December 1, 2016: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/1/2016
This is a handsome near set of the popular 1971 Topps Football issue, a particularly condition-sensitive entry by Topps with the full-bleed red and blue backgrounds. It is a very nice, largely Ex-Mt to Near-Mint grouping, with the emphasis to Ex-Mt and a few below, boasting a consistent overall presentation, with minimal chipping of the red and blue background borders. There are 33 missing numbers from a completed set, with the numbers listed below. The breakdown of HOFers, key cards and stars: No. 1 Unitas – Ex, 10 Alworth – Ex-Mt, 19 Maynard – Ex-Mt, 20 Wilson – Ex-Mt, 25 Butkus – Ex-Mt, 26 Taylor – Ex, 35 Bell – Ex-Mt, 39 Blanda – Ex-Mt, 41 Karras – Nr-Mt, 45 Csonka – Ex-Mt, 50 Jurgensen – Nr-Mt o/c, 53 Smith – Nr-Mt, 71 Page – Ex, 120 Tarkenton – Ex-Mt, 125 Olsen – Ex-Mt, 139 Taylor – Nr-Mt, 144 Lilly – Ex-Mt, 150 Sayers – VG, 151 Otto – Ex-Mt, 156 Bradshaw – Ex-Mt, 245 Greene – Ex-Mt o/c, 250 Namath – Ex, 260 Simpson – VG and 261 Warfield – Nr-Mt. Missing Numbers: No. 24, 27, 60, 67, 74, 101, 106, 111, 124, 133, 158, 160, 175, 176, 184, 189, 190, 196, 199, 200, 209, 213, 219, 221, 224, 225, 226, 230, 240, 241, 248, 253 and 254.
1971 Topps Football Near Set (230/263)
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