November 17, 2022: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2022
Presented is an iconic Topps Football issue in an attractive condition that is a bit better than these cards are typically found in older collections, essentially Excellent to Near-Mint, with a mere 20 cards falling below the range. With 39 cards missing, the partial set would provide a great opportunity for a collector looking to upgrade an existing set or launch on a new one. It comes out to 63 percent Excellent or above (4 percent Near-Mint, 33 percent Ex-Mt and 26 percent Excellent), and 36 percent below, most of those to VG-Ex or Very Good. Though some of the key cards are among the missing numbers, there are still 18 Hall of Famers included in the lot, including the likes of Tittle, Gifford, Van Brocklin, Marchetti, Layne, Groza, Matson, Robustelli, Ane and Stautner. A listing of the missing numbers appears at the end of this entry. The breakdown of keys: No. 3 – McCormack – Excellent, 2 Retzlaff – Very Good, 5 Marchetti – Ex, 6 Nomellini – Ex, 16 Johnson – VG-Ex, 20 Creekmur – VG, 22 Van Brocklin – VG, 23 Chandler – Good (mk), 26 Matson – Ex-Mt-Plus, 28 Groza – Good (mk), 30 Tittle – VG, 32 Layne – Ex, 35 Tunnell – Good, 56 Ane – VG, 68 Lary – Ex, 71 Robustelli – Ex-Mt, 88 Gifford – Good, 92 Stautner – Ex-Mt, 129 Perry – VG, 152 Younger – VG and 154 Morrison – Ex. The missing numbers: No. 1, 11, 14, 18, 21, 31, 46, 47, 49, 53, 65, 80, 85, 89, 95, 96, 99, 106, 108, 109, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 123, 124, 128, 130, 131, 135, 136, 138, 142, 144, 145, 147, 148 and 151.
1957 Topps Football Partial Set (115/154)
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