March 24, 2022: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/24/2022
Presented are a half dozen Topps sets from the late 1960s and early 1970s, an array that features almost all of the great stars of the era. Like a lot of such groupings, the condition range generally improves a bit over time; in any event, the condition evaluation for each year is included in the listing that follows. The breakdown: 1) 1968 Topps (132) – mostly Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some below, and perhaps about two dozen cards below the range, mostly to Very Good – No. 1 Cheevers – Very Good, 2 Orr – Excellent, 6 Sanderson – VG, 7 Esposito – Ex-Mt-Plus, 16 Hull – Ex, 20 Mikita – Ex, 61 Beliveau – Ex-Mt, 29 Howe – Ex-Mt-Plus, 89 Parent Rookie – Ex-Plus and 111 Hall – Good; 2) 1969 Topps (130/132) – Excellent to Near-Mint, with some below – No. 1 Worsley – Excellent, 10 Delvecchio – Ex-Plus, 22 Cheevers – Ex-Mt, 26 Bucyk – Ex-Mt-Plus, 31 Sanderson – Ex-Mt-Plus, 33 Giacomin – Near-Mint, 45 Horton – Ex, 61 Howe – Ex-Mt-Plus, 70 Hull – Ex, 76 Mikita – VG, 89 Parent – Nr-Mt o/c and 132 Checklist – the two missing numbers are No. 24 Orr and No. 30 Esposito; 3) 1970 Topps (132) – Ex-Mt to Near-Mint or better – No. 1 Cheevers – Ex-Mt, 3 Orr – Near-Mint, 15 Hull – Excellent-Plus, 20 Mikita – Ex-Mt-Plus, 29 Howe – Ex-Mt-Plus, 55 Beliveau – Nr-Mt o/c, 59 Horton – Ex-Mt-Plus, 67 Park Rookie – Nr-Mt, 131 Perreault Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c and 132 Checklist – Very Good (mk); 4) 1971 Topps (132) – mostly Near-Mint or better, with a few Ex-Mt and boasting great color and gloss and the coveted “vending bend” that bespeaks of uncirculated cardboard – No. 45 Dryden Rookie – Near-Mint-Plus, 50 Hull – Nr-Mt, 70 Howe – Nr-Mt-Plus, 100 Orr – Nr-Mt and 111 Checklist – VG-Ex; 5) 1972 Topps (198) – Excellent to Near-Mint, with some below mostly to Very Good – No. 62 Assists Leaders (Orr) – Very Good, 79 Lafleur – Good, 80 Gilbert – VG and 100 Orr – Excellent-Plus; and 6) 1973 Topps (196/198) plus (16) Team Stickers – mostly Ex-Mt to Near-Mint or better, with some below, with stars conforming to the wider condition range – No. 66 Parent – VG-Ex, 70 Lafleur – Ex-Mt-Plus, 116 Checklist – Ex-Plus (m/c on the back) and 150 Orr – Ex-Mt.
1968-73 Topps Hockey Set Run (6)
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