March 24, 2022: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/24/2022
Presented is an imposing group consisting of many of the most-important and popular vintage Topps baseball cards of the postwar era, albeit in lower grades but nonetheless providing a great opportunity for serious collectors. The roster includes the Tier One names like Aaron, Mantle, Clemente, Mays, Seaver, Rose, Gibson and dozens more, a lineup that also features key Rookie cards and dozens of Specials; the array is broadly Good to Very Good, with some below to Fair. The smattering of cards that wind up with a Poor designation are not included in the overall count. In the listings below, the cards indicated are the regular-issue Topps card unless otherwise noted. The headliners include: a 1963 Topps Mantle (Fair); Aaron Topps cards from 1964, 1966, 1967 and 1968; Willie Mays cards from 1960, 1966, 1968 and 1969; Clemente cards from 1962 Post, 1965 Topps and 1972 and 1973 Topps; Pete Rose cards from 1964, 1966 and 1970; 1968 Topps Seaver and three 1974 Topps Winfield Rookies (3). The breakdown: 1961 Topps (2) – Gibson and Mathews; 1962 Topps AL/NL Home Run Kings (Near-Mint m/c); 1963 Topps (2) Ford and Drysdale; 1964 Topps (6) – Frank Robinson, Kaline, Maris, Dick Allen Rookie, Giants Gunners and AL Bombers; 1965 Topps (23) – McCovey, Gibson (2), Morgan Rookie, Yastrzemski, Mathews, Spahn, Uecker, Berra, Brooks Robinson, Hodges (3), Stargell (2), Marichal (2), Mazeroski (3) and four League Leaders; 1966 Topps (22) – Brock, Ford, Killebrew, Banks, Perez, Cepeda, Torre, Uecker (3), Niekro, Wilhelm and seven League Leaders; 1967 Topps (26) – Frank Robinson (2), Cepeda, Kaline, Maris (2), Hunter, Uecker, Carlton, Jenkins, Brock, Santo, Perry Stargell, Morgan, Williams, Ford (2), Series II Checklist with Mantle (2), three League Leaders and three Checklists; 1969 Topps (9) – Carew, McCovey, Frank Robinson, Bench All-Star and five Checklists (two Fifth Series with Mantle); 1970 Topps (5) – Stargell, Jackson, Jackson All-Star, Bench All-Star and Aaron All-Star; 1971 Topps (12) – Blyleven Rookie, Simmons Rookie, Rose, Kaline (4), Carew, Garvey, Munson, and McCovey (2); five dozen or so miscellaneous 1970s cards, including 1974 Topps Aaron Specials (7), 1977 Hostess cards of Rose, Brett and Jackson, and 1975 Topps (5) – Jackson, Munson (2); and 1975 Topps Minis (15) – Bench (2), Carew, Brooks Robinson, Stargell, Fingers, Killebrew (2) and Gibson; plus 1963 Fleer (3) cards of Adcock, Santo and Wills.
1960s-70s Topps Baseball Hall of Famers Group (225)
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