Star-studded collection of over 215 Topps baseball cards from the '50's and '60's, including important rookie cards of Nolan Ryan, Al Kaline, Reggie Jackson, Frank Robinson, Ferguson Jenkins, Jim Bunning (2), Sparky Anderson, Catfish Hunter, Jim Palmer, Steve Carlton, Joe Morgan, Gaylord Perry, Carl Yastrzemski and Bill Mazeroski. 16 cards have been graded by PSA: 1968 Ryan RC (PSA 6), 1964 Mantle (PSA 5.5), 1956 Will Harridge (PSA 7 o/c), 1957 Clemente (PSA 7), 2-1956 Koufax (PSA 7, PSA 6), 1966 Koufax (PSA 7), 1953 Paige (PSA 4), 1954 Kaline RC (PSA 6), 1966 Jenkins RC (PSA 8), 1965 Morgan RC (PSA 6), 1965 Carlton RC (PSA 7), 1957 F. Robinson RC (PSA 5), 1952 Bowman Rizzuto (PSA 5), 1940 Play Ball Dickey (PSA 5) and 1962 Berra (PSA 6). Additionally, this all-star collection of Topps cards includes the following: - 1955: 1 card - Mathews (VG/EX); - 1956: 4 cards - Kaline (2; EX/MT, EX), Alston (2; EX/MT, EX) - 1957: 8 cards, including Bunning RC (2; NM, EX/MT o/c), Mazeroski RC (EX+), Kaline (VG/EX), remainder EX - 1958: 3 cards, including Kaline (EX/MT o/c), Banks AS (EX/MT slight o/c), remainder VG/EX - 1959: 22 cards, including B. Robinson (VG/EX), F. Robinson (2; EX, VG), Kaline (EX/MT), Musial (VG/EX), Anderson RC (GD/VG), Drysdale (EX+), Koufax (VG/EX), Aaron (VG), Kaline AS (EX+), remainder EX -1960: 19 cards, including Kaline AS (2; EX+, GD/VG), Gibson (EX+), Kaline (4; EX/MT, EX/MT, VG/EX, VG/EX), Koufax (VG/EX), Aaron (EX+), Mathews (2; EX/MT o/c, VG/EX), Bunning (GD/VG), F. Robinson (2; NM, EX), remainder EX - 1961: 30 cards, including Yastrzemski RC (VG/EX), Maris (EX+ o/c), Killebrew (EX), B. Robinson (EX+), Drysdale (VG/EX), Koufax (NM o/c), Banks (EX o/c), F. Robinson (NM o/c), Aaron (VG/EX), Clemente (VG o/c), Bunning (2; EX/MT, VG), Kaline (NM o/c), Kaline AS (2; EX/MT, EX), Leader cards (3; avg. NM), Baseball Thrills (10; avg. EX) - 1962: 15 cards, including Kaline AS (2; VG, GD/VG), Mays AS (EX), F. Robinson (GD/VG), Berra (EX/MT), Perry RC (GD/VG), Kaline (2; NM, VG/EX), Koufax (EX/MT, o/c), Musial (EX), remainder VG/EX - 1963: 10 cards, including Koufax (GD/VG), B. Robinson (EX+ o/c), Kaline (4; EX, EX, VG/EX, VG/EX), remainder EX+ - 1964: 11 cards, including Leader cards (6; avg. EX/MT), Yastrzemski (EX/MT), F. Robinson (EX o/c), Kaline Stand Up (EX/MT) - 1965: 8 cards, including Kaline (EX), Morgan RC (VG/EX), Koufax (EX/MT), Aaron (VG/EX), Yastrzemski (EX), Perry (2; (VG/EX, VG), Leader card (EX+) - 1966: 4 cards, including Palmer RC (VG/EX), Hunter (NM o/c), Morgan EX), Niekro (EX) - 1967: 9 cards, including Kaline (4; NM, NM, NM, EX/MT), Carlton (EX/MT), remainder VG - EX/MT - 1968: 47 cards, including Kaline (5; EX/MT, EX/MT, EX, VG/EX, VG), Morgan (3; NM, NM o/c, EX), F. Robinson (EX), Banks (EX/MT), Gibson (VG/EX), Aaron (EX/MT), Mathews (4; EX/MT, EX, EX, EX), Perry (3; NM, EX/MT, EX), Carew (NM, NM o/c, EX), Seaver (2; EX/MT o/c, EX), B. Robinson (EX/MT), Leader cards (14; avg. EX), remainder EX/MT - 1969: 9 cards, including Reggie Jackson RC (EX+), Kaline (2, EX+, VG), Carew (EX+), Morgan (VG/EX), remainder EX.
Lot also includes a handful of non-Topps cards: - 1940 Play Ball Dickey (PSA 5) - 1955 Bowman Kaline (VG) - 1960 Fleer Baseball Greats Williams (VG/EX) - 1961 autographed Golden Press Gehringer (EX/MT)
The break value of this lot cannot be overstated!