Huge 1957-79 Topps HOFer Group, Many Rookies Including Yaz, Bench (218)

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/19/2020

This is an amazing group of vintage Topps Hall of Famers and Rookies, an array of more than 200 cards that is nearly all Hall of Famers, plus more than a dozen important Rookies, that last subset headed by the likes of Carl Yastrzemski, Johnny Bench, Dave Winfield, Eddie Murray, Paul Molitor and others, plus a boatload of key second-year pasteboards – often with multiples – including Schmidt, Morgan, Winfield, Murray and Molitor, among others. For the 1970s and 1980s, the condition range is broadly Excellent to Near-Mint, with some below; cards from the 1960s are typically a bit rougher but still highly collectible. The lineup is Tier One HOF, with names that include Mantle, Clemente, McCovey, Bench, Yastrzemski, Schmidt, Killebrew, Seaver, Banks and dozens more. The cards are almost exclusively Topps and the regular-issue versions, with exceptions noted in the listing below; as noted, the condition range is broadly Excellent to Near-Mint for 1970s and beyond and bit lower for the 1960s, with some keys and condition anomalies noted. The Breakdown – Mantle (4) – 1961 Jello – Fair, 1964 – Good, 1966 – VG-Ex and 1969 – Fair; Bench (9) – 1968 Rookie – Fair, 1972 In Action, 1973, 1973 League Leader (2), 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1979; Yastrzemski (8) – 1960 Rookie – Very Good, 1965 – VG-Ex, 1970 – VG, 1972, 1972 In Action, 1973 (2) and 1979; Clemente (6) – 1965 – VG-Ex, 1968 All-Star – Fair, 1972 – Good, 1972 In Action (2) and 1973; Mays (2) – 1964 – VG and 1973 – VG-Ex; McCovey (7) – 1964 – VG-Ex, 1969 – Good, with autograph, 1972 (3), 1977 and 1978; Carlton (9) – 1973 (2), 1973 League Leader (4), 1974 and 1978 (2); Palmer (9) – 1966 Rookie – VG, 1973 Boyhood, 1974, 1974 League Leader, 1978 (4) and 1979; Brooks Robinson (9) – 1964 (2) – VG, 1968 All-Star, 1972 (2), 1972 Boyhood, 1973 m/c, 1975 – VG and 1977; Stargell (10) – 1966, 1973 (3), 1974 League Leader, 1978 (2), 1979 (2) and 1974 Kellogg’s; Carew (8) – 1968 All-Star, 1970 All-Star, 1973 (3), 1974, 1974 All-Star and 1979; Gibson (7) – 1966, 1972 (3), 1973 (2) and 1974; Schmidt (5) – 1974 (3) – 2 Ex and VG-Ex, 1975 – Ex-Mt-Plus and 1979; Killebrew (4) – 1960 – Good, 1972 In Action, 1973 and 1974; Brock (5) – 1966 – VG, 1972 – VG, 1973 (2) and 1974; Morgan (5) – 1966 – Good, 1975, 1977, 1978 and 1979; Drysdale (4) – 1963 Fleer – Good m/c, 1964 – VG-Ex, 1965 – Good and 1967; Seaver (5) – 1972 In Action (2), 1972 League Leader, 1973 and 1974; Banks (3) – 1961 – Ex-Mt-Plus, 1968 – Good and 1970 – Ex-Mt-Plus; Hunter (4) – 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1977; Maris (2) – 1962 Jello – Fair and 1966 – VG-Ex; Aparicio (3) – 1963, 1973 and 1974; Munson (3) – 1972 In Action – VG, 1974 and 1978; Yount (2) – 1978 and 1979; Mathews (3) – 1959 – Good, 1963 – VG and 1973; Eckersley (3) – 1977 and 1978 (2); Billy Williams (3) – 1969 – Good, 1970 and 1974 – Good; Fisk (5) – 1972 Rookie (2) – VG and Good, and 1973 (3); Winfield (4) – 1974 Rookie – VG-Ex, 1975, 1979 and 1984; Murray (3) – 1978 Rookie (2) and 1979; Molitor (3) – 1978 Rookie (2) and 1979; Smith – 1979 Rookie; Koufax (2) – 1962 Post – Fair and 1966 – VG; Niekro (5) – 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979 and 1984; Brett (2) – 1979 and 1979 Kellogg’s; Berra (2) – 1963 – Good and 1974; Dawson (3) – 1978 (2) and 1979; Spahn (2) – 1959 – Fair and 1963 – Good; Ted Williams (2) – 1969 – Good and 1972; Fingers (2) – 1974 and 1979; Cepeda (2) – 1963 – VG and 1974; Campanella – 1957 – Good; Snider – 1964 – VG; Ford – 1966 – Good; Fox – 1964 – Ex; Roberts – 1959 – Good; Kaline – 1960 – Good; Musial – 1962 – Good; Torre – 1963 – Ex; Wilhelm – 1965 – VG; Morris – 1978 Rookie; Mattingly – 1984 Rookie; Carter – 1978; Zimmer (3) – 1955 – Fair, 1959 – Fair and 1960 – Good; plus 21 other miscellaneous cards, including Durocher, Jenkins, Sutton, Yankees Team card and others.