March 21, 2019: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/21/2019
Presented here is an old-fashioned type auction lot featuring hundreds of vintage mostly Topps and Post Cereal baseball cards from the 1950s and 1960s, including more than two dozen Hall of Famers and a boatload of stars and specials, all neatly embedded in an enormous grouping that demands a good deal of close examination to secure maximum value. There is an attractive group (80) of decently cut Post Cereal cards from 1961-63, plus significant groupings from 1950’s Topps and Bowman, with HOFers and stars included in the mix. Here’s a chronological breakdown: 1950 Callahan Hall of Fame (2): Cochrane – Ex-Mt o/c and Plank – Ex; 1951 Topps Red Backs (37, one Blue Back) – most are Very Good to Excellent, with some above, including Berra (VG), Feller (Ex-Mt), Kiner (Good), Irvin (Ex-Mt) and Blue Back Pafko (Good); 1952 Topps (10) – 27, 254 (Ex) – 106, 165, 182 and 220 (VG) – 138 and 159 (VG-Ex) – and 154 and 158 (Good); 1953 Topps (21) – No. 175 (Ex-Mt) – 67 and 103 (Ex) – 49, 178 and 190 (VG-Ex) – 94, 99, 128, 131, 145, 152 and 198 (VG) – 148, 154, 187, 188 and 219 (Good) – 167 and 196 (Fair) and 264 (Poor); 1954 Topps (2) – 148 and 159 (Ex); 1955 Bowman (20) – 19, 24 (2), 50, 75, 80, 81, 83, 85, 91, 107, 109, 120, 144,163, 164, 165, 172, 188, 189 and 209 (Ex to Ex-Mt); 1956 Topps (18) – 17, 28, 38, 54(2), 123, 129, 197, 205, 234, 267, 279, 282, 294, 293, 294, 308 and 325 (most are Very Good to VG-Ex, a couple above and below); 1957 Topps (13) – No. 15 Roberts, 34, 40 Wynn, 49, 86, 102, 181, 194, 199, 211, 214, 254 and 337 (Ex to Ex-Mt, some below); 1958 Topps (50) – including No. 115 Bunning and 400 Fox (most are Ex to Ex-Mt, with some below); 1959 Fleer Life of Ted Williams (11) – 6, 9, 14, 23, 38, 44, 48, 50, 78, 79, 80 (mostly Good to Ex); 1960 Topps (31), including Master & Mentor, Kaline, and two high numbers (Ex to Ex-Mt); 1961 Topps (20) – generally Excellent to Ex-Mt, including Early Wynn, three World Series, three League Leaders, four Thrills and four Checklists; 1961 Post Cereal (15) – most of the 1961-63 Post Cereal cards are decently cut, Ex to Ex-Mt and some below, including Drysdale; 1962 Topps (27) – Ex to Ex-Mt, including Kaline, Drysdale All-Star, and four Checklist; 1962 Post Cereal (17); and 1963 Post Cereal (47) – including Wynn, Bunning, Marichal (2), Frank Robinson, Mazeroski and Gibson.
1950s-1960s Topps, Post Cereal Baseball Hoard with HOFers (337)
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