Lot # 187: 1961 Topps Baseball Starter Set of (356) With Maris, Mantle and Many Stars

Starting Bid: $250.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "November 2012 Auction",
which ran from 12/3/2012 12:00 PM to
12/13/2012 11:30 PM



Coinciding with American League expansion, Topps Baseball released its (then) biggest set in 1961. Spared from the spokes, this ample representation includes (356) cards with (3) high numbers. With an approximate overall breakdown of: 5% (EX-MT) or better, 10% (EX), 50% (VG-EX) and 35% (VG) or lesser, keys include: #2 Maris (GD), #300 Mantle (GD), #344 Koufax (VG), #415 Aaron (VG), #417 Marichal RC (VG) and #475 Mantle MVP (VG-EX). More on our website.

Additional highlights include:

#10 B. Robinson (VG-EX), #20 Roberts (VG-EX), #30 Fox (VG), #35 Santo RC (VG-EX), #80 Killebrew (VG-EX), #88 Ashburn (VG-EX), #141 B. Williams RC (VG-EX), #200 Spahn (VG-EX), #260 Drysdale (VG), #287 Yastrzemski (VG-EX), #350 Banks (VG-EX), #360 F. Robinson (EX), #371 Skowron (VG), #425 Berra (VG-EX), #429 Kaline (GD, miscut), #440 Aparicio (EX), #443 Snider (VG-EX), #482 Mays MVP (VG-EX), #484 Aaron MVP (EX-MT), #485 Banks MVP (VG-EX), #490 Bunning (VG-EX), #505 Schoendienst (GD), #517 McCovey (VG-EX), #545 Wilhelm (VG), #559 Gentile RC (GD).

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