December 5, 2013: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/5/2013
This was one of the first attempts by Topps to produce a separate, oversized issue that would appeal to young collectors, in this case with 3 1/8-by-5 ¼-inch cards, with large striking color photographs of many of the greatest stars of the period.
This is an extremely popular issue within the hobby, in part because it was almost all stars and provided opportunities to pick up affordable extra cards of monster Hall of Famers like Mantle, Koufax, Mays, Aaron and Clemente. This offering is basically Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, with bright colors, nicely focused photos and fairly typical centering. It’s a truly nice condition grouping with the emphasis probably to the upper end of the condition range and the key Hall of Famers generally matching the overall range. Some of the keys: No. 3 Koufax (Shortprint) – Ex-Mt o/c; No. 11 Clemente – Ex-Mt; No. 25 Mantle, presents Ex but has tiny pencil mark on reverse; No. 49 Aaron – Ex-Mt; and No. 51 Mays (Shortprint) – Ex.
1964 Topps Baseball Giants Complete Set (60)
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