April 5, 2018: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/5/2018
This is a huge array of Topps football cards from 1970-74, a group that includes more than 128 Hall of Famers, along with a similar number of stars and specials, most in a very collectible condition. There is just a bit of duplication in this 500-plus card array, which also features a near-set of the popular 1971 Topps Football Game insert series and a handful of other peripheral Topps issues of the era. Here’s the breakdown chronologically: 1969 Topps Mini Albums (3); 1970 Topps (118), Good to Very Good, some above to Excellent, with a little duplication, including 40 HOFers and many rookies – Sayers (2), Nitschke (2), Otto (3), Brodie (2), Dawson, Mackey (3) and Karras; 1970 Topps Inserts (10), ½ Ex-Mt – Unitas – Good, Starr – Good, Hayes – Ex-Mt and Jurgensen – VG; 1970 Topps Game Near Set 47/52 plus dozen lower-grade extras, Fronts are mostly Ex-Mt, a dozen or so card backs have writing, staining or damage. Missing Nos. are 3, 8, 11, 26 and 38; 1971 Topps (39), Mostly Very Good, some below and a few above, with 14 HOFers – Simpson, Karras, Tarkenton, Smith and Maynard (2); 1972 Topps (112), Excellent to Ex-Mt, some above and below, even to Nr-Mt, emphasis to Ex-Mt, with 20 Pro Action and 29 HOFers – Sayers, Riggins (2), Kelly (2), Taylor (5), Griese, Csonka (2), Warfield, Jurgensen, Smith, Olsen and Bell; 1973 Topps (69), Excellent to Ex-Mt, some above and below, even to Nr-Mt, emphasis to Ex-Mt, with a dozen HOFers and 19 Team Checklists – Simpson, Smith, Taylor, Adderley, Bethea, White and Greenwood; 1974 Topps (92), Excellent to Ex-Mt, some above and below, even to Nr-Mt, emphasis to Ex-Mt, with 13 HOFers and 10 Checklists – Unitas, Butkus, Harris, Csonka, Eller, Riggins (3) and White (2); 1974 Bond Bread (7).
1970’s Topps Football Large Group With 128 HOFers (509)
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