March 21, 2019: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/21/2019
Presented here is an attractive example of the classic 1965 Topps Baseball issue in an overall condition that is perhaps a bit better than this issue is typically found in older collections, a solid and consistent Excellent to Near-Mint offering, with some below and the emphasis probably to Ex-Mt. Even with 15 cards AWOL, including a dozen Hall of Famers, the offering boasts an imposing pedigree for a near-complete set, with vivid colors denoting the team-coded backgrounds, nice gloss and clean backs. One note adding to that pedigree: the overall condition seems to broadly improve a bit in the later series. A roster of the missing numbers appears at the end of this listing. Breakdown of keys: No. 1 Leaders – Ex-Mt, 3 Leaders – Ex-Mt, 16 Morgan Rookie – VG-Ex, 15 Roberts – Ex, 20 Bunning – Nr-Mt, 50 Marichal – Nr-Mt, 95 Mazeroski – VG-Ex, 110 Santo – VG-Ex, 120 Frank Robinson – Fair, 130 Kaline – Ex, 150 Brooks Robinson – VG-Ex, 155 Maris – Ex, 176 McCovey – Ex-Mt, 187 Stengel – Ex, 193 Perry – Ex-Mt, 200 Torre – Nr-Mt, 205 Spahn – Ex-Mt, 217 Alston – Ex, 220 Williams – Ex-Mt-Plus, 251 Herman – Ex-Mt, 276 Wilhelm – Ex-Mt, 282 Murakami – Ex-Mt, 320 Gibson – Ex-Mt, 330 Ford – VG-Ex, 350 Mantle – PSA Authentic (Altered), 360 Cepeda – Ex-Mt, 377 Stargell – VG, 400 Killebrew – Nr-Mt, 410 Aparicio – Ex-Mt, 414 Lopez – Ex, 470 Berra – Ex-Mt, 485 Fox – Ex-Mt, 513 Yankees Team – Nr-Mt, 519 Uecker – Ex-Mt, 551 Mets Team – Nr-Mt and 556 Schoendienst – Nr-Mt. Missing numbers: No. 160, 170, 207, 250, 260, 300, 385, 461, 477, 500, 510, 526, 540, 553 and 581.
1965 Topps Baseball Near Set (583/598)
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