November 14, 2019: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/14/2019
Presented here is a complete set of the fabled 1961 Post Cereal Baseball issue, found here in broadly Excellent condition for those cards reasonably well cut, with some reaching Ex-Mt, a fairly typical qualifier for an issue that so strenuously taxed the scissoring skills of a generation of American youth. The 1961 set was the first of three years that Post put baseball cards on the boxes of their many cereals, and thus it was often the year that most severely tested cutting talents, with 1962 and 1963 improving a bit. In the listing below, cards are listed for Hall of Famers and keys, plus some anomalies that fall outside the condition range. The breakdown: No. 1 Berra – Good, No. 2 Very Good, No. 4 Mantle – Excellent – not perfectly straight cut, No. 21 VG, No. 25 – imperfect cut, No. 32 – VG, No. 33 – imperfect cut, No. 35 Kaline – wavy cut, No. 47 – poorly cut, No. 52 – poorly cut, No. 53 – VG, No. 54 – wavy cut, No. 61 – Fair, No. 68 – wavy cut, No. 70 – poorly cut, No. 80 Wilhelm – VG, No. 86 Williams – (mkd), No. 87 – wavy cut, No. 92 Killebrew – poorly cut, No. 96 – Good, No. 102 – Fair, No. 112 – Good, No. 131 – rough cut, No. 140 – rough cut, No. 142 – VG, No. 149 – poorly cut, No. 158 – VG – poorly cut, No. 165 – poorly cut, No. 167 Snider – poorly cut, No. 171 – VG, No. 176 – VG, No. 178 – poorly cut, No. 182 Frank Robinson – poorly cut, No. 192 Ashburn – poorly cut, No. 193 – VG and No. 194 – poorly cut.
1961 Post Cereal Baseball Complete Set (200)
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