November 19, 2020: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/19/2020
Presented is a remarkable lot loaded with regular-issue cards of some of the most important Hall of Famers from the postwar era, including Mickey Mantle, Henry Aaron, Nolan Ryan, Roberto Clemente, Carl Yastrzemski and a dozen more folks with Cooperstown credentials, many of those with multiples and most in a highly collectible condition. There are nearly four dozen Aaron cards included in the mix (18 of those regular issue), and more than two dozen cards from Carl Yastrzemski. In the listing that follows, the cards indicated by a year are for the regular-issue Topps card unless otherwise noted. The breakdown: 1964 Topps Mickey Mantle – VG-Ex; 1969 Ryan – Very Good; 1960 Musial – VG-Ex, 1969 Topps Super Reggie Jackson (presents Ex-Mt, with unobtrusive watermark); Henry Aaron (45) – Good to Very Good, including 18 regular issue – 1959 Thrills, 1960 All-Star, 1961, 1961 All-Star, 1961 Post Cereal, 1962, 1962 Post Cereal, 1964 (2), 1966 League Leader, 1967, 1968, 1968 Atlantic Oil, 1969, 1970, 1970 League Leader (4), 1970 Scratch-Off, 1971 (2), 1972 (5), 1972 In Action (2), 1972 League Leader, 1973 (2), 1973 All-Time Leaders, 1974 Specials (5), 1975 Highlights (2), 1975 MVP and 1976 (3); Carl Yastrzemski (26) – generally Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some below – 1961, 1963 (2), 1964 – Good, 1965 – Good, 1966 – Good, 1967 (2, VG and Good), 1968, 1968 All-Star, 1968 World Series, 1968 Game Card, 1969 Deckle Edge (2), 1971 – Fair, 1971 League Leader, 1972 – Ex, 1972 In Action, 1974 – VG, and 1980 (7, Nr-Mt); Lou Brock (14) – broadly Ex to Ex-Mt – including regular issue cards from 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976 and 1977 (2), plus 1967 Card Clubbers, 1968 Atlantic Oil, 1969 All-Star and 1975 Highlights; Al Kaline (6) – Ex to Ex-Mt, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968 and 1971; Note: cards below generally Ex to Ex-Mt - Reggie Jackson (3) 1969 Topps Super, and 1970 and 1971 (Ex-Mt); Don Drysdale (3) – 1963, 1966 and 1969; Tom Seaver (2), 1971 Kellogg’s and 1975; Brooks Robinson (2) – 1967 and 1968 All-Star; Willie Stargell (2) – 1964 and 1969; Yogi Berra (3) – 1961 MVP, 1962 and 1974; Ernie Banks (4) – 1960, 1966, 1968 and 1969; Frank Robinson (2) – 1967 and 1969; Willie McCovey (2) – 1971 and 1972; plus individual cards of 1961 Snider, Clemente Milk Duds and 1963 Bombers Best.
1959-76 Topps Baseball HOFer Hoard With Aaron, Yaz, Kaline and More (120)
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