December 1, 2016: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/1/2016
This is a nice example of the important 1972 Topps Football set, offered here in a very presentable Excellent to Ex-Mt condition for the first two series with some above and below and the emphasis to Ex-Mt, and perhaps closer to Very Good to Excellent for the difficult final series cards, again with some cards above and below the broader range. The three missing numbers are from the final series: Nos. 301, 304 and 329. Perhaps six dozen or so cards have the kind of centering that might prompt an upgrade, though not all of those are severe enough to be affixed an off-center designation. Here’s the breakdown of the keys: No. 1 Leaders – Ex, 13 Riggins – Ex, 15 Hadl – Ex, 20 Eller – Ex-Plus, 43 Buoniconti – Nr-Mt, 66 Adderly – Nr-Mt, 80 Griese – Very Good, 86 Otto – Ex, 93 Hendricks – Ex, 100 Namath – Ex-Mt, 105 Hayes – Nr-Mt, 110 Sayers – Ex, 140 Csonka – Ex-Mt, 145 Lilly – Ex, 150 Bradshaw – VG, 160 Simpson – Good, 165 Unitas – Ex, 167 Warfield – VG (severe miscut), 170 Butkus – Ex-Mt, 181 Olsen – Ex-Mt, 186 Upshaw – Ex, 190 Smith – VG, 195 Jurgensen – Ex-Mt, 200 Staubach – Ex-Mt o/c, 209 Smith – VG, 225 Tarkenton – Ex-Mt, 230 Greene – Ex-Mt, 235 Blanda – Nr-Mt, 240 Little – VG, 245 Dawson – Ex-Mt, 248 Alworth – VG-Ex, 294 Checklist – Ex, 300 Page – Ex-Mt, 331 Morris – VG and 334 Taylor – Ex.
1972 Topps Football Near Set (348/351)
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