November 17, 2022: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2022
Presented is a very attractive grouping of the important 1961 Topps Baseball issue, with an impressive lineup of nearly three dozen Hall of Famers that includes some of the key cards from the set, including the fabled No. 2 Maris card, Mays, Ford, Spahn and Gibson, to name a few, plus the key Rookie cards from Ron Santo and Billy Williams. In addition, the 1961 Topps Stamp Booklet (73 stamps affixed, including 11 HOFers) is also included in the lot, along with a handful of lower-grade cards from 1962-63. The offered group is broadly Excellent to Ex-Mt, with quite a few above to Near-Mint and a few below. It’s an array with a bit of duplication, often involving many of the key Hall of Famers and stars. The breakdown (cards are the player’s regular-issue version unless otherwise indicated): No. 2 Maris (2) – Excellent and VG-Ex, No. 35 Santo Rookie (5) – Ex to Ex-Mt, No. 141 Williams Rookie (2) – Ex-Mt o/c and Very Good, No. 150 Mays (2) – Ex, No. 160 Ford (3) – Ex-Mt, No. 200 Spahn – Ex-Mt and No. 211 Gibson – Ex-Mt, plus Ashburn (3), Dick Williams (2), Brooks Robinson (2), Roberts (6), Fox (3), Mathews, Lopez, Alston (2) and Drysdale, along with 13 Team cards, 24 Managers, eight (8) Checklists, 12 League Leaders and six (6) Combination cards. Some of the notable duplication of stars and minor stars includes: Lynch (3), Amaro (4), Roebuck (4), Purkey (3), Grant (3), Kindall (5), Francis (5), Throneberry (3), Deron Johnson (5), Anderson (3), Walker (3), Grba (3), Gardner (3), Jones (3), Smith (3), Score (3), Valo (3), Conley (3), Hall (3), Gilliam (3), Hansen (3), Landis (3), Gordon (3), Hutchinson (3), Murtaugh (3), Hemus (4), Series Two Checklist (2), Series Three Checklist (3), Giants Team (2), Orioles Team (3), Cubs Team (2) and Dodgers Team (3). The 1961 Topps Stamp Booklet is in Good condition, with a few tears on inside pages, and 73 affixed stamps, including Hall of Famers, Ashburn, Roberts, McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Aparicio (2), Wynn, Kaline, Kaat, Berra and Ford.
1961 Topps Baseball Partial Set, 34 HOFers, Mays, 2 Maris Cards, Plus Stamps (485)
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