July 21, 2022: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/21/2022
Offered is an attractive partial set of the quirky 1972 Topps Baseball issue, the psychedelic design that is presented here in a relatively consistent Excellent to Ex-Mt fashion, with some below and quite a few reaching above the range to Near-Mint. It is an important array loaded with most of the key Hall of Famers and stars, with Series 1-3 complete; the partial set is missing 166 cards, with slightly more than ½ of that figure concentrated in the difficult high series. As is not uncommon in mature collections, the condition declines a bit in the later series, in this case more like Very Good to Ex-Mt starting at around No. 500. The breakdown of keys: No. 1 Pirates Team – VG-Ex, 4 Checklist – Excellent (mk), 37 Yastrzemski – Ex-Mt-Plus, 49 Mays – Very Good, 51 Killebrew -VG-Ex, 67 Schoendienst – VG, 79 Fisk Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus (Diamond Cut), 80 Perez – Near-Mint, 100 Frank Robinson – VG, 130 Gibson – Ex, 132 Morgan – Ex-Mt, 195 Cepeda – Ex-Plus, 270 Palmer – Ex-Mt, 280 McCovey – Good, 285 Perry – VG, 299 Aaron – VG, 309 Clemente – VG-Ex, 312 Aparicio – VG, 330 Hunter – VG-Ex, 433 Bench – VG-Ex, 439 Williams – Ex-Plus o/c, 445 Seaver – Ex-Mt, 447 Stargell – VG, 465 Hodges – Good, 478 Checklist – Fair (mk), 510 Ted Williams – VG-Ex, 550 Brooks Robinson – Good, 567 Marichal – VG, 620 Niekro – Ex-Mt, 686 Garvey – Good and 777 Wilhelm – Nr-Mt.
1972 Topps Baseball Partial Set, 27 HOFers (621/787)
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