August 6, 2015: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2015
Offered is an intriguing, old-fashioned style completed set, with a wide condition range that reveals honest wear that was fairly typical of many old-time accumulations. The set is probably Good to Excellent, with some cards above. The rare Stottlemyre white letter variation is included and 24 of the cards are signed, including seven Hall of Famers, with specific notations included below. Three signatures appear on League Leaders cards: Banks and Hawk Harrelson (2).
The breakdown: Nr-Mt – No. 20 Banks; Ex-Mt – No. 24 Alston (signed), 100 Aaron o/c, 349 Dick Williams, 355 Niekro o/c, 385 Cepeda and 485 Perry: Excellent – No. 75 Aparicio, 85 Brock (signed, but PSA/DNA ruled the signature was not authentic), 95 Bench, 130 Yastrzemski, 216 Sutton, 235 Hunter o/c, 335 Carlton, 375 Killebrew (signed), 410 Kaline (signed), 460 Torre, 480 Seaver, 518 Weaver, 545 Stargell, 530 Brooks Robinson (signed), 565 Wilhelm, 573 Palmer and 640 Jenkins; Very Good – No. 35 Morgan, 175 Bunning, 190 Mays, 250 Frank Robinson, 260 Reggie Jackson Rookie, 295 Perez, 335 Mazeroski, 370 Marichal, 400 Drysdale (signed), 440 McCovey, 470 Stottlemyre White Letter Variation, 500 Mantle, 510 Carew o/c, 533 Ryan, 570 Santo and 650 Ted Williams; Good – No. 50 Clemente, 120 Rose, 200 Gibson, 450 Billy Williams and 462 Schoendienst; Poor – No. 147 Durocher. Other signed cards include: Brock (All-Star), Harmon Killebrew, Don Drysdale, Al Kaline, Walt Alston, Brooks Robinson, Home Run Leaders signed by Banks, Woody Fryman, RBI Leaders signed by Harrelson, Home Run Leaders signed by Harrelson, Mike Andrews, Jim Lonborg, Lee Strange, Ollie Brown, Rico Petrocelli, Ken Johnson, Harrelson, Jeff Torborg, Ral Culp, Sam McDowell (All-Star), Camilo Pascual, Claude Osteen, John Hiller and A’s Stars signed by Bando.
1969 Topps Baseball Complete Set (664) with 24 Signed Cards
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