Lot 2. 1970 Topps High-Grade Near Set - 716 of 720 with Clemente PSA-Graded NM-MT 8. This near set is exceptionally strong, averaging nm to nm-m. Besides #350 Clemente, PSA has graded #712 Nolan Ryan. The card received a grade of NM-MT 8 (oc). Other key cards include: #10 Yastrzemski nm-m, 189 Munson rookie nm, 140 Jackson nm, 150 Killebrew nm-m, 230 B. Robinson nm, 290 Carew nm-m, 300 Seaver nm, 580 Rose nm, 600 Mays nm, 630 Banks nm, 640 Kaline nm+ and 660 Bench nm. The missing cards are #64, 74, 114 and 273. None of these are star cards.
Winning Bid $1,330.
Lot 81. 1961 Fleer Baseball Greats Complete Set of 154. About half of the set is less than ex, while the other half ex and better. Key cards include Ruth p-f, Gehrig vg, Cobb vg, Williams ex, Wagner ex-m.
Winning Bid $198.
Lot 82. 1961 Golden Press Set of 33 Still in the Book. All the greats are here – Ruth nm, Gehrig nm, Cobb ex, Wagner vg-ex, Foxx ex, DiMaggio ex. The cover is g. Of the remaining 27 cards, the overall condition is ex to ex-m. The inner pages have separated from the staples. About half of the backs have faded.
Winning Bid $102.
Lot 83. 1961 Topps Baseball Starter Set – 270 of 589. About 125 of the cards are ex and better, about 100 are vg-ex and the remainder are vg and below. Highlights include: Ex-m: #20 Roberts, 373 Red Sox Team, 435 Cepeda, 455 Wynn. Ex+: #110 Pinson, 329 Alou rookie, 380 Minoso, 483 Newcombe MVP, 486 Groat MVP, 516 7th Series Checklist. Ex: #30 Fox, 86 Dodgers Team, 136 Alston, 189 3rd Series Checklist, 297 A’s Team, 440 Aparicio, 491 Phillies Team. Vg-ex: #109 Podres, 159 Orioles Team, 167 Giants Team, 404 Hornsby Tops N.L. with .424 Average., 477 Fox MVP, 495 E. Howard and 505 Schoendienst.
Winning Bid $193.
Lot 84. 1962 Topps Baseball Partial Set – 390 of 598. The cards: Nm: 2 cards – 1 high # and 1 semi-high #. Ex-m+: 9 cards – 7 high #’s and 2 semi-highs. Ex-m: 43 cards including: #28 Minoso, 385 Wynn, 22 high #’s and 7 semi-highs. Ex+: 99 cards including: #33 Larsen, 40 Cepeda, 170 Santo, 250 Cash, 3 Babe Ruth Special cards, 16 high #’s and 24 semi-highs. Ex: 119 cards including: #20 Colavito, 2 Babe Ruth Special cards, 6 High #’s and 18 semi-highs with #460 Bunning and 486 Gilliam. Vg-ex: 66 cards including #85 Hodges, 396 F. Robinson All-Star, 2 high #’s and 11 semi-highs. Vg: 25 cards including #243 Roberts, 280 Podres 2 high #’s and 1 semi-high number. G-vg: 7 cards with one semi-high number. G: 5 cards with one high number. F-g: 6 cards. P-f: 9 cards with 1 high number.
Winning Bid $533.
Lot 85. 1964 Topps Giants High-Grade Complete Set of 60. Overall, the set grades ex-m to nm-m. Key cards include: Nm-m #7 Ford, 11 Clemente. Ex-m #3 Koufax, 25 Mantle, 49 Aaron and 51 Mays.
Winning Bid $225.
Lot 86. 139 Different 1965 Topps High-Grade Baseball Cards. These cards range from ex-m to nm-m and average nm. The nm value of a common in the 2007 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards is $17.50. Multiply by 139, and you have $2,432.50.
Winning Bid $646.
Lot 87. 1968 Topps Baseball Near Set 538 of 598. Forty Five commons are missing. Other missing cards include #5 NL HR Leaders, 80 Carew, 86 Stargell, 100 Gibson, 144 Morgan, 145 Drysdale, 200 Cepeda, 220 Killebrew, 230 Rose, 250 Yastrzemski, 257 P. Niekro, 330 Maris, 350 Wilhelm, 370 Aaron All-Star and 374 Clemente All-Star. This is a high-grade near set. Approximately 70 % is ex-m or better. Some of the key cards include #45 Seaver vg-ex, 50 Mays ex+, 110 Aaron nm, 150 Clemente ex-m, 177 Ryan rookie ex-m, 240 Kaline ex-m+, 247 Bench rookie ex+, 280 Mantle ex+, 355 Banks ex-m, 408 Carlton nm+, 490 Super Stars – Killebrew, Mantle, Mays nm+ and 575 Palmer nm+.
Winning Bid $1,044.
Lot 89. 1971 Topps Baseball High-Grade Starter Set - 399 of 752. Tough to come by in nice condition due to the black borders, this 1971 starter set is ex-m overall. Key cards include: Ex-m+: #110 Mazeroski. Ex-m: #14 Concepcion rookie, 45 Hunter, 91 Lemon, 117 Simmons rookie and 535 Flood. Thirty Rookie Stars cards are also included along with 10 Leaders cards, 9 Team cards, 4 World Series cards and 6 checklists. 46 cards are series 524-643, 2 cards are series 644-752.
Winning Bid $294.
Lot 90. 1971 Topps Baseball Near Set – 682 of 720. About 80 of the cards have a small amount of writing on the back, and some cards have had corners touched up with black ink. Overall, the condition is vg-ex. Key cards: #14 Concepcion rookie vg-ex, 20 Jackson f-g, 30 Niekro ex+, 45 Hunter vg-ex, 55 Carlton vg, 100 Rose vg-ex, 110 Mazeroski ex, 140 Perry vg-ex, 160 Seaver vg-ex, 180 Kaline vg, 183 Hodges ex, 210 Carew vg, 230 Stargell vg-ex, 250 Bench vg-ex, 276 Foster rookie vg-ex, 341 Garvey rookie vg, 380 Ted Williams vg-ex, 450 Bob Gibson nm, 550 Killebrew ex-m, 560 Staub nm, 570 Palmer ex, 599 Cash ex-m, 605 Cepeda vg-ex, 620 Howard ex+, 630 Clemente (writing on back) f-g and 640 F. Robinson (corners touched with black ink) f-g. Of the 70 cards that are missing, 26 are high numbers. Missing stars include #5 Munson, 400 Aaron, 513 Ryan, 530 Yaz, 600 Mays, 625 Brock, 648 Mets Rookies, 709 Baker-Baylor, 740 Aparicio and 750 McClain.
Winning Bid $321.
Lot 91. 1972 Topps Baseball High-Grade Starter Set - 353 of 787. These cards are absolutely eye-popping; most feature blazing colors and sharp corners. They have a pack-fresh quality and grade between ex-m and nm-m. The typical distinction in a grade is due to centering. It is appropriate to say overall nm. Key cards include: Nm-m: #130 Gibson, 447 Stargell, 686 Garvey. Nm: #100 F. Robinson, 200 Brock, 530 Sutton. Ex-m : #37 Yastrzemski, 620 Niekro, 777 Wilhelm. Also included are 16 team cards with #1 Pittsburgh Pirates World Champions, 53 series 526-656 mid-high number cards, 2 high numbers 657-787, 13 Rookie Stars cards, A.L. and N. L. Pitching Leaders cards and Checklist cards 2, 3, 4 and 5. A superb starter set or an opportunity to upgrade your existing set.
Winning Bid $324.
Lot 92. 1973 Topps Baseball High-Grade Partial Set - 580 of 660. The cards are exceptionally nice grading ex-m to nm-m. The typical distinction in a grade is due to centering. It is appropriate to say that the cards grade nm overall. Some of the highlights include: Nm-m: #165 Aparicio, 200 B. Williams, 450 Torre. Nm+: #170 Killebrew, 235 Hunter, Nm: #160 Palmer, 174 Gossage rookie, 175 F. Robinson, 190 Gibson, 193 Fisk, 213 Garvey, 255 Jackson, 320 Brock, 410 McCovey, 480 Marichal. Ex-m+: #230 Morgan, 275 Perez. Ex-m: #90 B. Robinson, 142 Munson, 220 Ryan, 280 Kaline, 300 Carlton, 330 Carew, 380 Bench.
Winning Bid $327.
