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Lot # 373: 1961 Topps Baseball Near-Complete Set (586) with 342 Signed Cards (Topps Signed Set Archive)

Starting Bid: $2,000.00

Bids: 28 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "2020 Fall Classic",
which ran from 11/11/2020 7:00 PM to
12/11/2020 11:00 PM



1961 Topps Baseball near-complete set of 586/587 cards with 342 signed. Missing card #100 Harvey Haddix. Total of 21 cards have been auto authenticated, graded, and encapsulated by PSA/DNA with: #10 B. Robinson VG-EX 4 Authentic; #30 Fox EX-MT 6 Authentic; #35 Santo NM-MT 8 Authentic; #65 NM-MT 8 Kluszewski Authentic; #120 Mathews NM 7 Authentic; #135 Hutchinson NM 7 Authentic; #137 Dressen NM 7 Authentic; #138 Murtaugh VG-EX 4 Authentic; #150 Mays VG 3 Authentic; #173 Beantown Bombers NM-MT 8 Authentic; #224 Gordon VG-EX 4 Authentic; #260 Drysdale EX 5 Authentic; #290 Musial EX 5 Authentic; #334 Bond EX 5 Authentic; #344 Koufax VG-EX 4 Authentic; #387 Maas NM 7 Authentic; #417 Marichal NM 7 Authentic; #460 Hodges EX 5 Authentic; #477 Fox MVP EX-MT 6 Authentic; #570 Fox AS VG-EX 4 Authentic; #579 Mays AS EX 5 Authentic. Seven (7) cards have been graded and encapsulated by PSA with: #141 B. Williams (R) EX-MT 6; #287 Yaz EX-MT 6; #350 Banks NM-MT 8; #388 Clemente NM-MT (OC); #406 Mantle 565 Ft. Homer NM-MT 8; #517 McCovey NM-MT 8; #575 Banks AS NM 7. Signed highlights include: Roberts; Ashburn; Killebrew; D. Williams; Herzog; Lopez; Houk; Vernon; Alston; Ford; Richards; Gibson; Woodling; Kubek; Power; Lavagetto; Rigney; Dark; Mauch; Bauer; Colavito; Wynn; Schoendienst; Newcombe; Rizzuto; Snider; Cepeda; Mazeroski; Kaline; B. Robinson; Wilhelm; and Murtaugh. Cards are period signed mostly in ballpoint ink. Signatures were obtained both in person and in the mail, therefore please allow for about 5-to-10% secretarial. The bigger names that are secretarial - Maris is a stamp on all three of his cards, regular, AS and MVP; Aaron is secretarial on all three of his cards; Mantle is stamped on all three of his cards; Elston Howard is secretarial - these are the bigger ones, rest of secretarial are lesser names. Unsigned highlights include: #1 Groat G-VG; #25 Reds Artillery NM; #44 AL Home Run Leaders NM; #95 Cash EX-MT; #200 Spahn NM (OC); #207 Dodger Southpaws EX-MT (OC); #228 Yankees TC EX-MT; #307 Mantle WS EX; #312 Mazeroski WS EX-MT; #360 F. Robinson NM; #401 Ruth NM (OC); #405 Gehrig NM (OC); #425 Berra EX-MT (OC); #440 Aparicio NM (OC); #455 Wynn NM; #472 Berra MVP EX-MT; #482 Mays MVP EX; #485 Banks MVP NM (OC); #490 Bunning EX; #581 F. Robinson AS NM (OC); and #589 Spahn AS VG-EX. Overall condition breakdown is 15% VG-EX or lesser; 30% EX; 35% EX-MT; 20% NM or better. These appear to have originated from vending as there are no wax or gum stains present.

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