November 18, 2021: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2021
The classic 1961 Topps Baseball issue is offered here in a really nice, consistent Excellent to Ex-Mt condition, with literally dozens of cards above the range at Near-Mint and card boasting great color and gloss and crisp white borders that make for a striking presentation. Particularly noteworthy is the condition uptick through the difficult high number series, with a significant number of Near-Mint cards appearing through the Seventh Series. The missing card is the No. 578 Mantle All-Star. Breakdown of keys: No. 1 Groat – VG-Ex, 2 Maris – Excellent, 10 Brooks Robinson – VG-Ex, 17 Checklist – Near-Mint, 20 Roberts – VG-Ex, 30 Fox – Excellent-Plus, 35 Santo Rookie – Ex, 43 HR Leaders – VG-Ex, 44 HR Leader – Nr-Mt, 80 Killebrew – Ex, 90 Ashburn – Nr-Mt, 150 Mays – VG, 160 Ford – VG, 180 Richardson – Nr-Mt, 200 Spahn – VG-Ex, 211 Gibson – VG, 228 Yankees Team – Nr-Mt, 260 Drysdale – Ex-Plus, 273 Checklist – VG-Ex, 287 Yastrzemski – Ex-Mt-Plus, 290 Musial – Ex-Mt-Plus, 300 Mantle – Ex o/c, 307 Mantle WS – Ex, 344 Koufax – Ex-Mt-Plus, 350 Banks – Ex-Mt, 360 Frank Robinson – Nr-Mt, 361 Checklist – Ex-Mt, 388 Clemente – Nr-Mt-Plus, 401 Ruth Thrill – Ex-Mt, 406 Mantle Thrill – Ex, 415 Aaron – Ex-Mt-Plus, 417 Marichal Rookie – Nr-Mt, 425 Berra – Ex-Mt, 429 Kaline – Ex-Plus, 440 Aparicio – VG-Ex, 443 Snider – VG-Ex, 455 Wynn – Ex-Mt, 460 Hodges – Nr-Mt o/c, 472 Berra MVP – Nr-Mt, 475 Mantle MVP – Nr-Mt, 478 Maris MVP – Nr-Mt, 482 Mays MVP – Ex-Mt-Plus, 484 Aaron MVP – Ex-Mt-Plus, 485 Banks MVP – Ex-Mt, 517 McCovey – Ex-Plus, 545 Wilhelm – Nr-Mt, 551 – Fair, 576 Maris All-Star – Ex-Mt, 577 Aaron All-Star – Ex-Mt-Plus, 579 Mays All-Star – Ex-Mt, 580 Kaline All-Star – Ex-Plus, 581 Frank Robinson All-Star – Ex-Mt, 586 Ford All-Star – VG, 589 Spahn All-Star – VG-Ex.
1961 Topps Baseball Near Set (586/587)
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