March 24, 2022: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/24/2022
Presented is a nice grouping of cards from 1957-59 Topps football, an array that is broadly Excellent to Ex-Mt, with some above and below the range, and an impressive roster of Hall of Famers and Specials, plus some duplication that often touches that august group of immortals. And it’s not just Hall of Famers, it’s often late-1950s National Football League royalty, like Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, Paul Hornung, Y.A. Tittle, Joe Schmidt, Alex Karras, Bobby Layne and a whole bunch more. The breakdown of keys, condition anomalies and duplication – 1957 Topps (27) – No. 3 McCormack – Excellent-Plus, 5 Marchetti – Very Good, 8 (4), 20 Creekmur (4 – Excellent, two VG and Fair), 29 (Fair), 32 Layne – Ex-Mt-Plus, 43 (Good), 44 (2), 52 (Good), 56 Ane (2 – VG and Fair), 70 (VG), 78 (Near-Mint), 132 (Ex-Mt – mk) and 145 (VG); 1958 Topps (21) – No. 3 Schmidt (4 – Ex-Mt, two Very Good and Good), 13 (VG), 43(2), 75 Johnson – Ex-Mt, 93 Perry – Fair, 94 (3), 107 Ringo – Excellent-Plus and 116 Steelers Team (VG); 1959 Topps (65) – No. 1 Unitas – Very Good, 2 (VG), 6 Schmidt (2 – VG-Ex and Fair), 10 Brown – Good, 12 (Near-Mint), 14 (2), 17 Colts Team (mk), 21 Ane (2 – Excellent and VG), 27 (Nr-Mt), 29 Grier – Fair, 31 Eagles (mk), 35 (VG), 40 Layne (2, Nr-Mt and Good), 44 Johnson (2 – Ex-Mt and Ex), 46 Packers (mk), 61 San Fran (mk), 81 (Good m/c), 82 Hornung (2 – Ex-Mt-Plus), 91 Redskins (mk), 103 Karras (7 – Ex-Mt-Plus, rest Ex to Ex-Mt, with four o/cs), 105 (Nr-Mt), 113 (3), 118 Cardinals (mk), 122 (2 – VG), 127 (Nr-Nt), 130 Tittle (2 – Ex-Mt-Plus), 131 Lary (2 – Nr-Mt o/c and VG-Plus), 132 Parker – Nr-Mt, 134 (VG), 139 Lions (2), 140 Mitchell (2 – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c), 143 (5), 170 (2), 172 (Nr-Mt) and 175 (Nr-Mt).
1957-59 Topps Football Group, 43 HOFers, Including Brown, Unitas (113)
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