December 1, 2016: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/1/2016
Offered here is a truly imposing array of 1960’s and 1970’s Topps baseball issues, with almost 100 Hall of Famers included in the mix and a similarly spectacular number of team cards, specials and checklists. A high-grade partial set from 1975 is also included, along with four third-party slabbed and graded cards: 1978 Topps Ryan No. 400 – PSA 7, 1978 Topps Rookies No. 708 – PSA 8 o/c, 1979 Topps Ozzie Smith Rookie No. 116 – PSA 7 and 1979 Topps Ryan No. 115 – PSA 6. For the larger group the condition range is listed for specific years, with some exceptions noted, along with a listing of the many Hall of Famers and specials included in the mix. This is an old-fashioned style auction lot, compelling a good deal of careful examination. Here’s the breakdown by year: 1963 Topps (2) – No. 1 Leaders – Ex and 276 Wilhelm – Ex-Mt; 1966 Topps – No. 34 Checklist – Ex; 1967 Topps (7) – No. 33 – VG, 42 Mets Team – Ex, 211 Twins Team – Ex, 302 Orioles Team – Ex, 354 Cubs Team – Ex, 378 Tigers Team – VG, and 492 Pirates Team – Ex-Plus; 1969 Topps (2) – No. 95 Bench – VG and 565 Wilhelm – Ex; 1970 Topps (7) – No. 290 Carew – VG-Ex, 346 Schoendienst – Nr-Mt o/c, 461 Yastrzemski All-Star – VG, 491 – Ex-Mt, 676 Senators Team – Ex-Plus, 600 Mays – VG, and a 1970 Topps Scratch-Off Aaron – Ex-Mt; 1971 Topps (24) – No. 16 – Ex, 55 Carlton – Ex-Mt, 61 Leaders – Nr-Mt, 67 Leaders – Ex-Mt, 160 Seaver – Nr-Mt o/c, 188 – Nr-Mt, 180 Kaline – Ex-Mt, 220 Santo – Nr-Mt o/c, 230 Stargell – Ex-Mt o/c, 246 Wilhelm (2) – Ex-Mt, 264 Morgan (2) – Ex-Mt, 280 Jenkins – Ex, 300 Brooks Robinson (2) – Ex-Mt and Ex, 361 Sutton – Ex-Mt, 380 Ted Williams – Nr-Mt o/c, 385 Wills – Nr-Mt, 465 (2) – Nr-Mt, 482 Padres Team – Ex, 522 Twins Team – Ex-Mt and 550 Killebrew – Nr-Mt o/c; 1972 Topps (27) – No. 1 Pirates Team (2) – Ex, 34 Martin IA (2) – Nr-Mt, Yastrzemski IA – Nr-Mt, 50 Mays IA – Ex-Mt, 52 Killebrew IA – Nr-Mt, 79 Fisk – VG, 80 Perez (4) – Nr-Mt, 88 Leaders – Ex, 93 Leaders – Ex, 103 Checklist – Ex-Mt, 142 – Ex-Plus, 147 – VG-Ex, 198 – VG-Ex, 314 Aparicio IA – Ex-Mt, 446 Seaver IA (2) – Ex-Plus and Ex, 465 Hodges – Nr-Mt, 445 Seaver – VG-Ex, 448 Stargell – Ex-Mt, 510 Ted Williams – VG-Ex, 620 Niekro – Ex and 775 – Nr-Mt; 1973 Topps (41) – group is generally Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, with keys and exceptions noted – No. 1 m/c, 10 Sutton, 12, 25 (2), 26 Pirates, League Leaders (9) including 61-64, 65 (2) and 67 (3), 84 Fingers, 100 Aaron (2, Ex-Mt and Ex), 132, 140, 145, 159, 165 Aparicio, 174 Gossage, 175 Frank Robinson (Ex), 180 Jenkins, 210 World Series, 220 Ryan (Nr-Mt), 230 Morgan m/c, 235 Hunter (Ex), 258 (2), 280 Kaline, 370 Stargell, 399, 480 Marichal (Ex), 498, 580, 596 Red Sox, 597 and 613; 1974 Topps (19) – group is generally Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, with keys and exceptions noted – No. 7 Hunter, 85 Morgan, 61 Aparicio, 50 Carew (Ex), 202 (VG), 215 Kaline (Ex), 280 Yastrzemski (2, Ex-Mt and VG-Ex), 339, 350 Gibson, 363 Yankees Team (2), 379, 505, 567 Red Sox Team, 582, 634 Mathews (Ex) and 646; 1975 Topps (365) – represents more than ½ of the complete set, generally in Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt condition, with the emphasis to the upper end of the scale – with two Highlights, one World Series, 22 MVP’s (three Mantles) and 17 Hall of Famers: Brooks Robinson, Winfield, Schmidt, Carlton, Yastrzemski, Jackson, Palmer (Ex), McCovey (2), Ryan (Ex), Perry, Brock, Williams (2), Gossage, Perez, Lynn Rookie, and Aaron (Ex); 1976 Topps (5) – No. 1 Aaron Highlight, 98 Eckersley Rookie (Ex-Mt), 380 Ryan (Ex), 462 World Series and 592; 1977 Topps (3) – No. 434 Yastrzemsk Turn Back the Clock – Ex-Mt, 488 – Nr-Mt and 580 Brett – Ex-Mt; 1978 Topps (3) – No. 36 Murray Rookie – Ex-Mt o/c, 400 Ryan – PSA 7 and 708 – PSA 8 o/c; 1979 Topps (8) – Mostly Ex-Mt to Near-Mint, No. 115 Ryan, 116 Ozzie Smith Rookie, 320 Yastrzemski, 332 Brett, 413 Home Run Record and 648 Murray, plus third-party slabbed and graded cards of No. 116 Ozzie Smith Rookie (PSA 7) and No. 115 Ryan (PSA 6); 1980 Topps (7) – Mostly Ex-Mt to Near-Mint, including No. 265 Yount, 270 Schmidt, 482 Henderson Rookie (Ex), 540 Rose (2), 580 Ryan (Ex-Mt) and 720 Yastrzemski.
1960’s and 1970’s Topps Baseball Huge Group With Hall of Famers, Stars (525)
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