November 17, 2022: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2022
Offered is an attractive near set of the iconic 1958 Topps Football issue that is in basically Good to Excellent overall condition, with some above and below the range, in an array missing only five cards, albeit some of them are important Hall of Famers. It’s an impressive near set of this colorful classic, with bold background colors and a clean, consistent look and uniform presentation. Perhaps about 40 cards have the kind of centering that might prompt thoughts of an upgrade, though not all of those would be severe enough to dictate a formal off-center designation. The missing numbers: No. 62 Brown Rookie, 86 Tittle, 93 Perry, 114 Galimore Rookie and 129 Blanda. Breakdown of keys and condition anomalies: No. 1 – Ex-Mt, 2 Layne – Fair, 3 Schmidt – Poor, 10 Moore – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c, 12 Ameche – Very Good, 15 Robustelli – Good, 16 Marchetti – Good, 17 – Good, 18 Lary – VG-Ex, 22 Unitas – Ex-Mt-Plus m/c, 29 Bears Team – Fair, 35 Bednarik – Excellent-Plus m/c, 41 San Francisco Team – Fair, 42 Tunnel – VG, 43 – Fair, 44 – Fair, 51 – Poor, 52 Groza – Fair, 58 Kramer – Poor, 59 McCormack – VG, 66 Starr – Fair, 71 McElhenny – Good, 73 Gifford – Ex-Mt m/c, 75 Johnson – Ex-Mt-Plus, 76 – Poor, 81 Creekmur – Good, 84 Conerly – Near-Mint, 89 Nomellini – VG-Ex, 90 Jurgensen – Nr-Mt m/c, 95 Packers Team – Poor, 102 Brown – VG, 103 Ringo – Fair, 106 Donovan – Fair, 119 George – Good, 120 Berry – Ex-Plus, 122 McElhenny – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c, 126 McDonald – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c, 127 Matson – Ex-Mt-Plus o/c and 132 – Good.
1958 Topps Football Near Set (127/132)
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