November 18, 2021: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2021
This is an enormous grouping of mostly 1969-76 Topps baseball that features 150 or so Hall of Famers to complement about 2,000 stars, Specials and commons, with a 1959 Frank Robinson and a 1982 Cal Ripken Rookie tossed into the mix for good measure. Legendary figures like Henry Aaron, Frank Robinson, Tom Seaver, Rod Carew, Willie Stargell, George Brett, Robin Yount and Nolan Ryan, to name a few, headline this imposing pile of vintage Topps cards; it’s the kind of auction lot that demands a good bit of careful examination to find significant value. Here’s the breakdown, with numbers approximated (individual cards are regular-issue Topps unless otherwise noted): 1969 (275) – mostly VG-Ex to Ex-Mt, with some above and below the range; 1970 (375) – mostly Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some above and below the range; 1971 (90) – Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some above and below, with six HOFers, including Frank Robinson and Carew; 1972 (450) – Very Good to Excellent or Ex-Mt, with 25 HOFers, including Frank Robinson (2) and Traded (2), Morgan, Stargell, McCovey, Hunter and Brock; 1973 – 14 HOFers, including Frank Robinson, McCovey, Carlton, Hunter, Aparicio, Palmer, and Torre (4); 1974 – 18 HOFers, including Stargell, McCovey, Seaver, Brock, Carew (2), Morgan and Torre (7); 1975 (575) – Excellent to Ex-Mt for about ½ of the array and Very Good to Excellent for the remainder, with some above and below the range, with 15 HOFers, including Stargell, Carew, Williams, Yastrzemski, Torre (8), and three (3) MVP subset cards; 1976 (350) – Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some above and below, with 43 HOFers, including Aaron Record Breaker, Aaron No. 550 (2), Seaver, Schmidt, Ryan, Brett, Yount (2), Bench, Morgan (2), Brock (3), Carter (2), Stargell (2), Williams (2), Carlton, Winfield (2), McCovey, Hunter, Perez and Torre (12); 1977 – 34 HOFers, including Ryan, Seaver (4), Rose, Brett (2), Yount (3), Schmidt (2), Carew, Winfield (3), Yastrzemski, Carlton (3), McCovey (2), Stargell, Brock and Torre (4).
1969-76 Topps Baseball Massive Group With 150 Hall of Famers (2,100)
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