November 30, 2017: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/30/2017
Presented here is an impressive partial set from 1965 Topps Baseball, with more than ½ dozen Hall of Famers included in the mix, plus stars and a huge number of the specials. Overall, the grouping is probably quite a bit better than this issue is typically found in older collections, probably Excellent to Ex-Mt, with a significant number reaching Near-Mint status and some below the range, but the emphasis probably to Ex-Mt. The cards have a nice gloss and bold, vivid colors, most notably on the team color-coded backgrounds. About 40 cards have the kind of centering that might typically prompt an upgrade, though not all of those would be severe enough to dictate a formal off-center designation.
The breakdown: 57 Cardinals Team – Ex-Mt, 79 Checklist – Vg-Ex, 110 Santo – Ex-Mt o/c, 91 Cubs Team – VG-Ex, 104 Checklist – Nr-Mt, 95 Mazeroski – Ex-Mt-Plus, 126 Dodgers Team – Nr-Mt, six World Series subset cards, 189 Checklist – Ex-Mt, 200 Torre – Ex, 234 White Sox Team – Ex-Plus, 276 Wilhelm – Ex-Mt-Plus, 267 Senators Team – Ex-Mt, 293 Angels Team – Ex-Mt-Plus, 361 Checklist – Ex, 379 Giants Team – Ex, 338 Phillies Team – Nr-Mt o/c, 403 Red Sox Team – Ex, 414 Lopez – Nr-Mt, 426 Braves Team – Nr-Mt, 443 Checklist – VG-Ex, 481 Indians Team – Nr-Mt, 508 Checklist – VG, 551 Mets Team – Ex-Mt, 556 Schoendienst – Ex-Mt o/c and 581 Perry – Ex.
1965 Topps Baseball Partial Set (178/598)
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