March 24, 2022: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/24/2022
Offered is the penultimate Philadelphia Gum football issue, the third in its fabled four-year run of producing cards of the National Football League at a time when Topps was wrestling with the players’ association and the league over rights. The presented near set is missing only four cards, admittedly key ones from icons Johnny Unitas and Jim Brown, plus Rookie cards of legendary Chicago Bears Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus. The offered near set is in a relatively wide condition range, primarily Very Good to Ex-Mt, coming out to 12 percent Ex-Mt, 24 percent Excellent, 44 percent Very Good and 18 percent Good, with just four cards below. The breakdown: No. 1 Falcons Team – Ex-Mt-Plus, 15 Berry – Very Good, 18 Mackey – VG, 21 Moore – Excellent, 23 Parker – VG (mk), 32 Ditka – Ex, 58 Hayes Rookie – Good, 60 Lilly – VG, 61 Meredith – Ex-Mt, 69 Karras – Good (mk), 80 Adderley – VG, 83 Davis – VG, 85 Gregg – VG (mk), 87 Nitschke – Good (mk), 88 Starr – VG, 89 Taylor – Ex, 90 Wood – VG, 96 Jones – VG, 97 McDonald – VG, 102 Olsen – Fair, 114 Tarkenton – VG, 141 Ringo – VG-Ex, 173 Brodie – VG, 185 Jurgensen – VG-Ex, 187 Mitchell – VG, 194 Taylor – VG-Ex, 197 Checklist – VG and 198 Checklist – Ex.
1966 Philadelphia Gum Football Near Set (194/198)
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