1961 Topps Baseball Complete Set, Mantle All-Star PSA 4 (587)

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This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/30/2023

Presented is a nice example of the iconic 1961 Topps Baseball set, the company’s second issue of the decade and one that marked the beginning of baseball’s expansion to Minnesota and the West Coast. The offered set is in a consistent condition, broadly Good to Ex-Mt, with good color and gloss and a very uniform presentation; about 2/3 of the set is in Very Good condition. Overall, it comes out to 3 Ex-Mt, 5 percent Excellent, 65 percent Very Good, 18 percent Good and 7 percent Fair, with a handful of cards above and below the range. Breakdown of keys: No. 1 Groat – Good, 2 Maris – Fair, 10 Brooks Robinson – Fair, 20 Roberts – Good, 30 Fox – Fair, 35 Santo Rookie – Very Good, 44 League Leaders – Good, 80 Killebrew – Good, 88 Ashburn – VG, 120 Mathews – Good, 141 Williams Rookie – VG, 150 Mays – VG, 160 Ford – Good, 200 Spahn – VG, 211 Gibson – VG, 228 Yankees Team – Fair, 260 Drysdale – Good, 287 Yastrzemski – Good, 290 Musial – VG, 300 Mantle – Fair, 307 Mantle WS Homer – Good, 344 Koufax – Good-Plus, 350 Banks – Good, 360 Frank Robinson – VG-Plus, 380 Minoso – Fair, 388 Clemente – Good-Plus, 400 Law – Near-Mint, 401 Ruth 60th – VG, 405 Gehrig Thrill – VG-Ex, 406 Mantle HR – Fair, 415 Aaron – VG, 417 Marichal Rookie – Good, 425 Berra – VG-Ex, 429 Kaline – VG, 430 Mazeroski – Fair, 435 Cepeda – VG, 443 Snider – Fair, 460 Hodges – Fair, 472 Berra MVP – VG, 475 Mantle MVP – Fair, 478 Maris MVP – VG-Ex, 480 Campanella MVP – VG-Ex o/c, 283 Mays MVP – VG, 484 Aaron MVP – Good, 490 Bunning – Good, 495 Howard – Good, 506 Davis Rookie – Good, 517 McCovey – VG, 542 Twins Team – Ex-Mt, 545 Wilhelm – Good, 554 Pirates Team – Fair, 559 Gentile – VG o/c, 575 Banks All-Star – Fair, 576 Maris All-Star – Ex-Mt-Plus, 577 Aaron All-Star – Fair, 578 Mantle All-Star – PSA 4, 579 Mays All-Star – VG, 581 Frank Robinson All-Star – Fair and 589 Spahn All-Star – Good.