July 15, 2021: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/15/2021
Here’s the iconic 1970 Topps Baseball Near Set, missing only three cards and presenting in an outstanding mostly Ex-Mt to Near-Mint condition, with some below and the emphasis to Near-Mint, with keys and Hall of Famers generally conforming to the wider condition range. Perhaps a couple of dozen cards reach Excellent, and maybe another dozen below that, mostly to VG-Ex or Very Good. The three missing cards are Nolan Ryan, Reggie Jackson and the Yankees Team card. Breakdown of keys and condition anomalies: No. 1 Mets Team – Ex-Mt-Plus, 10 Yastrzemski – Near-Mint, 65 League Leaders – Excellent, 128 Checklist – Very Good, 189 Munson Rookie – VG-Ex, 230 Brooks Robinson – Ex-Mt-Plus, 250 McCovey – presents Nr-Mt, but has slight back damage, 290 Carew – Ex, 300 Seaver – Ex-Mt, 309 World Series – VG, 330 Brock – VG-Ex, 346 Schoendienst – m/c, 350 Clemente – Nr-Mt, 432 Checklist – Ex, 449 Palmer – VG-Ex, 458 Rose All-Star – Ex-Mt-Plus, 459 Jackson All-Star – Ex-Mt, 462 Aaron All-Star – Ex-Mt, 500 Aaron – Ex-Mt, 580 Rose – Ex, 600 Mays – Nr-Mt, 660 Bench – Nr-Mt and 702 – VG.
1970 Topps Baseball High-Grade Near Set (717/720)
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