November 17, 2022: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2022
Presented here is a nice example of the third year of the four-year run of Philadelphia Gum cards picturing the National Football League players. While some of the key Hall of Famers and Rookies are missing from his partial set, there are 15 Hall of Famers on board in an offering that presents in a uniform and consistent fashion, essentially Very Good to Excellent, with some above and below the range and the emphasis to VG-Ex and perhaps a dozen or so cards deemed Fair. A breakdown of the keys: No. 1 Falcons Team – Good, 15 Berry – Very Good, 18 Mackey – Good, 32 Ditka – Ex-Mt o/c, 38 Sayers – Excellent-Plus, 41 Brown – Fair (mk), 60 Lilly – VG, 69 Karras – VG, 80 Adderley – Good, 90 Wood – VG, 96 Jones – Fair, 97 McDonald – VG, 114 Tarkenton – Good, 185 Jurgensen – VG, 186 Krause – Fair, 194 Taylor – VG and 197 Checklist – Fair (mk).
1966 Philadelphia Gum Football Partial Set (109/198)
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