November 17, 2022: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2022
Here’s a nice array of cards from the exotic 1965 Topps Football issue, the 2 ½-by-4 11/16th-inch “Tall Boys” that combine spectacular size with blazing colors to good effect, with this partial set mostly Good to Ex-Mt, with only a handful of cards below the range. The lineup includes a number of Hall of Famers and many of the major stars of the American Football League. Here’s the breakdown: Ex-Mt (29) – No. 7, 15 o/c, 31, 33, 36 Lamonica o/c, 44 o/c, 55, 59, 70 o/c, 72, 82 m/c, 85 o/c, 86 o/c, 102, 103 o/c, 107, 119, 120 o/c, 124 o/c, 136, 138, 143 o/c, 156 o/c, 158, 159, 165, 169 o/c and 171; Excellent (17) – No. 18, 24, 28, 32 m/c, 48 o/c, 52, 57, 61, 68, 76, 80, 110, 140 o/c, 145 Otto o/c, 146 Powell o/c, 164 Ladd and 172; Very Good (20) – No. 6 m/c, 17, 21, 22, 25 o/c, 27, 28, 46 o/c, 56, 60, 63, 69 Blanda, 127 o/c, 128 o/c, 147, 149 o/c, 155 Alworth, 157, 161 Hadl and 162 m/c; Good (19) – No. 1, 4, 13, 19, 35 Kemp, 42, 49, 50, 79, 83, 84, 88, 98, 111, 123, 131, 160, 167 and 175; and Fair (8) – No. 11, 75, 93, 105, 106, 113, 163 and 170.
1965 Topps Football Partial Set (93)
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