April 11, 2013: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2013
This is an extremely rare opportunity to pick up a nearly complete 1972 Topps set, with about two thirds of the set autographed, including 16 Hall of Famers. The grouping is in mostly Ex to Ex-Mt condition, with some above and below, but overall an assortment that is substantially in better condition than such autographed sets are typically found. In total, there are 521 signed cards and another 167 unsigned – a Walt Alston autographed has been third-party authenticated and slabbed, earning a PSA 7 nod. The Hall of Famers included in the grouping are: Alston, Anderson, Blyleven, Durocher, Fingers, Kaline, Killebrew and Killebrew In Action, Lemon, Perry, Santo, Schoendienst, Sutton, Billy Williams In Action, Dick Williams and Weaver. Most of the specials are unsigned, though some of the team cards will have a single signature, as will a couple of the League Leaders and World Series cards.
Because of the huge number of signed cards, it’s more practical to list the names of the 167 cards in the set that are not signed: Alexander, Allen, Jesus Alou, Matty Alou, Alston, Aparicio and In Action, Auerbach, Bailey and Bailey Boyhood, Baker, Bateman, Belanger, Blefry and In Action, Bonds In Action, Brewer, Brock, Brown, Bryant and In Action, Cain, Cannizaro, Carew In Action, Carlton and Carlton Traded, Carroll and In Action, Carty, Cash, Cepeda, Chiles, Clendenon, Colbert, Brock Davis, Dobson, Ellis and In Action, Ford, Frisella and In Action, Gaston, Gentry, Gibson, Grich, Griffin, Grote, Gutierrez, Hague, Harrelson, Hardin, Lum Harris, Hendrick, Hart, Hodges, Horton, Reggie Jackson and In Action, Jenkins, Jeter, Deron Johnson and In Action, Josephson, Kekich, Kelley, Kilkennny, King, Kirby and In Action, Linblad (2), Lopez, Lum, Jim Palmer, Lowell Palmer, Pepitone and In Action, Tony Perez, Pena, Piniella In Action, Pinson, Magnuson, Marichal In Action, Marshall, Billy Martin and In Action, Ted Martinez, May, Mays and In Action, McAndrew, McCovey, McGlothlin, McGraw and In Action, McNally Boyhood, McRae, Melendez, Michael In Action, Bob Miller, Monteagudo, Moose, Morgan, Morton, Munson, Nettles, Newman, Reynolds, Richard, Brooks Robinson and Robinson Boyhood, Frank Robinson and Frank Robinson Traded, Romo, Pete Rose In Action, Sands, Seaver, Seaver In Action and Seaver Boyhood, Selma, Short, Simpson, Stargell In Action, Stone, Torre and Torre Boyhood, Torres, Veale, Charlie Williams, Billy Williams, Don Wilson, Woods, Wright, and Yastrzemski and In Action.
1972 Topps Baseball Near-Set, 66 Percent Signed (521)
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