1961 Topps Baseball Complete Set, Eight Slabbed, Plus Extras (587)

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/19/2020

Here’s the important 1961 Topps Baseball set, the classic that marked the beginning of expansion and the historic season of the juggernaut Yankees, found here in a very collectible Excellent to Ex-Mt condition, with some below and perhaps a dozen or more above to Near-Mint and the emphasis probably to Excellent. There are a few extra cards included as well, including even with several Hall of Famers. Eight cards have been third-party slabbed and graded by PSA, providing a nice glimpse into the wider condition range. The slabbed cards: No. 287 Yastrzemski – PSA 5, No. 300 Mantle – PSA 6, No. 406 Mantle HR – PSA 7 o/c, No. 443 Snider – PSA 5, No. 522 – PSA 5, No. 566 – PSA 7 o/c, No. 569 Herrera All-Star – PSA 5 m/c, and No. 586 Ford All-Star – PSA 4. The breakdown: No. 1 Groat (2) – Ex-Mt and Excellent, 2 Maris – Ex-Mt-Plus, 10 Brooks Robinson – Ex, 20 Roberts – Ex, 30 Fox – Ex m/c, 44 League Leader – Very Good, 80 Killebrew -VG-Ex, 88 Ashburn – Near-Mint, 106 Herzog – Ex-Mt, 120 Mathews – Ex-Mt, 132 Lopez – Ex-Mt, 136 Alston – Ex-Mt-Plus, 141 Billy Williams Rookie – VG, 150 Mays – Ex-Mt-Plus, 160 Ford – Ex-Plus, 200 Spahn – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c, 228 Yankees Team – VG-Ex, 290 Marichal – VG-Ex, 307 World Series – VG-Ex, 344 Koufax – VG-Ex, 350 Banks – Ex o/c, 360 Frank Robinson – Nr-Mt, 361 Checklist – Ex-Mt m/c, 388 Clemente – VG-Ex, 400 Babe Ruth Thrill – Ex, 406 Mantle HR Thrill – PSA 7 o/c, 415 Aaron – Nr-Mt o/c, 425 Berra (2) – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c and VG, 429 Kaline – Ex-Plus, 430 Mazeroski (2) - Ex and VG-Ex, 435 Cepeda – VG, 440 Aparicio – Ex, 443 Snider – PSA 5, 455 Wynn – Ex-Mt o/c, 460 Hodges – VG-Ex, 468 – Fair, 472 Berra MVP – Ex-Mt, 475 Mantle MVP – Ex, 482 Mays MVP – VG-Ex, 484 Aaron MVP – Ex-Mt, 490 Bunning – VG, 505 Schoendienst – Ex-Mt, 516 Checklist – VG-Ex, 522 – PSA 5, 545 Wilhelm – Good, 566 Richards All-Star – PSA 7 o/c, 576 Maris All-Star – Ex, 577 Aaron All-Star – VG, 578 Mantle All-Star – VG, 579 Mays All-Star – VG, 584 Perry All-Star – Good, 586 Ford All-Star – PSA 4, and 589 Spahn All-Star – evidence of trim.