November 30, 2017: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/30/2017
This is a large grouping of vintage mostly 1970’s Topps football cards, featuring dozens of Hall of Famers and stars along with specials and team cards, plus a noticeable emphasis on the New York Giants. Here’s a year-by-year breakdown: From the late 1950’s and 1960’s, primarily Topps and some Philly Gum (30) – mostly Very Good to Excellent and including a 1959 Topps Sam Huff (Fair) and 1961 Fleer cards of Robustelli and Rote; 1968-69 Topps (16), mostly Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some below and comprised entirely of New York Giants; 1970-71 Topps (30), largely Very Good to Excellent (three Poor), including two 1971 Topps Maynards (Very Good and Good); 1972 Topps (66) – Very Good to Excellent, with some above and below (three Poor), with two Hadls, stars and specials; 1973 Topps (90) – Very Good to Excellent, with some above and below, including Shell, Dierdorf, Bell, Mackey, Ham, Youngblood, Griese and Kelly; 1974 Topps (93) – wide condition range, but most are Very Good to Excellent, but a couple dozen are Fair to Good, again with a preponderance of New York Giants; 1975 Topps (90) – Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some below and a Giants emphasis; 1976 Topps (60) – Excellent to Ex-Mt, including Jordan, Blanda, Ham, Csonka and Riggins; 1976 WonderBread (15) – mostly Ex-Mt, with some above, including Upshaw and Guy; 1977 Topps (45) – Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some below and above, including two Csonka and a Giants emphasis; 1978 Topps (40) – Excellent to Ex-Mt, almost all Giants; and 1979 Topps (30) – Excellent to Ex-Mt, all New York Giants.
1970’s Topps Football Massive Group With HOFers, Stars (600)
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