March 24, 2022: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/24/2022
Here is an imposing group of vintage New York Yankees cards, most in sparkling Near-Mint to Mint or better grades and headlined by blazing examples of 1953 Topps Whitey Ford and 1958 Topps Mickey Mantle All-Star, both found in glistening PSA 8 slabs that provide a nice glimpse into the broader group. That group, which includes more than two dozen cards in PSA slabs (most PSA 8 or beyond), boasts an incredible lineup that includes monsters from Thurman Munson, the Ron Guidry Rookie card and 10 cards from Bronx pitching legend Mel Stottlemyre, along with some remarkable Topps Team cards from one of the most beloved franchises in MLB history. The breakdown of slabbed cards: 1953 Topps No. 207 Ford – PSA 8 m/c, 1958 Topps No. 487 Mantle All-Star – PSA 8 o/c, 1959 Yoo-Hoo Kubek – PSA 6, 1961 Topps No. 228 Yankees Team – PSA 8, 1962 Topps No. 598 Pepitone Rookie – PSA 8, 1967 Topps No. 5 Ford – PSA 8, 1967 Topps No. 25 Howard – PSA 7, 1967 Topps No. 225 Stottlemyre – PSA 8, 1968 Topps No. 120 Stottlemyre – PSA 8, 1969 Topps No. 470 Stottlemyre – PSA 7, 1970 Topps No. 100 Stottlemyre – PSA 8, 1971 Topps No. 615 Stottlemyre – PSA 8, 1971 Topps No. 184 Bahnsen – PSA 8, 1972 Topps No. 441 Munson – BVG 5.5, 1973 Topps No. 520 Stottlemyre (2) – PSA 9 and 8, 1974 Topps No. 44 Stottlemyre – PSA 9, 1974 Topps No. 340 Munson – BVG 8.5, 1975 Topps No. 20 Munson – PSA 7, 1975 Topps No. 183 Stottlemyre – PSA 8, 1976 Topps No. 599 Guidry Rookie – PSA 7, 1979 Topps No. 2 Munson – PSA 9, 1979 Topps No. 626 Yankees Team – PSA 9, and 1980 Topps No. 424 Yankees Team Checklist from sheet – PSA 10. Raw cards: 1955 Bowman (12) – generally Excellent to Ex-Mt, with a few below, including McDougald, Noren, Howard, Coleman (2), Morgan, Robinson, Skowron, Grim, Reynolds, Bauer and Byrne; 1956 Topps Howard – Excellent; Stottlemyre Flexichrome from Topps Vault; 1965 Topps Berra – Very Good, 1968 Topps Bouton – Excellent, 1969 Topps Michael – Near-Mint, 1971 Topps Coins No. 119 – Excellent, and 1978 Topps Burger King Yankees Team Set (22).
1953-80 High-Grade Topps and Bowman Yankees Group, 26 Slabs, Inc. 1953 Topps Ford and 1958 Topps Mantle All-Star PSA 8’s (65)
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