November 17, 2022: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2022
Presented is an intriguing array of 1950s and 1960s Topps football, an assortment that features nearly three dozen Hall of Famers and a host of stars, minor stars and Specials. An august group of some of the legendary figures of the early NFL turn up in the classic 1957 Topps issue, the company’s first effort in the now-standard 2 ½-by-3 ½-inch format that continues to this day. Here’s the breakdown of keys: 1957 Topps (87) – Pretty evenly divided array of Good to Excellent, with barely under a dozen cards above to Ex-Mt and a similar number below, mostly to Fair - No. 2 Retzlaff Rookie – Very Good, 3 McCormack – VG, 8 Nomellini – Fair, 16 Johnson – Good, 20 Creekmur – Good, 22 Van Brocklin – Good, 26 Matson – Excellent, 35 Tunnell – VG, 56 Ane – Ex-Mt, 71 Robustelli – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c, 92 Stautner – Good and 129 Perry – Fair; 1963 Topps (79) – Largely Good to Very Good, with a ½ dozen cards above to mostly Excellent to Ex-Mt and the same number below to Fair - No. 2 Moore – Good, 4 Berry – Good, 5 Parker – Very Good, 8 Marchetti – Fair, 17 McCormack – VG, 19 Groza – Good, 32 Lane – Good, 33 Lary – Good, 34 Brown – Good, 35 Schmidt – Good, 68 Atkins – VG, 70 George – VG-Ex, 85 Checklist – Ex (mk), 98 Tarkenton – Good, 103 McElhenny – VG, 110 Jurgensen – VG, 139 Brodie – Good, 140 St. Clair – Good, 143 Nomellini – VG, 155 Wilson – Good and 169 Redskins – Fair; 1967 Topps (39) – pretty evenly divided between Very Good and Fair, with a couple of cards above and below the range.
1957, 1963 and 1967 Topps Football Group, 31 HOFers (205)
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