November 17, 2022: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2022
Offered is an attractive example of an important mid-1960s football card issue, the 1967 Philadelphia Gum set that depicted players from the National Football League at a time when Topps had stepped back from the veteran circuit to focus for several years on the fledgling American Football League. The offered near set presents in a uniform and consistent fashion, essentially Very Good to Excellent, with some above and below the range; many of the key Hall of Famers and Rookies are among the missing, though the array does feature 18 Hall of Famers as indicated below. A listing of the missing numbers appears at the end of this entry. Here’s the breakdown of keys: No. 14 Berry – VG-Ex, 29 Ditka – Poor, 52 Hayes – Excellent-Plus, 55 Lilly – VG-Ex, 59 Renfro – Ex-Mt, 65 Kramer – VG-Ex (mk), 74 Adderley – Ex-Mt-Plus, 76 Davis – Ex-Mt, 90 Jones – Near-Mint, 103 Marshall – Ex-Mt-Plus, 106 Tarkenton – Ex-Plus, 145 Steelers Team – Good, 167 Wilson – VG-Ex, 172 Brodie – Ex-Mt, 185 Jurgensen – Ex-Plus, 186 Mitchell – Ex, 190 Taylor – VG-Ex and 197 Checklist – VG. The missing numbers (37): No. 1, 7, 20, 23, 24, 28, 35, 43, 46, 47, 53, 57, 58, 73, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 94, 98, 108, 123, 133, 135, 142, 156, 158, 176, 181, 189, 192, 196 and 198.
1967 Philadelphia Gum Football Partial Set (161/198)
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