March 25, 2021: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/25/2021
Offered is an attractive and consistent example of the important 1974 Topps Baseball issue, found here in a solid Ex-Mt to Near-Mint condition in nine-pocket plastic sheets, with a few below and the emphasis probably to Ex-Mt-Plus. This was the first year that Topps produced the cards all at one time rather than by series through the course of the spring and summer, and the Topps creative team added a 24-card Team Checklist Insert and 44-card Traded set, both of which are included with this lot. The breakdown: No. 1 Aaron – Near-Mint, Nos. 2-4 Aaron Specials – Excellent, Nos. 5-6 Aaron Specials – Nr-Mt, 7 Hunter – VG-Ex, 10 Bench – VG-Ex, 15 Torre – Ex-Mt, 20 Ryan – Nr-Mt, 29 Niekro – Ex-Mt-Plus, 35 Perry – Very Good, 40 Palmer – Nr-Mt, 50 Carew – Nr-Mt, 55 Frank Robinson – Ex, 60 Brock – Nr-Mt, 61 Aparicio – Ex-Mt, 80 Seaver – Ex-Mt-Plus, 83 Cepeda – Nr-Mt, 85 Morgan – VG-Ex, 87 Jenkins – Ex-Mt, 95 Carlton – Ex-Mt-Plus, 100 Stargell – Ex-Mt-Plus, 110 Williams – Nr-Mt, 126 Checklist – Ex, 130 Jackson – VG-Ex, 160 Brooks Robinson – Ex-Mt, 179 Berra – Nr-Mt, 215 Kaline – Nr-Mt, 250 McCovey – Ex-Mt, 252 Parker Rookie – Ex-Mt, Checklist – Ex-Mt m/c, 280 Yastrzemski – Ex-Mt-Plus, 282 Schmidt – Ex, 300 Rose – Ex-Mt, 330 Marichal – Ex-Mt and 330T Marichal – Nr-Mt, 340 Munson – Nr-Mt, 350 Gibson – Nr-Mt, 414 Checklist – VG, 456 Winfield Rookie – Ex-Mt and 637 Checklist – VG.
1974 Topps Baseball Complete Set With Traded, Team Checklists (720)
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