March 19, 2020: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/19/2020
This is a nice array of 1960s Topps Baseball that is loaded with Hall of Famers and specials and headlined by the Willie McCovey Rookie and cards of Roberto Clemente, Sandy Koufax, Ernie Banks, Harmon Killebrew and a half dozen others. About 2/3 of the array is Ex-Mt or better and more than ¼ of the array reaching Near-Mint. As noted, there are 10 Hall of Famers in the array, along with a matching number of Team cards, as well as several Managers and Rookies; the grouping is almost exclusively confined to Series 2, 3 and 4. It comes out to 26 percent Near-Mint, 38 percent Ex-Mt, 14 percent Excellent and 20 percent VG-Ex or Very Good, with only a couple of cards below. Here’s the breakdown: Near-Mint (27) – No. 143, 203, 221, 225, 284 o/c, 293, 296 o/c, 297 (2, one is m/c), 303 o/c, 304, 310, 313 o/c, 315 (2), 317, 319, 321 o/c, 324 o/c, 327, 330 o/c, 334 m/c, 338, 339, 358 (2, one is o/c) and 360; Ex-Mt (40) – No. 55 Mazeroski, 118, 120 (2), 124, 126, 133, 136 Kaat Rookie, 141, 199, 207, 210 Killebrew, 211, 214, 220, 221, 222 Lopez, 224, 226, 227 Stengel, 242 Cardinals Team, 279, 280 (2), 285, 290 o/c, 299, 302 Phillies Team, 308, 311 m/c, 313, 316 McCovey Rookie, 320 o/c, 325, 337, 344, 349, 351, 360 and 368; Excellent (14) – No. 10 Banks, 112, 117, 143, 174 Indians Team, 199, 206 m/c, 208 White Sox Team (mkd), 210 Killebrew, 211, 215, 279, 335 Schoendienst and 374; VG-Ex (12) – No. 18 Dodgers Team, 111, 114, 149, 201, 213, 216, 223 m/c, 224, 282, 326 Clemente and 353; Very Good (8) – No. 43 Senators Team (mkd), 42 Tigers Team (mkd), 114, 151 Giants Team, 174 Indians Team, 214, 227 Stengel and 343 Koufax; Good (3) – No. 43 Senators Team (mkd), 128 and 219. Lot also includes a half dozen 1959 Topps Football cards, generally Ex-Mt, including No. 73 Renfro, 83 Eagles Team, 100 Moore, 109 Marchetti, 150 and 175.
1960s Topps Baseball Group With Clemente, Koufax, McCovey Rookie (110)
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