November 17, 2022: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2022
Presented is an impressive partial set from the iconic 1962 Topps Baseball issue, an array with a bit of duplication and a roster that includes two dozen Hall of Famers and a boatload of stars and Specials, along with five dozen cards from the difficult high-number series. For the notoriously condition-sensitive issue with the delicate wood-grain borders, this is an imposing grouping that is broadly Good to Ex-Mt, with some above to Near-Mint and the emphasis probably to VG-Ex. It is an array fairly evening distributed between the first six series, with roughly 90 cards in each, and 60 cards from the difficult Seventh Series, one of the toughest high series of the era. Along with the two dozen Hall of Famers, the lineup includes five League Leader cards, 7/10 from the coveted Babe Ruth subset in Series Two and 16 All-Stars between Series Five and Six. Breakdown of Hall of Famers and keys: No. 21 Kaat (2) – Near-Mint and Ex-Mt, 20 Colavito – Very Good, 28 Minoso (3) – Near-Mint and Ex, 29 Stengel – Excellent-Plus, 40 Cepeda – VG, 52 Leaders – Ex-Mt, 73 Fox – Nr-Mt, 85 Hodges – Ex-Mt-Plus, 100 Spahn – Ex-Mt-Plus, 150 Kaline – Ex-Plus o/c, 167 McCarver Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus, 170 Santo – Good, 243 Roberts (3) – Nr-Mt and VG, 288 Williams Rookie – Ex-Mt, 325 Aparicio – VG, 382 Williams – VG, 385 Wynn – Ex-Mt-Plus, 390 Cepeda All-Star – VG-Ex, 398 Drysdale All-Star – Good, 399 Spahn All-Star – Good, 575 Schoendienst – VG-Ex and 591 McDowell Rookie – VG-Ex.
1962 Topps Baseball Partial Set, Two Dozen HOFers (600)
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