August 6, 2015: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2015
Presented here is a nice example of an important 1960’s Topps issue, the classic 1965 set, in a condition range perhaps wider than typically found, probably Very Good to Near-Mint and some below, with the emphasis here essentially Ex-Mt. Three cards have been entombed and suitably blessed by third-party authenticators: No. 285 – SGC 80, No. 350 Mantle – SGC 50 and No. 477 Carlton Rookie – SGC 80. The No. 570 Claude Osteen card is missing. The breakdown: Near-Mint – No. 130 Kaline, 160 Clemente o/c, 385 Yastrzemski and 500 Mathews; Ex-Mt – No. 99 Hodges o/c, 134 Mantle World Series HR, 150 Brooks Robinson o/c, 155 Maris o/c, 208 Torre o/c, 300 Koufax, 400 Killebrew, 410 Aparicio, 470 Berra and 519 Uecker; Excellent – No. 10 Roberts, 16 Morgan, 20 Bunning, 50 Marichal, 95 Mazeroski, 187 Stengel, 217 Alston, 250 Mays, 260 Drysdale, 320 Gibson, 485 Ford, 510 Banks and 581 Perez; Very Good – No. 1 League Leaders, 57 Cardinals Team, 91 Cubs Team, 103 Kuenn, 120 Frank Robinson, 170 Aaron, 176 McCovey, 220 Billy Williams, 234 White Sox Team, 317 Stargell, 330 Ford, 360 Cepeda, 526 Hunter, 540 Brock and 556 Schoendienst; Good – No. 8 League Leaders, 110 Santo and 207 Rose.
1965 Topps Baseball Complete Set (598)
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