Lot 16. Nm to NM-M 1970 Kellogg’s Set of 75 with #27 Clemente SGC-Graded Nm+ 86. Like the Clemente card, the other cards in this set are perfectly centered with strong corners. Overall, the set is at least nm, and most of the cards could very well grade nm-m, as could the Clemente.
Winning Bid $198.
Lot 17. Near Set of 60 Different 1971 Kellogg’s Cards Including 6 Graded by SGC. The missing cards are #2, 5, 15, 17, 31, 33, 44, 50, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 65 and 68. These cards are offered in separate lots below. The graded cards are NM 84: #14a Howard. This is the scarcer variation that says “1968 Washington NL.” Ex-M 80: #6 Perry, 10 Mays, 19 Aparicio, 51 Gibson. Ex 60: #61 Billy Williams. The remaining 54 cards are consistent with the graded cards, ranging from a few that are, arguably, as low as ex, and many more that are nm-m or mint.
Winning Bid $132.
Lot 18. 9 1971 Kellogg’s Cards Graded Mint 96 by SGC. Truly a high-quality collection with 8 Hall of Fame players from the scarcest of the Kellogg’s sets. Cards are #15 F. Robinson, 17 Brock, 31 Sutton, 33 McCovey, 50 Banks, 55 Killebrew, 60 Palmer, 62 Torre and 68 Stargell.
Winning Bid $303.
Lot 19. 5 1971 Kellogg’s Cards SGC-Graded Nm-M 88, 1 SGC-Graded Nm-M+ 92. The Nm-M 88 cards are #5 Clemente, 44 Kaline, 57 Allen, 58 Perez and 65 Rose. The Nm-m+ 92 card is #2 Seaver. These cards are all extremely nice, and what separates them from a mint grade is not obvious.
Winning Bid $121.
Lot 20. Complete Run of 12 Nm-M Kellogg’s Sets, 1972-83 + a Bonus. These sets are complete without the variations. Overall, they are nm-m with some cards less and many better. The BONUS is the 1972 All-Time Baseball Greats set of 15, which also is nm-m except for the Wagner card. Together, these sets (715 cards) have a guide value of about $700.
Winning Bid $245.
Lot 21. Gorgeous Nm 1974 Topps Set of 729 Cards. This set consists of the 660 regular cards, the 44-card traded set and the 24-card team checklist set. The #1 Aaron card is ex, 20 Ryan nm, 300 Rose nm and 456 Winfield rookie nm+. Many cards in this set are nm-m. Centering and rough cuts, typical of this set, are the primary factors that keep many cards from being graded m-m.
Winning Bid $314.
Lot 22. 1975 Topps Set of 660. Vg-ex set. #1 Aaron vg, 5 Ryan Fans 300 ex, #50 B. Robinson ex, 61 Winfield ex, 70 Schmidt vg-ex, 80 Fisk ex, 223 Yount rookie vg-ex, 228 Brett rookie ex, 260 Bench vg, 280 Yaz ex, 300 Jackson vg+, 320 Rose ex, 370 Seaver vg-ex, 500 Ryan vg+, 616 Rice rookie ex, 620 Carter rookie ex+. This set has a decent number of ex cards including stars.
Winning Bid $161.
Lot 23. Nm 1976 Topps Set of 660 + the Traded Set of 44. Key cards are #1 Aaron vg-ex, 19 Brett nm, 98 Eckersley rookie nm, 240 Rose nm, 330 Ryan nm, 345 Ruth nm, 480 Schmidt nm+, 550 Aaron nm and 599 Guidry rookie ex-m. Solid nm set with many cards better and some less.
Winning Bid $180.
Lot 24. Nm+ 1977, 1978 Topps Sets of 660 Cards Each. Key cards in the 1977 set are #140 Schmidt nm, 234 Ryan Record Breaker nm-m, 450 Rose nm, 473 Dawson rookie nm+, 476 Murphy rookie nm-m, 580 Brett nm-m, 650 Ryan nm+. Key 1978 cards: #6 Ryan Record Breaker nm, 20 Rose nm-m+, 36 Murray rookie nice nm-m, 100 Brett nm, 400 Ryan nm, 707 Molitor-Trammell rookie nm-m.
Winning Bid $222.
Lot 25. 1980 Kellogg’s Baseball Complete set with 7 Cards Graded by PSA. Graded cards are #2 Mike Schmidt Mint 9, #20 Nolan Ryan Nm-M 8, #32 Dave Winfield Mint 9, #35 Pete Rose Mint 9, #49 Tom Seaver Mint 9, #52 Johnny Bench Mint 9 and #60 Rod Carew Mint 9. All other cards appear to be at least Nm.
Winning Bid $55.
Lot 26. 1980-82, 1984 Topps Regular Sets, 1981-82 Traded Sets. The 1980 set, including #482, the Henderson rookie, is nm-m. The 1981 traded set is unopened. The other 1981 and 1982 sets are nm+ to nm-m. Both Ripken cards are nm. They have strong corners and gloss. The 1982 regular issue, #21, is centered 25:75 top to bottom and 50:50 left to right. The 1982 traded card, #98T, is 75:25 top to bottom and 50:50 left to right. The 1984 set is nm-m.
Winning Bid $125.
Lot 27. 6 Topps Traded Sets - 1981-1983 in Thjeir Original Boxes with the Ripken Cards Graded by SGC. These sets average nm. Centering is the main factor that affects whether the card is better than nm. 1981:Cards #727 and 850 are ex, and card #816 is nm-m. 1982: 3 sets. All three Cal Ripken, Jr. cards, #98T, are graded Nm+ 86 by SGC. 1983: 2 sets. In both of these sets, the Franco and Strawberry cards are at least nm+.
Winning Bid $218.
Lot 28. 11 Donruss Baseball Sets - 1981-91. Sets for 1983 and 1986-89 are factory issues with the cards still in their original cellophane wraps. The 1991 set is in the original wrapped box. The 1982 and 1985 issues, both unwrapped factory sets, are nm-m. The 1982 Ripken rookie, #405, is centered consistent with a grade of at least nm-m and otherwise is at least nm. In the 1985 set, the Clemens rookie, #273, is perfectly centered and nm-m or better. The Puckett rookie, #438, is almost perfectly centered and at least nm-m. The 1981, 1984 and 1990 sets are hand-collated. Centering varies in the 1981 set, making it ex-m+ to nm with many nm-m cards and some ex cards as well. The 1984 set is nm to nm-m. The Mattingly rookie, #248, is centered 65:35 left to right, which is consistent with a nm-m grade. Centering makes the Carter rookie, #41, ex-m+ to nm. Other key cards are primarily nm-m, with some nm. In the 1990 set, the Sosa rookie, #489, is at least nm-m, and so is the rest of the set.
Winning Bid $100.
Lot 29. Babe Ruth Limited Edition Set of 14 Porcelain Topps, Goudey Cards, Silver Card. Limited edition set 1003 of 2873 comes in the original wood collector’s box. Produced by R&N China Co., the cards reproduce the four Ruth cards in the 1933 Goudey set and 10 cards in the 1962 Topps set. Each mint card is hand-numbered on the back. The silver card, which has an embossed image of Ruth, contains six ounces of .999 pure silver, or about $75 worth.
Winning Bid $168.
Lot 30. Extensive Collection of Unsigned Perez-Steele Cards. This collection includes the first 13 series (228 cards) of the 1980-2001 Hall of Fame Postcards. Only the 14th series is missing. These cards are from set 1183. The 1985-95 Great Moments set is complete with 108 cards. Set 948. The 1990-92 Master Works Postcards set is complete with 52 cards. Set 1291. These cards are nm-m in plastic pages. A total of 388 Perez-Steele cards. Overall, nm-m.
Winning Bid $587.
