Gray Back Variations: (17 cards, average VG, both gray/white backs included) with #203, 208, 211, 214, 218, 219, 231, 233, 234, 236, 237, 242, 256, #260 Wynn, 264, 279, 285;

Note: Our consignor was an "OBC" collector (a hobby organization that emphasizes completion rather than condition), as such, multiple cards in this collection may be extremely low-grade.