March 21, 2019: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/21/2019
The condition-sensitive 1962 Topps Baseball issue is offered here in a nice clean, consistent near set in a binder, with an even presentation without an overwhelming amount of chipping of the delicate wood borders. The cards are largely Excellent to Nr-Mt, with some below and the emphasis probably to Ex-Mt. There are easily several dozen cards that reach coveted Near-Mint status, most significantly in a nifty run during the high series that is noticeably better than other sections. There are also three variations included in the mix: No. 139 Reniff Pitching – Ex-Mt-Plus, 147 Kunkel Ball in Hand – VG-Ex and 190 Moon With Cap – Ex. The near set offers considerable value in this sparkling condition, even in light of the absence of some of the keys stars and some of the high numbers; a breakdown of the 31 missing numbers is featured at the bottom of this listing. The breakdown: No. 22 Checklist error – Ex, 25 Banks – Near-Mint, 29 Stengel – Nr-Mt, 30 Mathews – VG, 40 Cepeda – Ex-Mt, 52 Leaders – Ex-Plus, 53 Leaders – Ex-Plus, 70 Killebrew – Ex, 73 Fox – Ex-Plus, 100 Spahn – Nr-Mt, 139 Ruth 60th HR – Ex-Mt, 140 Ruth/Gehrig – Ex-Mt, 150 Kaline – Nr-Mt, 170 Santo – Ex, 213 Ashburn – Ex, 217 Alston – Nr-Mt, 218 Torre – VG-Ex, 243 Roberts – Ex-Plus, 286 Lopez – Ex-Mt, 288 Williams – Nr-Mt, 310 Ford – VG-Ex, 325 Aparicio – Ex-Mt, 340 Drysdale – Ex-Mt-Plus, 350 Frank Robinson – VG, 353 Mazeroski – Nr-Mt, 360 Berra – Nr-Mt, 382 Williams – Ex-Mt, 395 Mays All-Star – Ex-Mt-Plus, 461 Hubbs – Nr-Mt and 500 Snider – Ex-Mt-Plus. The missing numbers: No. 1, 5, 10, 18, 45, 50, 199, 200, 251, 300, 313, 320, 323, 387, 394, 396, 401, 425, 470, 471, 505, 530, 544, 545, 575, 585, 591, 592, 593, 594 and 598.
1962 Topps Baseball Near Set With Variations (568/598)
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