Lot # 216: 1953-1971 Baseball Shoebox Collection (844) with (80+) Hall of Famers Including Carlton Rookie, Mantle and Mays

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 35 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer Auction 2024",
which ran from 7/18/2024 12:00 PM to
8/1/2024 10:00 PM



A wrecking crew of Hall of Fame talent powers the offered 1953-1971 baseball shoebox collection of (844) cards with (80+) Cooperstown inductees. This assortment generally presents in (FR) condition for earlier issues and ascends toward (EX to EX-MT) for later editions. Highlights include:

 

Topps: (802 cards) with (4) 1953: #104 Berra (PR); (25) 1954: #30 Mathews (FR), #36 Wilhelm (FR), #70 Doby (PR), #102 Hodges (FR); (9) 1955: (one high number) with #28 Banks (FR), #100 Irvin (FR); (6) 1956: #187 Wynn (GD); (35) 1957: ((4) fourth series) with #38 Fox (GD), #55 Banks (GD), #165 Kluszewski (GD), #170 Snider (GD), #400 Dodgers’ Sluggers (GD); (35) 1958: #88 Snider (FR); (21) 1959: (one high number) with #450 Mathews (GD), #555 Mazeroski AS (GD); (3) 1960: (one high number) with #555 Fox AS (VG); (3) 1961, (33) 1962: (10 high numbers) with #318 Mantle IA (VG), #340 Drysdale (GD); (20) 1963 (one high number), (9) 1964, (46) 1965: #461 Niekro (GD), #477 Carlton RC (GD), #485 Fox (VG-EX), #519 Uecker (VG); (24) 1966, (18) 1967: (11 high numbers) with #1 The Champs (VG); (213) 1968: (2) #20 B. Robinson (EX-MT, EX), #45 Seaver (VG-EX), #50 Mays (EX-MT), #80 Carew (VG-EX), #230 Rose (VG-EX), #240 Kaline (VG-EX), #408 Carlton (GD), #480 Manager’s Dream/Clemente (PR, missing corner), #490 Super Stars Mantle/Mays (VG-EX), #500 F. Robinson (VG-EX), #530 Bird Belters/The Robinsons (EX); (63) 1969: #573 Palmer (EX), #640 Jenkins (VG-EX); (233) 1970: (29 high numbers) with #1 Mets Team (GD), #140 R. Jackson (FR, miscut), #195 Seaver Playoffs (EX), #290 Carew (VG-EX), #350 Clemente (EX-MT), #600 Mays (EX); and (2) 1971;    

 

Others: (42 cards) with (6) 1953 Bowman Color, (2) 1954 Bowman, (25) 1955 Bowman: #25 Minoso (PR); (3) 1959 Fleer Ted Williams, (2) 1961 Fleer Greats and (4) 1963 Fleer.  Opening Bid $200.

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