It’s seldom that such a large quantity of early ‘60s Topps cards has survived in such prime condition! This upper tier cardboard smorgasbord features (115+) Hall of Famers and stars. A prime “break” opportunity that is highlighted by the following:
1962 Topps: (704 cards, including 212 different): 18% Nr/Mt, 74% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 8% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a couple miscut and a couple lesser). Keys: Two 52 NL Batting Ldrs (Ex and Vg-Ex), four 56 NL ERA Ldrs (three Ex and Vg-Ex), six 57 AL Win Ldrs (Ex-Mt and five Ex), six 58 NL Win Ldrs (two Ex, three Vg-Ex, and Vg), six 59 AL Strikeout Ldrs (three Ex, two Vg-Ex, and Fr), seven 60 NL Strikeout Ldrs (six Ex and Vg-Ex), five 73 Fox (HOF, two Ex and three Vg-Ex), 129a Walls (Vg-Ex), 134a Hoeft (Vg-Ex), three 135 Babe as a Boy (Ex, Vg-Ex, and Vg), five 137 Babe and Mgr. Huggins (four Ex and Vg-Ex), 143 Greatest Sports Hero (Vg-Ex), two 174a Willey (Ex and Vg), five 176a Yost (three Vg-Ex, Vg, and Gd), 190a Moon (Gd), ten Lopez (HOF, Ex-Mt, six Ex, and three Vg-Ex), 351 Torre/Crandall (Ex), two 353 Mazeroski (HOF, Ex-Mt and Ex), six 382 D. Williams (HOF, Ex-Mt, four Ex, and Vg-Ex), three 391 Mazeroski AS (HOF, Ex-Mt, Ex, and Vg-Ex) and two 398 Drysdale AS (HOF, Ex-Mt and Ex);
1963 Topps: (1,572 cards, including 196 different): 49% Nr/Mt (including a few better), 46% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 5% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few miscut and a couple lesser). Keys: Eight 43 Stengel/Woodling (Ex- Mt, three Ex, three Vg-Ex, and Vg), eleven 125 Roberts (HOF, three Nr/Mt, four Ex-Mt, and four Vg-Ex), five 135 Ashburn (HOF, Nr/Mt and four Ex-Mt), ten WS Gm. 1 - Ford (three Nr/Mt and seven Ex-Mt), twelve WS Gm. 3 - Maris (two Nr/Mt, five Ex-Mt, and five Ex), seventeen 154 Alston (HOF, six Nr/Mt, nine Ex-Mt, and two Ex) and 562 McNally RC (Vg-Ex);
1964 Topps: (135 cards, including 82 different): 46% Nr/Mt (including a few better), 41% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 13% lesser. Key: #120 Drysdale (HOF, ink spot on reverse, otherwise Vg+);
1965 Topps: (258 cards, including 105 different): 39% Nr/Mt (including a few better), 39% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex-Mt) and 22% Gd to Vg-Ex. Keys: Four #473 Blair/Johnson RC (three Ex-Mt and Ex);
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Opening Bid $400.