October 26, 2023: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/26/2023
Presented is a nice, collectible example of one of the key 1970s Topps baseball issues, the 1974 set that represented the evolution of baseball card manufacturing in issuing the entire set at one time rather than by series over the spring and summer. The offered set is broadly Excellent to Near-Mint, with some below and a few above the range, with good color and gloss and centering that is fairly typical for the issue. Breakdown of keys: No. 1 Aaron – Excellent, Nos. 2-6 Aaron Specials – Ex to Ex-Mt, 10 Bench – Near-Mint, 20 Ryan – Ex-Plus, 50 Carew – Nr-Mt, 55 Frank Robinson – Nr-Mt, 60 Brock – Ex-Mt, 80 Seaver – Nr-Mt-Plus, 85 Morgan – Nr-Mt to Mt, 100 Stargell – Ex-Mt-Plus, 130 Jackson – Ex-Mt-Plus, 160 Bench – Nr-Mt-Plus, 170 Berra – Ex-Mt, 190 Oliva – Ex, 215 Kaline – Ex-Mt, 230 Perez – Ex-Mt, 250 McCovey – Ex-Mt-Plus, 252 Parker Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus (Diamond Cut), 273 Checklist (mk), 280 Yastrzemski – VG-Ex, 283 Schmidt – Ex-Plus, 300 Rose – Nr-Mt, 340 Munson – Ex-Mt-Plus, 350 Gibson – Ex-Mt, 400 Killebrew – Nr-Mt, 414 Checklist (mk) and 456 Winfield Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c.
1974 Topps Baseball Complete Set (660)
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