The debuts of “Mr. October” and “Yaz” dazzle with the offered 1949-1980 baseball singles collection of (107) cards with (59) Hall of Famers. Highlights include:
1940s-1950s: (7 cards, average GD to VG) with 1949 Bowman #64 D. DiMaggio (VG), (2) 1954 Bowman, 1955 Bowman #89 Boudreau (GD, stain), (2) 1958 Topps, 1959 Topps #571 Spahn AS (VG);
1960s: (39 cards, average GD to VG) with (3) 1960 Topps: #148 Yastrzemski RC (VG), #445 Spahn (GD); (22) 1964 Topps: #125 Rose (FR); 1966 Topps #195 Morgan (VG), 1967 Topps #333 Jenkins (GD), (8) 1968 Topps: #250 Yastrzemski (GD); (4) 1969 Topps: #260 R. Jackson RC (GD);
1970-1980: (61 cards, average EX to EX-MT) with (3) 1970 Topps: #10 Yastrzemski (EX-MT), #140 R. Jackson (FR); 1971 Topps #20 R. Jackson (VG), (11) 1972 Topps: (one high number) with #50 Mays IA (VG); (4) 1973 Topps: #130 Rose (VG-EX), #220 Ryan (VG); (4) 1974 Topps: #300 Rose (EX-MT); (11) 1975 Topps: #300 R. Jackson (EX), (3) #370 Seaver (EX-MT, (2) EX); (6) 1976 Topps: #345 Ruth ATG (VG-EX), #480 Schmidt (EX), #600 Seaver (EX); (4) 1977 Topps: #10 R. Jackson (EX), (2) #450 Rose (both EX-MT); 1978 O-Pee-Chee #120 Seaver (EX-MT), (8) 1978 Topps, (6) 1979 Topps: #115 Ryan (EX); (2) 1980 Topps: #482 Henderson RC (VG-EX)
Opening Bid $150.