November 18, 2021: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2021
This is a spectacular complete set from one of the great early 1960s Topps football issue, the 198-card set from 1961 that for the first time featured players from the NFL and the budding rivals in the American Football League. With blazing, vivid color backgrounds and exceptional gloss, the offered set provides a great showcase for the first Topps convergence of the two competing leagues. The set comes out to 29 percent Near-Mint or better, 35 percent Ex-Mt, 18 percent Excellent and 15 percent Very Good, with just a handful of cards below; from the Near-Mint array, four cards are miscut and six cards carry the m/c qualifier from the Ex-Mt group. The breakdown: No. 1 Unitas – Good, 2 Moore – Very Good, 3 Ameche – Near-Mint, 4 Berry – Nr-Mt, 7 Marchetti – Ex-Mt-Plus, 9 Colts Team – Nr-Mt m/c, 14 Jones – Ex-Mt o/c, 15 Atklns – Ex-Mt o/c, 16 George – VG, 28 Cowboys Team – Ex-Mt-Plus, 35 Karras – VG, 36 Schmidt – Ex-Mt, 37 Lions Team – VG, 39 Starr – Ex, 40 Hornung – Nr-Mt, 41 Taylor – Ex-Mt, 44 Ringo – VG-Plus, 45 Jordan Rookie Ex-Mt, 47 Packers Team – Ex-Mt, 50 Matson – Good (mk), 57 Unitas In Action – Ex o/c, 58 Tittle – Fair, 59 Brodie Rookie – Nr-Mt, 63 St. Clair – Ex-Mt-Plus, 64 Nomellini – VG, 67 Checklist – Nr-Mt, 70 Mitchell – VG, 71 Brown – Ex-Mt, 77 Brown In Action – Ex, 79 McElhenny – Nr-Mt, 85 Conerly – Nr-Mt, 88 Brown – Ex-Mt-Plus, 90 Robustelli – VG, 91 Huff – Ex, 95 Jurgensen – Ex-Mt-Plus, 96 McDonald – Ex, 101 Bednarik – Ex-Mt-Plus, 104 Layne – Nr-Mt, 105 Johnson – Ex, 122 Checklist – Ex o/c, 139 Robinson Rookie – Ex-Mt, 145 Blanda – Ex-Mt-Plus, 150 Maynard Rookie – VG, 166 Kemp – VG, 182 Otto Rookie – presents Ex but erratic cut, 186 Flores Rookie – Ex-Mt, 190 Taylor Rookie – Ex and 198 Checklist – Nr-Mt o/c.
1961 Topps Football High-Grade Complete Set (198)
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