November 30, 2017: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/30/2017
Presented here is yet another striking array of 1962 Topps Baseball cards, including seven Hall of Famers, in blazing Ex-Mt to Ex-Mt-Plus condition, headlined by one of the key cards in the set, the No. 1 Roger Maris in an SGC 82 holder. That’s an imposing resume for an issue that up to that time was the most condition sensitive that Topps had ever produced, with the black borders of 1971 almost a decade away. The wood-grain full-bleed borders in 1962 would tend to show even the slightest dings and nicks, making this grouping of Ex-Mt and better cards all the more impressive. This lot includes eight cards that have been slabbed and graded, with the grades nicely conforming to the Ex-Mt of better assessment. The lineup of the 133-card group includes the seven Hall of Famers and many of the specials that were another highlight of the iconic 1962 issue, most notably the Series II Babe Ruth subset, several Team and World Series cards and the All-Star subsets for both American and National Leagues, along with the charming “Combo” cards that were a Topps mainstay for finding ways to produce additional pasteboards of some of the biggest stars in the game. There are also nearly two dozen cards from the difficult high-number series, one of the toughest of the decade for Topps. This is an array that could serve handsomely as a launch on a high-grade set or to an existing set. The cards are remarkably uniform and consistent, with startling, vivid colors, sharp photo registration and great gloss. In short, great specimens of one of the toughest Topps vintage issues ever produced.
Slabbed cards (8): No. 1 Maris – SGC 82, 30 Mathews – PSA 6, 235 World Series Subset – PSA 6, 300 Mays – PSA 6, 381 Mantle Thrill – PSA 6, 360 Berra – PSA 6, 530 Gibson – PSA 6, and 591 Rookie – PSA 6.
Stars Ex-Mt to Ex-Mt-Plus (19): No. 29 Stengel, 31 Tresh, 60 League Leader, 99, 110, 130 Ruth Subset, 137 Ruth Subset, 143 Ruth Subset, 199 Perry, 232 World Series Subset, 310 Ford, 314 Thrill, 315 Thrill, 317 Thrill, 461 Hubbs, 468 Brooks Robinson All-Star, 470 Kaline All-Star, 475 Ford All-Star and 592 Bouton Rookie.
High Numbers Ex-Mt to Ex-Mt-Plus (21): No. 524, 532, 538, 539, 541, 546, 548, 554, 560, 562, 563, 564, 566, 567, 572, 574, 579, 581, 582, 589 and 595.
Minor Stars, Specials, Commons Ex-Mt to Ex-Mt-Plus (85): No. 7, 9, 33, 39, 41, 58 League Leader, 59 League Leader, 62, 63, 67, 71, 78, 79, 82, 86, 89, 101, 103, 105, 114, 127 Pride of A’s, 130, 146, 149, 152, 156, 157, 165, 178, 182, 188, 189, 190, 193, 205, 210, 212, 228, 229, 249, 255, 259, 263 The Right Pitch, 266, 268, 274, 282, 305, 306 Redbird Rippers, 319, 322, 323, 328, 331, 336, 338, 352, 353, 357, 363, 364, 369, 375, 377, 389, 391 Mazeroski All-Star, 412, 417, 422, 424, 428, 429, 433, 439, 447, 448, 451, 478, 480, 498, 506, 507, 509, 521 and 522.
High-Grade 1962 Topps Grouping With HOFers, Stars, 8 Slabbed (133)
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