November 18, 2021: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2021
Presented is a very attractive example of the iconic 1961 Topps Baseball set, the company’s second issue of the decade and one that marked the beginning of baseball’s expansion to Minnesota and the West Coast. The offered set is in a handsome, consistent condition, broadly Very Good to Ex-Mt, with excellent color and gloss and a very uniform presentation. Overall, it comes out to 4 percent Near-Mint, 28 percent Ex-Mt, 40 percent Excellent and 27 percent Very Good. Breakdown of keys: No. 1 Groat – Very Good, 2 Maris – Excellent-Plus, 10 Brooks Robinson – VG, 17 Checklist – Ex-Mt-Plus, 20 Roberts – Ex-Mt, 30 Fox – VG-Ex, 35 Santo Rookie – Ex-Mt, 44 League Leaders – Ex-Mt, 80 Killebrew – VG-Ex, 88 Ashburn – Ex-Mt, 98 Checklist – VG, 120 Mathews – VG-Ex, 141 Williams Rookie – Ex, 150 Mays – VG, 160 Ford – VG, 200 Spahn – Ex-Mt, 211 Gibson – Good, 228 Yankees Team – VG-Ex, 260 Drysdale – VG, 287 Yastrzemski – Ex, 290 Musial – VG-Ex, 300 Mantle – VG, 307 Mantle World Series HR – Ex-Mt-Plus, 344 Koufax – VG-Ex, 350 Banks – VG, 360 Frank Robinson – VG, 388 Clemente – Ex, 401 Ruth Thrill – Ex-Plus, 405 Gehrig Thrill – Ex, 406 Mantle Thrill – Ex-Mt-Plus, 415 Aaron – VG-Ex, 417 Marichal Rookie – VG, 425 Berra – Ex-Plus, 429 Kaline – Ex o/c, 475 Mantle MVP – Ex-Mt, 482 Mays MVP – VG, 484 Aaron MVP – Good, 517 McCovey – VG, 545 Wilhelm – Ex-Mt, 576 Maris All-Star – VG, 577 Aaron All-Star – Ex-Mt-Plus, 578 Mantle All-Star – Ex-Mt-Plus, and 579 Mays All-Star – VG.
1961 Topps Baseball Complete Set (587)
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