December 5, 2013: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/5/2013
This is a rare opportunity to pick up a decade’s worth of vintage Topps baseball issues in a highly collectible, consistent condition range. While some of the earlier years run Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, many of the issues are Near-Mint or even Near-Mint to Mint. Here’s the breakdown: 1974 Topps Baseball Complete Set (660) in mostly Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt condition, with the emphasis to the upper end of the scale, including No. 20 Ryan and No. 456 Winfield in Nr-Mt, No. 1 Aaron is VG, No. 2 Aaron is Ex and No. 207 Strikeout Leaders is a GAI 6; 1977 Topps Complete Set (660) in Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, with some below, and stars typically in same condition as broader overall range, including No. 1 VG, No. 140 Schmidt Nr-Mt, No. 144 Sutter Nr-Mt, No. 423 Dawson Nr-Mt and No. 650 Ryan Ex-Mt; 1978 Topps Baseball, two complete sets (1,452), both crisp and spectacular Nr-Mt sets with keys same overall condition range, including a PSA 7 o/c Molitor in one; 1979 Topps Complete Set (726), yet another crisp blazer, simply superb condition of Nr-Mt to Mt, with bright colors, sharp focus, razor corners, etc.; 1980 Topps Complete Set (726), also Nr-Mt to Mt, unimprovable; 1981 Topps Complete Set (726), also a striking Nr-Mt to Mt monster; 1982 Topps Complete Set (792) Nr-Mt to Mt unimprovable set, with No. 21 Ripken – SGC 60; 1982 Donruss Baseball Complete Set (660), the only non-Topps set in the group, but same blazing condition as the other 1980’s sets – Nr-Mt to Mt; 1983 Topps Near-Set (790), same condition, but missing the No. 498 Boggs rookie and No. 483; and the 1985 Topps Baseball Complete Set (792), with the “vending bend,” in Near-Mint to Mint condition, with No. 401 McGwire – PSA 7.
Monster Lot of 1974-82 Topps Baseball Sets, one Donruss Set (8,000)
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