August 8, 2013: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/8/2013
This is a fascinating lot reminiscent of old-time live auction groupings that features a startling number of Hall of Famers (60) and stars, many in top condition, with a significant number of the HOFer cards being the player’s regular-issue cards. It’s the kind of lot that requires a bit of thorough examination and study, but is likely well worth the effort because of the presence of so many important cards in highly collectible grades.
The breakdown is as follows: 1953 Topps (2) – Nos. 70 and 140, Ex-Mt; 1954 Topps (5) – 183 Combs – Nr-Mt, Nos. 133 and 233 – Ex-Mt, 127 Manush – Ex, and 15 – VG; 1955 Topps (3) – Nos. 40, 90 and 108 – VG; 1956 Topps (7) – 336 – Nr-Mt o/c, 109 Slaughter – Ex-Mt, 223 – Ex-Mt o/c, 257 – Ex-Mt, 333 – Ex-Mt, 251 Yankees – VG and 140 Score – Ex; 1957 Topps (2) – Nos. 172 and 177 – Nr-Mt; 1958 Topps (2) – 176 – Ex-Mt, and 494 Spahn All-Star – Ex; 1959 Topps (1) – No. 304 Cubs Team, presents Ex-Mt but is marked; 1960 Topps (10) – 100 Fox, 190, 230 Magicians, 240 Aparicio – all Nr-Mt; 264 Roberts – Nr-Mt o/c, Nos. 262, 310 and 483 are Ex-Mt, 475 Drysdale and 440 – Ex; 1961 Topps (2) – Nos. 288 and 383 – Nr-Mt; 1962 Topps (6) – 396 Frank Robinson All-Star – Nr-Mt o/c, Nos. 380, 503 (o/c) and 509 – Nr-Mt, 54 Leaders – Ex-Mt and 18 Manager’s Dream – Ex; 1963 Topps (1) – 233 Stengel – Nr-Mt; 1964 Topps (2) – 260 Frank Robinson – Ex-Mt and 300 Aaron – VG; 1971 Topps – Nos. 331 World Series and 522 Twins Team are Nr-Mt – most of the rest from 1971 are essentially Ex-Mt … 5 Munson, 180 Kaline, 193, 264 Morgan, 300 Brooks Robinson, 331 World Series, 530 Yastrzemski o/c, 609 Durocher, 645 and 720 … 543 Yankees Team – Ex; 1972 Topps (4) – 300 Aaron In Action, 420 Carlton and 567 Marichal are all Nr-Mt – 49 Mays – Ex-Mt; 1973 Topps (3) – 160 Palmer and 175 Frank Robinson – Nr-Mt, 230 Morgan – Ex; 1974 Topps (2) – 160 Brooks Robinson and 250 McCovey – Nr-Mt; (Note: cards from 1975 forward are generally Nr-Mt, with a handful perhaps Ex-Mt) 1975 Topps (14) – 35 Santo, 185 Carlton, 189 MVPs, 310 Leaddrs, 312 Leaders,325, 370 Seaver, 397, 407, 450 McCovey, 453, 461 World Series, 462 World Series and 625; 1976 Topps (1) – 240 Rose; 1977 Topps (3) – 6 Leaders, 355 Brock and 600 Palmer; 1978 Topps (10) – 60 Munson, 120 Carter, 122 Eckersley, 160 Palmer, 170 Brock, 200 Reggie, 206 Leaders, 300 Morgan, 703 Morris rookie, and 704 Whitaker rookie; 1979 Topps (4) – 20 Morgan, 25 Carlton, 39 Murphy and 100 Jackson (o/c); 1981 Topps (6) – 160 Yastrzemski, 180 Rose, 240 Ryan o/c, 400 Jackson, 630 Carlton and 700 Brett; 1982 Topps (3) – 90 Ryan, 400 Bench and 480 Carlton; 1983 (4) – 83 Sandberg, 230 Jenkins (Diamond Cut), 498 Boggs and 610 Garvey; 1984 Topps (1) – 8 Mattingly; 1985 Topps (6) – 170, 200 Jackson, 665 Mattingly, 670 Fisk and 790 Guidry o/c.
1953-85 Topps Hall of Famers and Stars Massive Lot (118)
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