March 21, 2019: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/21/2019
Offered here is a nice example of the important 1961 Topps Football set, found here missing about two dozen cards in a nice presentation that is largely Excellent or better. The set has a uniform look and a roster of many of the great stars and Hall of Famers that broadly conform to the wider condition range. A listing of the missing numbers appears at the end of this entry. The condition percentages range from 6 percent Near-Mt, 43 percent Ex-Mt and 21 percent Excellent, with the remaining 30 percent divided between VG-Ex (13 percent) and Very Good (9 Percent), with the balance below mostly to Good. Here’s the breakdown: No. 1 Unitas – Excellent, 2 Moore – Ex-Mt, 3 Ameche – Very Good, 4 Berry – Fair, 7 Marchetti – Ex-Mt, 14 Jones – VG-Ex, 15 Atkins – Near-Mint, 16 George – Ex-Mt, 35 Karras – Ex-Mt, 36 Schmidt – Ex, 39 Starr – Fair, 40 Hornung – VG, 41 Taylor – VG, 44 Ringo – Nr-Mt, 45 Jordan – VG, 50 Matson – Ex-Mt, 58 Tittle – Ex, 63 St. Clair, 64 Nomellini – VG-Ex, 65 Woodson – Ex-Mt, 67 Checklist – Vg-Ex, 70 Mitchell – Ex-Mt, 71 Brown – Fair, 72 McCormack – Ex-Mt, 79 McElhenny – VG, 88 Brown – VG, 90 Robustelli – Ex-Mt, 91 Huff – Ex, 95 Jurgensen – VG, 96 McDonald – Ex-Mt, 101 Bednarik – Ex, 104 Layne – Ex-Mt, 105 Johnson – Nr-Mt, 122 Checklist – Good, 145 Blanda – VG-Ex, 166 Kemp – VG-Ex and 167 Lowe – Ex-Mt o/c. The missing numbers: No. 139, 140, 146, 147, 150-156, 163, 168, 169, 175, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, 190 and 198.
1961 Topps Football Near Set (175/198)
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