July 15, 2021: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/15/2021
Offered are nearly four dozen mostly Topps cards featuring five of the most-revered players in postwar MLB history: Henry Aaron, Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Sandy Koufax and Ted Williams. Their cards have been coveted by collectors for generations, and the presented lot is a unique opportunity to pick up so many of these treasures all at one time. The Hall of Famers are pictured here on eight regular-issue cards that are among the most coveted in the hobby, along with a boatload of Specials, All-Stars and League Leaders, plus a dozen Ted Williams cards from the charming 1959 Fleer issue that featured All Ted, All the Time. The breakdown: Henry Aaron (6) – 1958 Fence Busters – Good, 1959 Fence Busters – Very Good, 1961 All-Star – Excellent o/c, 1962 All-Star – Good, 1964 Tops in NL – Ex-Mt-Plus, and 1965 No. 170 – Ex-Mt-Plus; Willie Mays (11) – 1955 Bowman – VG, 1956 No. 130 – Good, 1957 No. 10 – Good, 1958 Rival Fence Busters – VG, 1959 NL Hit Kings – VG, 1961 MVP – Ex, 1961 All-Star – Ex-Plus, 1962 League Leaders No. 54 – Ex-Mt o/c, 1962 All-Star – Ex, 1964 League Leaders No. 6 – VG and 1969 Deckle Edge – Ex-Mt o/c; Roberto Clemente (5) – 1961 League Leaders No. 41 – VG-Ex, 1962 League Leaders No. 52 – Ex-Mt, 1963 Bucs Blasters – Ex-Plus, 1964 No. 440 – Near-Mint and 1969 Deckle Edge – Nr-Mt; Sandy Koufax (8) – 1961 Southpaws – Ex-Plus, 1961 No. 344 – Ex-Mt-Plus, 1962 League Leaders No. 60 – Ex-Mt, 1963 League Leaders No. 6 – Ex-Mt, 1964 League Leaders No. 5 – Nr-Mt, 1964 World Series No. 136 – VG, 1964 No. 200 – Nr-Mt, and 1963 Fleer No. 42 – Ex-Mt-Plus; and Ted Williams (16) – 1954 No. 1 – Fair, 1958 No. 1 – Fair, 1958 Sluggers Supreme – VG and 1960 Fleer Greats No. 72 – Good, plus a dozen (12) cards from 1959 Fleer Life of Ted Williams, mostly Very Good with a couple Good: Nos. 6, 14, 16, 21, 31, 37, 47, 48, 54, 57, 74 and 78.
1954-65 Topps and Fleer Aaron, Mays, Clemente, Koufax and Ted Williams Group, Regulars and Specials (46)
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