November 19, 2020: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/19/2020
Here’s Topps’ first-ever football card issue in the now-standard 2 ½-by-3 ½-inch format, found here in a spectacular Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt to Mt overall condition, with a huge group of SGC-slabbed cards that provides a nice glimpse into the wider condition range. The partial set boasts a really sharp, consistent presentation of uncommonly clean cards and provides a great opportunity to upgrade an existing set or launch on a new one, albeit with a couple of the key Hall of Famers MIA. A listing of the missing pasteboards appears at the end of this entry. The slabbed cards (19) – No. 5 Marchetti – SGC 7.5, No. 7 – SGC 7, No. 8 – SGC 8, No. 10 – SGC 8.5, No. 11 Brown – SGC 8, No. 16 Johnson – SGC 8, No. 20 Creekmur – SGC 7, No. 22 Van Brocklin – SGC 7, No. 26 Matson – SGC 8, No. 28 Groza – SGC 6.5, No. 30 Tittle – SGC 5.5, No. 31 Blanda – SGC 5.5, No. 32 Layne – SGC 5.5, No. 49 Bednarik – SGC 7, No. 64 – SGC 8, No. 85 Lane Rookie – SGC 6.5, No. 88 Gifford – SGC 5, No. 128 Moore – SGC 5 and No. 151 Hornung – SGC 5.5. The important No. 94 Berry Rookie is Ex-Mt-Plus. The missing numbers (48): No. 3, 6, 14, 15, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 42, 45, 46, 47, 50, 54, 58, 60, 66, 71, 81, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 104, 105, 109, 110, 112, 116, 119, 125, 127, 132, 133, 134, 138, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150 and 152.
1957 Topps Football High-Grade Partial Set, 19 Slabs (106/154)
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