March 21, 2019: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/21/2019
This is another example of the improving photo quality of Topps issues as the decade of the 1960s unfolded, a very nice and consistent near set missing only a dozen cards, with good photo focus and nice gloss and some particularly strong cards of important HOFers and stars. Overall, the near set is broadly Ex-Mt to Near-Mint, with some below to Excellent or even Very Good, but the emphasis probably to the upper end of the spectrum. This is a truly impressive example of a coveted mid-1960s Topps offering, a high-grade near set jostled a bit by the absence of a handful of key Hall of Famers, but nonetheless a great opportunity to snag most of the issue in a highly collectible condition. The roster of the missing numbers appears at the end of this listing. The keys: No. 1 Leaders – Very Good, 13 Wilhelm – Ex-Mt-Plus, 21 Berra – Ex, 27 Mets Team – Nr-Mt, 29 Brock – Nr-Mt, 35 Mathews – Ex, 55 Banks – Nr-Mt, 70 Torre – Ex-Mt, 101 Alston – Nr-Mt, 120 Drysdale – Ex, 136 World Series Koufax – Ex-Mt-Plus, 153 Williams – Nr-Mt, 155 Snider – Ex-Mt-Plus, 167 Piniella Rookie – Vg-Ex, 175 Williams – Ex, 177 Killebrew – Ex-Mt, 200 Koufax – VG, 205 Fox – Ex-Mt-Plus, 225 Maris – Nr-Mt, 230 Brooks Robinson – Ex-Mt, 232 Lopez – Nr-Mt, 244 LaRussa – Nr-Mt, 247 Wilhelm – Nr-Mt o/c, 250 Kaline – Nr-Mt, 260 Frank Robinson – Nr-Mt, 265 Bunning – Ex-Plus, 280 Marichal – Nr-Mt, 324 Stengel – Ex-Plus, 350 McCovey Ex-Mt, 375 Santo – Nr-Mt o/c, 380 Ford – Nr-Mt, 390 Cepeda – Ex-Mt-Plus, 400 Spahn – Ex-Plus, 433 Yankees Team – Ex-Mt-Plus, 460 Gibson – Ex-Mt, 468 Perry – Ex-Mt-Plus, 540 Aparicio – VG-Ex, 550 Hubbs – Nr-Mt and 570 Mazeroski – Nr-Mt. Missing numbers: 50, 125, 150, 210, 300, 331, 342, 423, 440, 476, 541 and 543.
1964 Topps Baseball Near Set (575/587)
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