April 5, 2018: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/5/2018
This is a nice group of vintage football cards from several classic Topps and Bowman issues, an array that includes more than a dozen Hall of Famers along with a number of stars and specials. From 1954 Bowman there are three cards, including No. 6 Joe Perry (Ex), and 28 and 122, both Ex-Mt; a 1955 Bowman Tobin Rote No. 137 is Ex o/c. The Topps lineup: 1956 (4), No. 18 – Fair, 43 – VG, 92 Lions – Poor and 93 – VG; 1957 (5), No. 25 – Ex, 42 – Ex, 52 (2) – Ex, and 54 – VG; 1958 (28), mostly Good to Very Good with stars and some exceptions noted, No. 2 Layne – Fair, 5, 6 Marchetti – VG, 7, 16, 35 Bednarik – VG, 54, 57 (2), 58, 61 Giants, 63, 71 – Fair, 84, 93 Perry (2) – Ex-Mt and Good, 100, 103 Ringo – VG (crease), 106 Donovan (2) – VG-Ex and VG m/c, 112, 114 (3, one is Poor), 116 Steelers, 126 McDonald – VG (cr), 129 Blanda – Fair, and 131 (2); 1959 (35), mostly Very Good to Ex, some to Ex-Mt, No. 4 (2) – Ex, 17 Colts – Good, 49, 91 Redskins – VG-Ex, 95 – Poor, 101 (2), 102 Woodson – Ex-Mt, 105 (2), 106 – Good, 109 Marchetti – Ex-Mt, 110, 112, 113, 117 m/c, 124, 125, 126 Rams, 131 Lary – Ex o/c, 144, 149, 152, 158, 160, 168, 169, 173 and 176 (5).
1950’s Topps and Bowman Football Group With HOFers (76)
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