August 6, 2020: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2020
Offered here is an extraordinary example of the important 1970 Topps Baseball issue, the “Grey Lady” with the delicate borders that so easily reveal the slightest bit of wear. Hard to imagine finding a specimen in better condition than this, a real stunner in essentially Near-Mint condition, with a few Ex-Mt and some below, but with the emphasis clearly to Near-Mint, and a significant number above the range to Near-Mint to Mint. That assertion is given weight by the 31 HOFers and stars that are found in PSA 7 slabs, a distinction that includes names like Aaron, Mays, Clemente, Ryan, Gibson, Rose, Jackson, Seaver, Yastrzemski, Banks, and the Munson Rookie card, among others. The PSA 7’s offer a nice glimpse into the broader condition range, highlighting exceptionally clean cards with good color and gloss and centering fairly typical for the issue, with almost no chipping of the grey borders. The PSA 7 slabs: No. 10 Yastrzemski, 140 Jackson, 150 Killebrew, 160 Niekro, 170 Billy Williams, 181 Anderson, 189 Munson Rookie, 197 Ryan Playoffs, 211 Ted Williams, 220 Carlton, 230 Brooks Robinson, 291 Durocher, 300 Seaver, 315 Aparicio, 330 Brock, 346 Schoendienst, 350 Clemente, 453 Carew All-Star, 458 Rose All-Star, 459 Jackson All-Star, 462 Aaron All-Star, 463 Frank Robinson All-Star, 500 Aaron, 502 Fingers, 530 Gibson, 560 Perry, 565 Hunter, 580 Rose, 600 Mays, 630 Banks and 712 Ryan. The breakdown of raw cards: No. 1 Mets Team – Very Good, 9 Checklist – Ex-Mt, 17 Wilhelm – Nr-Mt, 128 Checklist – Nr-Mt, 168 Weaver –Ex-Mt, 190 Torre – Ex, 210 Marichal – Nr-Mt, 240 Jenkins – Nr-Mt, 250 McCovey – Ex-Mt-Plus, 290 Carew – Nr-Mt, 343 Checklist – Nr-Mt o/c, 380 Perez – Nr-Mt o/c, 394 Hodges – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c, 403 Bunning – Nr-Mt, 432 Checklist – Ex-Mt-Plus, 440 Mazeroski – Nr-Mt o/c, 449 Palmer – Ex, 450 McCovey All-Star – Ex-Mt, 455 Brooks Robinson All-Star – Ex, 461 Yastrzemski All-Star – Nr-Mt m/c, 464 Bench All-Star – Nr-Mt o/c, 470 Stargell – Nr-Mt, 537 Morgan – Ex, 542 Checklist – Ex-Mt-Plus, 555 Cepeda – Nr-Mt o/c, 559 – VG-Ex, 563 Red Sox Team – Nr-Mt m/c, 588 Checklist – Nr-Mt o/c, 595 Wills – Nr-Mt o/c, 640 Kaline – Ex, 660 Bench – Ex, 670 Santo – Nr-Mt, 700 Frank Robinson – Nr-Mt to Mt, 712 Ryan – Ex-Mt and 713 Seattle Team – Nr-Mt.
1970 Topps Baseball High-Grade Complete Set, 31 PSA 7’s (720)
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