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Table of Contents
Letter to collector and introduction to catalog......................................................................................... 4
February 3, 2016 Auction
Auction Rules................................................................................................................................................ 5
Baseball Cards................................................................................................................................................ 6-53
Complete Sets, Lots & Ungraded Cards..................................................................................................... 6-32
Graded Baseball Cards................................................................................................................................ 33-53
Autographed Baseball Items...................................................................................................................... 54-80
Autographed Cards.................................................................................................................................... 54-58
Signed 3x5s, Cuts & GPCs......................................................................................................................... 59-60
Large Prints and Related............................................................................................................................. 68-70
Single Signed Baseballs............................................................................................................................. 71-75
Team and Multi-Signed Baseballs............................................................................................................. 75-80
Signed Bats.........................................................................................................................................................81
Presidential and Historical Autographs................................................................................................... 82-84
Entertainment Autographs......................................................................................................................... 84-88
Non-Sports Cards........................................................................................................................................ 88-92
Basketball Cards, Autographs & Memorabilia........................................................................................ 92-94
Boxing Cards, Autographs & Memorabilia.............................................................................................. 94-95
Football Cards, Autographs & Memorabilia.......................................................................................... 95-101
Golf Autographs..............................................................................................................................................101
Hockey Cards, Autographs & Memorabilia......................................................................................... 101-104
Baseball Memorabilia.............................................................................................................................. 104-110
Baseball Publications.............................................................................................................................. 104-105
Pins....................................................................................................................................................................107
For Sale Section
Pre-War Baseball Cards.......................................................................................................................... 112-121
Oddball and Regional Baseball Cards ................................................................................................. 121-124
1952 Topps and other Post-War Baseball Cards 1948 - 1969............................................................ 125-135
Vintage Basketball and Football Cards................................................................................................. 136-138
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Letter To Readers
We want to first wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year. 2015 was another very successful year
for Clean Sweep, none of which would have been possible without our loyal customer and consignor
base.
We open 2016 with one of our most exciting auctions ever. The centerpiece of this auction is a very high
grade collection of sets and near-sets from 1939 through 1969. These are mostly from a single owner
who worked tirelessly at shows in the 1990s and early 2000s, assembling all of these the old fashioned
way, card-by-card. These are exceptionally well centered and fine sets, and perhaps best of all, have not
been seen on the market until now and are fresh to the current hobby.
Baseball cards begin the auction, and frankly would be a high quality auction unto themselves.
Highlights among single cards include 1914 Cracker Jack cards of Shoeless Joe Jackson PSA 1
and Ty Cobb SGC 4.5, a 1952 Topps Mantle SGC 2, a super rare 1953 Briggs Mickey Mantle and
a 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente RC SGC 7.5. Condition rarities include a 1951 Bowman
#324 Pramesa in a PSA 9, several amazing 1953 Topps cards including a Dick Groat PSA 8.5
and a 1967 Topps Don Demeter PSA 10.
Baseball card set highlights include fully graded 1957 and 1958 Topps PSA 6/7 sets, a super
rare 1962 Canadian Post Cereal set in addition to the aforementioned Topps, Bowman and Play Ball run.
Baseball autographs come next, with some great highlights. There are terrific single signed baseballs,
with note to a Mint personalized Babe Ruth, a rare Heinie Manush, a rare Red Faber, a nice Roberto
Clemente, a rare Fidel Castro and much more. We have a terrific Babe Ruth signed 8x10 photo, a super
rare Bill Dahlen signed 3x5, terrific 1974 and 1983 Topps signed sets, an incredible Carl Hubbell letter,
a signed 1961 Fleer Jimmie Foxx card, a fine 1947-66 Jackie Robinson signed Exhibit card and much
more.
For collectors of historical autographs, we have some great material. Offerings include a John Quincy Adams signed letter, an Andrew Jackson signed document, a stunning Abraham Lincoln autograph
signed five days before he died, an amazing Eisenhower letter regarding his historic Atoms for Peace
speech at the United Nations and a General Custer signed check display. Entertainment autographs include a stunning Elvis Presley signed 8x10 and more terrific Norman Rockwell signed flats.
Non-sports cards are a real strong point of this auction. We have several classic and important 1930s
and 1940s gum sets, including a full 1933 Goudey Indian set, a 1938 Horrors of War, a 1940
Lone Ranger set and a 1941 Uncle Sam set with the rare high numbers among others.
Collectors from other sports will see some quality vintage basketball card sets and lots going back to
1948, two good Michael Jordan signed UDA items, many Ali signed items, a quality run of football sets
including 1948 and 1950 Bowman and many key football vintage HOF autographs. Hockey collectors
will see many mid and better grade sets from 1933 Ice King through 1966 Topps, including Bobby Hull
and Bobby Orr Rookie Cards.
Baseball memorabilia closes out the auction. Highlights include several very desirable pre-1910 publications, a rare 1953 P.F. Flyer Mickey Mantle large cardboard sign, some wonderful press pins and signed
game jerseys from Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Curt Schilling.
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Happy Bidding - Clean Sweep Auctions
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which it is signed.
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the lot (ie anything in a 100 item lot that sold for $1,000 is valued at $10 unless specifically mentioned in the description).
*21. SMR values are very approximate and not guaranteed, please recheck anything based on our itemization of the lot (a list will be provided upon
request to any bidder if not on our web site).
Reneggers From Previous Auctions:
William Buschmann
Michael Oasheim
7518 Creekton Drive 25445 Via Escovar
Louisville KY 40242
Valencia CA 91355
Jay Fabrikant 6019 Agatha Christie Ave Las Vegas NV 89131
Robert Rodriguez 830 Brown Street
Reno NV 89509
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February 3 Auction: Baseball Cards
Baseball Card Ungraded Singles, Sets and Lots
1 1899 National Copper Plate
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Louis Criger (July 1)
Ex................. 180
Very clean and fine, there is a hint of a fold line by the extreme left border from being in a book at one time. The
surfaces are strikingly clean, with a spot of wear on the back
and slight toning at the very bottom border. Ideal type card.
2 1899 National Copper Plate
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John O’Connor (June 24)
Ex-Mt+......... 285
Stunning condition, just a hair below Near Mint. The edges
are crisp, the corners are all sharp, the surfaces immaculate.
Perfect for a condition sensitive type-card collector or someone who simply appreciates condition rarities.
3 1900 M101-1 Sporting News Premiums
54 Edward P. Scott (Aug. 25)
VG+............. 100
Edge wear at the top borders keeps this at VG Plus. No clear
creases or wrinkles, otherwise very clean and attractive.
4 1900 M101-1 Sporting News Premiums
59 Burt E. Jones (Sept. 29)
VG-Ex/Ex..... 120
Clean mid to better grade piece. This has a very small and
fine surface crease and hardly any other wear. The edges are
clean, as are the surfaces.
5 1904 W601 Sporting Life Premium
Fort Wayne
VG-Ex............ 75
Scarce Minor League team. Bright and attractive, with some
fine paper wrinkles that can be felt but not seen and a very
slight stain on the left border. Matted, this awaits your
choice of frame.
Brooklyn Dodgers
NM............... 200
One of the earliest team prints of the 20th century Brooklyn
Dodgers (this is so early they were not even called Dodgers
yet!). Beautiful print in glorious condition with images of
16 of these early Brooklyn ballplayers. How many have ever
seen this before in Near Mint condition?
Chicago Cubs
NM............... 200
Beautiful print of one of the greatest teams in the history of
the Cubs. HOF trio Tinker-Evers-Chance and HOF pitcher
Mordecai Brown are all well depicted here. The center image
is Mint, this has the usual file holes on the left side from
time of issue and some wear on the extreme edge but we are
grading this Near Mint as it is a rare full-size example. A
true piece of baseball history that hardly ever comes to market, especially in the amazing condition of the offered lot.
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Detroit Tigers (Cobb RC)
VG................ 500
Very important baseball premium that features images
of 19 different Tigers. Dated 1905, the bottom right corner
features a portrait of an almost cherubic Ty Cobb from
his Rookie Season. This large premium has two tears on
the right side, none of which approach the image of Cobb
and the images have a pinkish tint that we believe is from
the time of printing but we are not 100% sure. HOFer Sam
Crawford is fittingly right next to Cobb. Cobb played his
first 41 games in 1905, making this absolutely his Rookie
card and image. Cobb went on to play in 3,034 total games
to give one a tiny vignette into the length of his career. An
important item that very rarely sees the light of day in the
sale or auction markets (this was purchased in our October
2000 auction by our consignor). Smartly framed, total size
16x17. With the current craze for Rookie Cards of vintage
players, it does not honestly get much better than a true
Rookie Card of Ty Cobb that predates anything else by two
years!
Philadelphia Phillies
NM............... 150
Gorgeous full size Sporting Life premium with the original
punch holes on the left side and with full, huge borders as
issued. Wear is only at the very edge, and quite minimal at
that. This team was managed by HOFer Hugh Duffy, who
appropriately occupies the center of this piece. Scarce collectibles, these are so undervalued in this market.
151909 W601 Sporting Life Premium
Philadelphia Phillies
Ex-Mt........... 200
Nice item with HOFer Stan Coveleskie as a Rookie and
Magee, Dooin and Titus. Removed at one time from a scrapbook (with no back damage), this measures 12.5 x 11.25
and is strinkingly clean and attractive, superb condition.
St. Louis Cardinals
Ex-Mt........... 200
Bresnahan is the only HOFer on this very attractive premium in terrific condition with Sallee, Konetchy and Hulswitt.
Removed at one time from a scrapbook (with no back damage), this measures 12.5 x 11.25. The image quality
is superb.
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1906 Russell’s Rustlers Near Master Set
w/Box & Header Cards (105 pcs)
VG-Ex.......... 100
Obscure 1906 issue, this lot is unique in that it contains 51
different cards with the red player on the front, including
the vital header card providing year of issue and manufacturer. In addition, there are 54 blue background cards, also
with the header, these are interesting as one card has a 1910
copyright with a player image on both sides. The original
issue box is also included. The condition on the red background cards is a nice VG/Ex overall, the blue background
cards are much rougher, GVG/VG overall. Interesting piece
is fresh to the hobby. The closest thing to a set probably in
circulation.
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NL Leaders and Team Managers
Ex................. 175
Truly a rare print - how many have ever seen this or knew of
its existence? HOFers Duffy, Chance, McGraw and Clarke
(all managers) are featured on this great looking and
imaginative piece of graphic design with short-lived Harry
Pulliam at the center (Pulliam was to commit suicide in
1910 - base ball was a rough game back then!). Condition is
a little rougher than the others, there are some odd marks
on the borders and some general wear, but the center image
is nearly flawless, with just a few stray marks.
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New York AJ&G
VG-Ex............ 75
Fine looking matted Sporting Life premium of this Minor
League New York State team. Some paper wrinkles can be
felt but not seen, this has a very fresh and attractive look.
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Albany Senators
VG.................. 75
Full size, this has a crease on the right border and wear on
the left side from time of issue in an album. Otherwise very
bright and clean, this is a scarce Minor League team.
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New York Giants
Ex+............... 400
Gorgeous team portrait with a youthful McGraw at the center surrounded by players like Mathewson, Devlin, Merkle,
Tenney, Marquard and Wiltse. The image quality is simply
stunning; this is in terrific condition with no toning or print
problems. A very clean item. A hint of wrinkling by the
upper right corner keeps this from grading Ex-Mt or Near
Mint. Removed at one time from a scrapbook (with no back
damage), this measures 12.5 x 11.25.
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171909T206
Collection of 17 different w/3 HOFers GVG......... 200
Pleasing lower grade lot, six cards have writing on the back
(some in pencil) or other back issues. The fronts of the cards
are generally clean and easily average at least VG overall.
All will be pictured front and back on our web site. Content
is as follows: Atz, Bradley (portrait), Bresnahan (portrait),
Dineen, Dooin (2), Dougherty (portrait), Hummel, Hunter,
Jacklitsch, Maloney, Mattern, McGraw (portrait, with cap),
Overall (hand face level), Powell, Walsh and White (Buffalo).
181910 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins
Collection of 9 different HOFers
Ex-Mt........... 125
Smartly presented, this lot contains nine different HOFers
from this classic pin set. HOFers are Brown (large letter),
Collins, Evers, Griffith, Johnson, Mathewson, McGraw,
Wallace and Young. I like the presentation here. Condition
is Ex to Ex-Mt overall, everything is pictured front and back
on our web site.
191910 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins
41 different commons
Ex-Mt........... 250
41 commons plus Clark Griffith! A nice lot, these all have
the paper backings and easily average Ex-Mt in our view.
15% have a shot at 7-9 grades, 15% are Ex or so, the balance
almost all Ex-Mt. A substantial lot from this increasingly
popular and classic pinback issue, a full listing will be on
our web site.
201912 S81 Large Silk Red Dooin Ex................. 300
Sharp silk has square corners and a nice overall feel. This
retains its brilliant original sheet, has huge borders and
offers tremendous eye appeal. Some slight toning on the
left edge keep this at an awfully nice and sharp Ex overall.
Please note this comes with the rare original backing. This is
our last higher grade example in stock.
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211912 T202 Triple Folders
Collection of 55 w/HOFers - 51 different!
VG to VG-Ex.......... 2000
One of the most undervalued tobacco issues, largely because
grading companies can be almost abusive with how these
are graded. Condition varies from Good to about Ex,
mainly VG and VG-Ex. Cards tend to have clean backs and
no technical defects. The backs have no damage, only a few
fronts need to be replaced. Most of the fronts do not have
the center crease, which is unusual. Better cards in this
lot are as follows: A Close Play At The Home Plate (Pelty,
Wallace), Baker Gets His Man (Frank Baker, Eddie Collins),
Birmingham’s Home Run (Birmingham, Turner), Catching Him Napping (Bresnahan, Oakes), Chase Dives Into
Third (Chase, Wolter), Chase Gets Ball Too Late (Chase,
Wolter), Chase Guarding First (Gibson, Leifield), Close At
Third-Wagner (Carrigan, Wagner) (2), Harry Lord At Third
(Lennox, Tinker), Schaefer Steals Second (Clark Griffith,
McBride), Speaker Almost Caught (Clarke, Miller), Speaker
Scores (Engle, Speaker) and The Athletic Infield (Brown,
Graham). A very substantial lot with the key Birmingham’s
Home Run card and cards of Tris Speaker and Home Run
Baker with Eddie Collins headlining the lot. There is not
better value in tobacco cards right now than this very undervalued issue.
221912 T215 Pirate Unopened Pack! Ex................. 150
Revered tobacco issue, among the rarest of all early 20th
century issues. Offered is an extremely attractive and visually striking original pack. Produced by W. D. & H. O. Wills,
this is sealed on all four sides but we presume there is no
baseball card within. The pack is bright and fresh, grading
at least Ex overall. Charming pack is probably the key to any
tobacco pack/box run.
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1913 Baseball Magazine Premium
Christy MathewsonVG-Ex.......... 150
Grand oversize piece, this has a tremendous image of Matty
in his unique motion, an image that is hardly ever published. Measuring out at 9 1/2 x 19, this has typical edge
wear that is so easily matted out for display if desired, the
image and surfaces are quite nice overall. The back is clean.
This should look amazing in the right frame.
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1913 Baseball Magazine Premium
Shoeless Joe JacksonEx................. 400
So undervalued, this is one of the most attractive period
pieces of Shoeless Joe. Checking in at a hefty 9 1/2 x 19, try
getting this in a slab! This offers a wonderful real image
of Jackson leaning on his knees ready to make a play in a
Cleveland uniform. This has sharp edges, clean borders and
a fantastic image, with only the slightest general wear on the
front. The back has two areas of wear from being in a frame
or such, but is also very clean overall. Outstanding original Joe Jackson item from 1913, these are a true bargain in
today’s market.
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1915 PM1 Ornate Pin Ty Cobb
VG................ 500
Extremely attractive pin, one of the most desirable of the
era. The image of Cobb is a bit light like usual, about a 5/10
overall with note to some general wear. The great borders
present well; an honest VG pin. Affordable example of a very
pricey pin, this is also perfect for a HOF type-card collection.
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1923 German Baseball Transfers
Complete Set on Sheet (25 pcs)Ex................. 150
Fun piece, this has tremendous color and perfect image
quality. This has been folded at one time for mailing, which
does affect the row with Babe Ruth. A good piece to enjoy
intact; these have become very hard to find due to slabbing.
This colorful sheet has 10 baseball HOFers including Babe
Ruth and Ty Cobb and many boxing stars. Please note the
rows with Cobb and Speaker are not affected by the fold
lines.
251914 B18 Blanket
Shoeless Joe Jackson (purple pennants) Ex-Mt....... 400
Always popular, this is an absolute key to this great set.
A true period Joe Jackson item that is very attractive, these
seem like bargains to us at current market levels. Well
preserved, this has nice wide borders, clean surfaces and
subtle stitch marks as intended on just one side. The image
of Jackson is complete and is clear, it contrasts nicely against
the blanket. The back is clean as well, with no issues. Solid
example of a vital B18 blanket that is missing from so many
sets.
261914 B18 Blanket 77 different commons Ex-Mt... 650
One of the most underrated of all tobacco issues, these are
extremely attractive and creative images. Not something
to be slabbed, perhaps this should make this set only more
collectible as it will not weigh 200 lbs complete! The offered
run is smartly assembled in 2-pocket pages in 2 binders.
These are very colorful and clean cards, about 70% Ex-Mt or
better with many terrific Near Mint examples, the balance
almost all Ex or a nice Ex Plus. These tend to have wide borders and present extremely well. A great value and just a fun
set to collect, an exact listing will be on our web site. Please
check the scans on our web site to get a flavor for some of
the nicer cards in this lot.
291923W515-1
Collection of 2 Full Uncut Strips w/many HOFers Ex..... 600
Very attractive matched pair of colorful 1923 W515-2 uncut
strips of 10. These have no creases upon examination and
are very clean, with note to the usual wear to the end cards.
There are no less than 10 HOFers of the cards! These include
key names Rogers Hornsby, Tris Speaker, Casey Stengel,
Ross Youngs, Eddie Collins and Wilbert Robinson. These
have become extremely scarce in recent years owing to
grading.
Go to www.cleansweepauctions.com for many
additional images. Initial bids must be placed by
6 PM EST Wednesday February 3.
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301930 German Olympic Book Collection
w/Babe Ruth Cards (7 pcs)
Ex-Mt........... 350
A 7 piece ensemble of German publications pertaining to
the 1936 Berlin Olympics including the hardbound 2 volume book set Olympia 1936 with pictures tipped in (mostly
B & W) throughout including one of famed gold medalist
Jesse Owens. There are two issues of the popular Handbuch des Sports each featuring a color picture of Babe Ruth
among the many other pictures tipped in. Another hardbound book Die Olympischen Spiele includes scenic B & W
stereo pictures tipped in (missing viewer). The last book is
soft bound Olympia 1936 complete with B & W tipped in
pictures. The final item in the lot is a boxed group of cards
labeled Sport Quartett No 294 Ferd. Piatnik, & Sohne Wien
XIV featuring individual cards depicting the various Olympic sports. The condition is clean overall.
321935Goudey
Uncut Sheet w/Frank Frisch Puzzle Fair............. 1200
Super cool piece, something that just never comes around.
The 1935 Goudey set is unique in many ways, one of which
is that various series combine to make a player puzzle. Fanatical collectors of this set attempt to get every front combination to match these puzzles, so this should be of enormous interest to such collectors (along with many others).
The offered piece is in admittedly low grade condition but
it retains striking original color and imagery despite some
creasing and tackholes by the corners from understandable
one-time display. The front offers six cards, with note to the
key card of Babe Ruth and Rabbit Maranville; other HOFers
pictured are Jim Bottomley, Kiki Cuyler, Burleigh Grimes,
Waite Hoyt, Travis Jackson, Chuck Klein, Bill Terry and
both Waner Brothers, bringing the total number of HOFers
represented to an amazing 12 of the 24 pictured! A great
little piece that may not come around again, it is that rare.
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311931 Metropolitan Studios Cardinals
Complete Set
VG-Ex.......... 300
Extremely attractive oversize issue has 30 fine looking images. As this was such a great team, this set contains many
HOFers and a very undervalued card of Branch Rickey.
Condition varies from VG to VG-Ex, a reasonably nice set
overall. The keys are as follows: 3 James Bottomly Ex, 6 Dizzy Dean VG-Ex, 9 Frank Frisch VG-Ex, 12 Burleigh Grimes
VG-Ex/Ex, 13 Charles Chick Hafey Ex, 14 Jesse Haines VG+,
21 Pepper Martin VG+ and 24 Branch Rickey VP VG. Only
the Sam Breadon card needs to be upgraded.
331936 R313 Fine Pen Complete Set Ex+............... 500
Very, very underrated 120-card set. These are not rare but
making a full set is far from easy given the relatively large
size and some tougher commons and simply a bevy of
HOFers (30+ on the 120 cards!). Set is also nice as it has
many charming multi-player cards, a Rookie Joe DiMaggio
and a very popular Moe Berg card. Often found in terrible
condition due to the somewhat fragile paper stock, the offered set happens to be an exceptionally consistent and well
collected Ex or so set (condition is almost all VG+ to Ex-Mt,
nothing really needs to be done here). Please note these
are presented back-to-back in four-pocket sheets, several
cards have slight marks from scrapbook removal, mostly
extra paper, we graded the key cards like this VG Plus as the
fronts were quite clean. The keys are as follows: 8 Moe Berg
VG-Ex/Ex, 26 Cochrane/Foxx/Simmons VG+, 31 Cuyler/
Hartnett VG+, 33 Dickey/Greenberg NM, 35 DiMaggio/
Erickson VG+, 39 Ferrell Bros VG-Ex/Ex, 41 Frisch NM, 43
Gehringer Ex, 47 Gomez VG-Ex, 48 Gomez/Ruffing Ex, 49
Goslin Ex-Mt, 51 Greenberg VG+, 52 Grove VG-Ex/Ex, 57
Harris NM, 66 Hornsby NM, 67 Hoyt VG-Ex/Ex, 77 Mack/
McGraw VG+, 81 Medwick Ex+, 96 Simmons VG, 97 Stengel
VG+, 100 Traynor VG, 102 Vaughn VG+, 104 Honus Wagner VG+, 108 Waner’s/Weaver VG+ and 115 Chicago White
Sox 1936 GVG. Aside from the time, these would not doubt
run several thousand dollars to assemble as singles. This set
is hands down one of the great remaining values in 1930s
baseball cards.
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1936 R314 Wide Pen
109 different w/22 HOFers
VG-Ex/Ex..... 450
Very pleasing and well collected lot of these undervalued
and attractive postcard size black and white cards. Condition varies from VG to Ex-Mt but is mainly in the VGEx range (with many nicer) and these present very well.
HOFers are as follows: Earl Averill, Mickey Cochrane, Joe
Cronin, Kiki Cuyler, Bill Dickey, Rick Ferrell, Rick Ferrell, Wes Ferrell, Frankie Frisch, Charles Gehringer, Lefty
Gomez, Goose Goslin, Hank Greenberg, Bucky Harris,
Gabby Hartnett, Chuck Klein, Fred Lindstrom, Al Lopez, Al
Simmons, Arky Vaughan, Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner. Six
scarcer brown sepia’s are also included: Blanton, Fletcher,
Galan, Gehringer, Harder and Vosmik. Substantial offers a
simply tremendous value.
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1936 S & S Game Card Complete Set
w/many PSA 8 and 9 HOFers
Nm-Mt......... 600
Very strong and fresh set, we sent 16 cards to PSA. Easily
Nm-Mt or better overall, the condition is simply terrific
here. The following cards are graded: Appling PSA 8, Averill
PSA 8, Cronin PSA 8, Cuyler PSA 8, Dickey PSA 4, Foxx
PSA 8, Frisch PSA 8, Gehringer PSA 8, Hartnett PSA 9,
Hubbell PSA 9, Klein PSA 8, Medwick PSA 8, Ott PSA 9,
Traynor PSA 8, Vaughan PSA 8 and P. Waner PSA 8. Please
note the SMR on just the 16 graded cards is $1,765. Lots of
value here, there are probably more 9s within this set.
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1939 Play Ball Sample Back Collection
of 62 w/DiMaggio & Hubbell
Ex................. 300
Pleasing run of the popular sample back variations, a full
listing will be on our web site. Condition is about Ex overall
with mild variance, not bad at all. The Joe DiMaggio came
back a PSA 4, as did the Hubbell, both are very solid for
their grades. Other better cards include Klein, Vaughn,
Derringer and Mungo.
371939 Play Ball Near-Set (145 different)
w/many HOFers & High #s
Ex-Mt........... 900
Smartly collected run of 1939 Play Balls, our consignor was
especially focused on centering. This very substantial offering contains 43 of the very underrated high numbers. The
highs are about 70% Ex-Mt, 10% Near Mint, the balance a
nice Ex or Ex Plus, they look terrific. The low numbers look
to be a strong Ex-Mt to Ex-Mt/NM overall with only slight
variance. The key cards in this collection are as follows: 1
Powell Ex, 3 Ruffing VG-Ex/Ex, 6 Durocher Ex++, 7 Doerr
NM, 19 P Dean Ex-Mt+, 20 PSA 7, 30 Dickey PSA 6, 39
Ferrell Ex, 48 Gomez PSA 6, 50 Gehringer Ex+, 51 Ott PSA
7, 53 Hubbell PSA 4.5, 55 A Vaughn Ex-Mt+, 56 Greenberg
VG-Ex/Ex, 82 C Klein PSA 5, 89 L Waner PSA 7, 94 Manush
NM, 103 M Berg PSA 4, 112 P Waner Ex++, 127 PSA 6, 143
Averill PSA 7, 147 PSA 7, 152 PSA 7 and 160 PSA 6. Missing
the DiMaggio and Williams cards, the other keys are all here
and the high number run is just about complete, making
this a very, very manageable project to complete. Overall
this is a very fine and fresh lot that was clearly assembled
with great care by a collector with a good eye.
381939-46 Salutation Exhibits
Very Near-Set w/many keys (69 different) Ex-Mt.... 500
Extremely well collected lot, this is a very popular and underrated issue, notable for its many key HOFers and difficult printing variations. This lot is as clean as most come,
easily averaging a strong Ex-Mt overall with some nicer
cards. An extremely difficult run to complete, this includes
the following key cards: 10 D. Dean Ex, 13 DiMaggio VGEx/Ex, 18 Foxx Ex-Mt, 20 Gehringer Ex-Mt, 21 Gomez AT
PSA, 24 Greenberg Very Truly Yours AT PSA, 25 Grove ExMt, 26 Hartnett AT PSA, 30 Holmes Sincerely Yours Ex-Mt,
36 Kreevich Ex-Mt, 45 Medwick Ex+, 48 Mulcahy Ex-Mt+,
51 Ott USA Left Corner Ex-Mt, 55 Reiser USA Left Corner
Ex+, 57 Russell AT PSA, 61 VanderMeer Ex, 66 Williams #9
Shows AT PSA and 67 Williams No #9 (3) Ex-Mt/NM. This
is a very manageable (if pricey) project to complete as almost of the difficult legwork has been done. Very, very fine
offering, an exact inventory listing will be on our web site.
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391940 Alerta Antonio Alcalde Premiums
Very Near Set (69/72) w/Dandridge VG................ 200
Underrated oversize 8x10 issue, this is missing only Formental, Manning and Moreno. This issue is loaded with
future Major League players and former Negro Leaguers.
Condition varies, a handful or less have an ink number
written, others mainly have honest wear from handing,
others are much nicer. The key to this set is a desirable Ray
Dandridge card.
401940 Harry Hartman Cincinnati Reds
Near-Set w/PSA 8s and box
Ex-Mt/NM... 150
Fine near-set of 27 different including the header and order
form cards. This very sharp lot has three PSA 8s: Joost,
Moore and Werber. Other better cards include Derringer,
Gowdy, McCormick, McKechnie, VanderMeer and Walters.
Centering varies, these are otherwise super sharp and clean
(some of the cards we graded came back 9s these are so nice
- we did not submit any of these for grading).
421941 Double Play
Collection of 30 different w/HOFers Ex-Mt........... 300
Small but quality lot of this underrated issue, condition is a
very nice Ex-Mt/NM overall. Better cards are as follows: 57
Williams, Tabor PSA 5.5, 59 Cronin, Foxx PSA 5, 61 Gomez,
Rizzuto RC PSA 5, 67 Gordon, Ruffing Ex-Mt, 77 Krakauskas, Feller PSA 5, 83 Gordon, Keller PSA 6, 99 Mize,
Litwhiler VG, 105 Grove, Doerr PSA 6, 111 Henrich, Russo
Ex-Mt and 119 Waner, Majeski NM. Substantial lot as this
includes three of the key cards from the set: Williams/Tabor,
Cronin/Foxx and Gomez/Rizzuto RC. Lots of value here. An
exact listing of card numbers will be on our web site.
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411940 Play Ball 182 different
w/Ted Williams & Many HOFers
Ex-Mt......... 1200
A strong collection of 1940 Play Balls, one of my personal
favorites. These were assembled 10-20 years ago by a collector with a very good eye, and someone who was especially
interested in quality centering. An extremely substantial
collection, this contains a whopping 39 different HOFers
and 44 high numbers. Condition is very nice, about 70%
Ex-Mt/NM with nicer, the balance mostly a high-end VG-Ex
or Ex, there are no weak cards here. Collected one-by-one
with care, we hardly see this many cards from this condition
sensitive issue in this quality. The key cards are as follows:
27 Ted Williams PSA 5, 38 Doerr Ex, 40 Greenberg Ex-Mt,
41 Gehringer Ex-Mt+, 46 Averill Ex++, 88 Ott PSA 5, 102 C
Klein Ex, 107 Vaughn PSA 7, 118 W Hoyt Ex+, 119 Alexander VG-Ex, 120 W Johnson PSA 5, 124 E Combs Ex-Mt,
132 C Mack PSA 6, 133 Foxx PSA 5, 134 Cronin PSA 6, 135
SGC 7, 142 G Kelly PSA 5, 153 McKechnie Ex-Mt+, 158 Tr
Jackson GVG, 167 Frisch Ex-Mt, 168 Wagner PSA 4.5, 170
Speaker PSA 6, 171 Heilmann Ex, 172 Bender Ex++, 173
Lajoie PSA 4, 174 Evers PSA 7, 175 Mathewson PSA 5, 176
Manush PSA 2, 177 Baker PSA 7, 179 Sisler Ex, 180 Cochrane Ex, 182 Knickerbocker, NYY PSA 7, 206 PSA 7, 208
PSA 7, 223 Jennings Ex-Mt, 226 Hooper PSA 5, 227 Haines
Ex-Mt, 229 PSA 7, 230 Faber Ex-Mt, 232 Goslin VG-Ex, 234
Chance PSA 6, 235 McGraw Ex, 237 Keeler PSA 6 and 238
Lazzeri PSA 4. Bursting with value, this should not be a very
difficult project to complete, and a dealer can of course have
a field day pricing these out as singles.
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1941 Play Ball Near-Set (66 different) Ex............ 600
Colorful set is one of the most popular of its era, never easy
to find in nice condition. The offered set is generally well
centered and clean, some very minute technical defects kept
down the PSA grades on some of the key cards. Missing only
Williams, DiMaggio, Reese and Foxx (several are offered as
single lots int he auction), the condition varies from VG-Ex
to NM but is closer to Ex to Ex-Mt and the high numbers
are nicer than the basic series. The better cards in this lot
are as follows: 1 Miller Ex, 6 Hubbell PSA 4, 8 Ott PSA 4, 10
Vaughan VG (cut short), 15 Cronin VG-Ex/Ex, 18 Greenberg PSA 4, 19 Gehringer VG-Ex/Ex, 20 Ruffing VG, 21
Keller VG-Ex/Ex, 27 Young PSA 7, 28 Marty PSA 6, 39 Henrich VG+, 56 Vander Meer Ex-Mt, 60 Klein NM hand cut, 61
V DiMaggio PSA 5.5, 63 D DiMaggio Ex, 64 Doerr PSA 4,
70 Dickey VG and 72 Gomez PSA 4. An easy set to complete,
a very pleasing and well collected mid-grade offering.
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1941 Play Ball Paper Issue
Collection of 20 different w/Ott & Greenberg Ex+....... 150
Very tough and underrated issue, these have better color
and image clarity than the standard issue. Cut from sheets
as intended, these have a very crisp look and feel. Card
numbers are as follows: 1-12, 15-16, 18-20, 22-24. HOFers
are Hubbell PSA 6, Ott PSA 5, Greenberg PSA 5, Gehringer
PSA 5, Cronin, Ruffing and Vaughn. These do get slabbed
these days, so there could be some real upside potential
here.
45
1941 Play Ball Paper Issue Uncut sheet
1 - 12 with Ott, Hubbell and Vaughn Ex................. 500
12 card final process uncut sheet with vivid original coloring and nice white borders. The Paper issue 1941 Play Ball
cards were issued exclusively in two different uncut sheets,
of which this is the first. They were designed to be store
displays to promote the cards. What I like about 1941 Play
Ball Paper issue cards is that they have magnificent color
and registration that is an order of magnitude beyond the
regular 1941 Play Ball issue. Outside of this, the cards are
EXACTLY IDENTICAL to the regular 1941 Play Ball cards.
This sheet features HOFers Ott, Hubbell and Vaughn. There
is some general wear to the sheet but no damage of any kind
with a very light fold line in the middle of the sheet, not
on any of the cards, keeping this at a very solid Ex grade.
Very nice item that has completely dried up in the hobby in
recent years and is almost rare due to slabbing.
461948 Bowman Complete Set -1
Ex-Mt........... 600
Missing only Stan Musial, this is being offered as a separate
lot since it is a PSA 7. A fine Ex-Mt/NM run, these are well
centered and clean overall. As with all 48 Bowman sets,
some cards have been cut from a sheet way back when (these
cards were collected 10-20 years ago). A fresh run overall,
these are very difficult to find in this quality. The key cards
are as follows: 1 Elliott RC Ex-Mt hand cut, 3 Kiner RC PSA
6, 4 Mize PSA 6, 5 Feller Ex-Mt hand cut, 6 Berra RC PSA 5,
7 Reiser SP Ex-Mt hand cut, 8 Rizzuto PSA 6, 17 Slaughter
PSA 6, 18 Spahn RC PSA 6, 38 Schoendienst RC PSA 4 and
47 Thomson RC PSA 6.
471948 Collection of 5 Graded Cards ..................... 100
Five clean late 1940 cards, these all look better than the
grade to us. Content is as follows: 48 Bowman 2 Blackwell
PSA 5.5, 12 Sain PSA 6; 1948 Leaf 84 Hudson PSA 6,
97 Marion PSA 6 and 1949 Bowman Rizzuto NOF PSA 3.
SMR is about $280.
481948 Leaf Collection of 51 different
w/Williams & four short-prints
VG-Ex.......... 600
Half of this great set in one shot, these are generally well
centered and clean mid-grade cards, the regular commons
mainly Ex and better. Substantial offering from a difficult
and very condition sensitive issue, better cards in the lot are
as follows: 11 Rizzuto RC PSA 4, 19 Wyrostek Ex-Mt *bd, 32
Spahn RC PSA 4, 38 Kluszewski RC PSA 4.5, 39 Blackwell
RC VG-Ex, 46 Mize VG-Ex/Ex, 48 Schmitz Ex-Mt *bd, 49
Del Ennis RC Ex, 53 Vandermeer Ex, 59 Appling PSA 5, 66
Grove SP VG, 70 Wagner PSA 4, 76 Ted Williams PSA 4, 83
Doerr Ex, 91 Kiner RC VG-Ex/Ex, 97 Marion RC Ex-Mt+
possible trim, 106 Boudreau Ex++, 113 Leonard SP VG, 117
Joe Gordon Ex+, 136 Aberson Short Sleeve VG+ and 159
PSA 5. Substantial offering, especially considering commons list for almost $90 each!
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501949 Havana Alerta
Set Missing Two (68/70)Ex................. 250
Attractive issue from this era printed on semi-gloss paper
and available as a premium; they measure 8 x 11. Recognizable names of future major leaguers include Sam Calderone,
Sandalio Consuegra, Mike Gonzalez, Rollie Hemsley,
Adolfo Luque, Max Manning, Conrado Marrerro, Willy Miranda and Ernie Shore among others. The key to this set is a
real card of HOFer Ray Dandridge. The condition is mixed
as there are a fair number of VGs. Fortunately, the key cards
of Dandridge and Luque are both a solid Ex. Very undervalued set is missing just two commons.
491949Bowman
Near-Set (233/240) + 12 variations Ex-Mt/NM..... 2000
One of my personal favorites, this is one of the five best 1949
Bowman sets that we have ever handled. Superb quality, this
has all of the eye appeal of a Near Mint set but minute technical flaws lower the grades on some of the key cards. With
that disclosed, these are well centered and beautiful cards,
notable for bright colors and a clean, fresh look. Collected
10-20 years ago, cards like this are just not around any more.
The basic series cards look great, about half Ex-Mt, half
Near Mint, with very little variance. The high numbers are a
step up, about 65% Near Mint or better, the balance almost
all Ex-Mt, an exceptional run. PSA was a bit tough with the
key cards, the winning bidder may well decide to crack them
out or resubmit them. We did not review the commons for
grading. The SMR on just the 24 graded cards is $3,285 and
is extremely low: Paige 5 $850, Berra 5 $125, Musial 6 $325,
Doby 6 $180, Snider 4 $300 etc. The key cards grade as follows: 1 Bickford RC PSA 5.5, 11 Boudreau PSA 7, 24 Musial
PSA 6, 27 Feller PSA 6 mk, 29 Kiner NM, 33 Spahn Ex-Mt+,
36 Reese PSA 2 (sharp front, back crease), 46 R Roberts RC
PSA 6, 60 Berra PSA 5, 65 Slaughter PSA 5.5, 70 Furillo RC
PSA 7, 85.1 Mize NNOF Ex-Mt+, 85.2 Mize NOF Ex-Mt,
98.1 Rizzuto NNOF PSA 2 (clean w/slight scrape back),
98.2 Rizzuto NOF NM, 100 Hodges RC PSA 4 (looks much
nicer), 110 E Wynn RC SBC 7, 111 Schoendienst NM, 175
Appling NM, 185 Reiser PSA 7, 192 PSA 5.5, 196 Hutchinson PSA 7, 209 Keller PSA 5, 216 Rowe PSA 3, 224 Paige
RC PSA 5, 225 Coleman RC PSA 5, 226 D Snider RC PSA
4 (well ctd), 229 E Lopat RC PSA 5, 233 Doby RC PSA 6,
238 B Lemon RC PSA 5 and 240 Young PSA 7. The missing
card #s are 50, 84, 162, 165, 177, 194, 214. One of the best
1949 Bowman sets to hit the market, completely fresh and
superb, this is the kind of set that whatever it sells for, it will
almost not be enough given how hard this is to assemble in
this quality.
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511950Bowman
Very-Near Set (243 different) w/all keys Ex-Mt......... 1500
Classic Bowman set, these are so condition sensitive. Collected with special attention to centering, this very well collected set has all of the key cards, with note to many PSA 7s.
The set begins with a generally crisp and clean low number
run that looks to be at least 70% Ex-Mt or better, the balance
almost all a nice Ex. The main series look terrific, about
25% Near Mint or better, 60% Ex-Mt or better, the balance
almost all a nice Ex. This is something that you do not very
often with this again very condition sensitive issue. The
many key cards grade as follows: 1 Mel Parnell RC Ex ctd,
4 Gus Zernial PSA 5, 6 Bob Feller PSA 7, 11 Phil Rizzuto
VG-Ex/Ex, 12 Joe Page PSA 2.5, 19 Warren Spahn PSA 5, 21
Pee Wee Reese PSA 5, 22 Jackie Robinson PSA 5, 23 Newcombe RC PSA 5, 32 Robin Roberts PSA 5, 33 Ralph Kiner
Ex, 35 Enos Slaughter Ex++, 37 Luke Appling PSA 6, 40 Bob
Lemon PSA 6, 46 Yogi Berra PSA 4, 58 Carl Furillo PSA 7,
62 Ted Kluszewski PSA 7.5, 75 Roy Campanella PSA 7, 77
Duke Snider PSA 6, 98 Ted Williams PSA 5, 112 Gil Hodges
Ex+, 147 Mike Garcia RC PSA 8, 217 Casey Stengel MG PSA
5, 219 Hank Bauer RC PSA 7, 229 Frank Frisch MG PSA 7
and 252 Billy DeMars RC PSA 5.5. The SMR on just the 21
graded cards is $3,120. The missing card #s are 3, 39, 60, 84,
96, 99, 145, 180, 240.
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1951Bowman
Very Near-Set (313 different)
Ex-Mt/NM........ 1200
One of the most classic of all baseball card sets, offered is a
very well collected 1951 Bowman near-set. Our consignor
was especially focused on centering, leading to some terrific
eye appeal throughout. The SMR on just the 27 graded
cards is $2,100. Condition is about 80% Ex-Mt, 20% Near
Mint, with a small percentage of weaker cards (some Ex-Mt
or Near Mint cards may have extremely minute technical
defects that were not of concern to the consignor). The #324
Pramesa Mint 9 came out of this set; it is entirely possible
that there could be some buried treasure here as we did not
review the commons for grading. These are extremely fresh
looking cards overall. The missing card #s (11 total) are 1,
165, 181, 183, 199, 218, 253, 255, 305, 312, 324. Keys and
graded cards are as follows: 2 Berra PSA 7, 3 Roberts Ex-Mt,
6 Newcombe PSA 5, 7 Hodges PSA 5, 10 Schoendienst PSA
7, 22 Sauer PSA 7, 26 Rizzuto VG-Ex/Ex, 30 Feller PSA 6, 31
Campanella PSA 3 (clean w/tiny crease), 32 Snider PSA 6,
35 PSA 6, 50 Mize PSA 6, 80 Reese PSA 6, 122 Garagiola RC
NM, 126 Thomson PSA 6, 134 Spahn Ex++, 143 Kluszewski
Ex-Mt+, 151 Doby PSA 3, 186 Ashburn PSA 7, 198 M Irvin
RC NM, 201 PSA 5, 211 PSA 6, 217 Page PSA 6, 219 Woodling RC PSA 6, 232 N Fox RC SGC 7, 245 Berardino RC PSA
6, 254 Jensen RC NM, 260 Erskine RC PSA 6, 261 PSA 4,
262 Zernial PSA 5, 275 B Harris Ex-Mt, 282 Frisch Ex, 284
PSA 7, 290 Dickey PSA 5, 291 Henrich NM, 295 Al Lopez
NM, 306 Piersall RC Ex-Mt+, 314 Sain NM, 317 Burgess RC
PSA 6 and 323 Adcock RC PSA 4. While this is not a registry
set, it would be extremely difficult to assemble a 51 Bowman
set even approaching the offered set in quality, these are
very nice cards that form an ideal better grade 51 Bowman
set if one decides to complete this. As it stands, this very
substantial lot offers some serious value and saved time for
a collector or dealer.
531951 Topps Blue Back Complete Set NM............ 600
High grade set, we sent 16 cards to PSA, they have an SMR
value of $1,150. Condition does vary, some have tiny wrinkles but are otherwise Near Mint. Fresh to market, we did
not submit any other cards, there could well be more 8s and
9s within. Better cards are as follows: 1 Yost VG-Ex/Ex,
3 Ashburn NM mk, 4 Ennis PSA 8, 6 Schoendienst PSA 4,
7 Staley PSA 9, 9 Sain PSA 5, 10 Page PSA 8, 13 Vernon
PSA 4, 14 Munger PSA 5, 16 Dickson PSA 5, 17 Smalley
PSA 9, 20 Branca NM+, 25 Mele PSA 9, 30 Slaughter PSA 8,
37 Doerr PSA 5, 39 Lopat PSA 8, 41 Schmitz PSA 9,
42 Edwards, Bkln PSA 4, 48 Cox, Bkln VG-Ex/Ex,
50 Mize Ex-Mt+ and 51 Waitkus PSA 3.
541951 Topps Red Back Near Set (49 diff.) NM....... 200
Missing only Snider, Rizzuto, Wynn and Feller, this is a
super sharp and clean lot. We sent several cards to PSA
and received many high grades (the other cards have not
been submitted for grading, there could well be more 9s).
The 10 graded cards have an SMR of $703. The keys are as
follows: Lat31 Berra PSA 6, 6 Reynolds Ex-Mt+, 15 Kiner
PSA 3.5, 24 Bauer PSA 9, 26 Easter PSA 9, 31 Hodges NM,
36.1 Zernial (Chicago In bio) PSA 8, 36.2 Zernial (Philadelphia in bio) PSA 5, 38 Snider NM, 39 Kluszewski PSA 8, 40
Garcia PSA 7, 46 Goodman PSA 9, 50 Irvin PSA 8 and 52.2
Holmes (Hartford in bio) Ex.
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551952 Bowman Complete Set
Good......... 900
A low grade but not abused set, a pleasing set in Good if
there is such a thing. Cards have consistent corner wear and
most have creasing but these are not destroyed or abused
cards and the backs tend to be clean. The stars cards are very
rough, the commons and secondary stars are much, much
better, VG to VG-Ex or so; the high numbers are mostly a
nice VG. The key cards are as follows: 1 Berra Good, 5 Minoso RC VG, 8 Reese Good, 21 N Fox Good, 43 Feller Good,
44 Campanella Fair-Good, 52 Rizzuto Good, 53 Ashburn
Good, 80 Hodges VG-Ex, 101 Mantle Fair-Good, 116 Snider
VG-Ex/Ex, 156 Spahn Good, 196 Musial GVG, 217 Stengel
Good, 218 Mays Good, 232 Slaughter GVG and 252 Crosetti
Good. Well matched low grade example of a classic Bowman
set.
561952 Bowman Complete Set -5
NM............. 1500
Gorgeous 52 Bowman set, this is one of the most artistic and
visually striking sets of this era. Our consignor worked very
hard on these and produced one of the very best sets that we
have ever seen. Very well centered overall, especially for this
issue, these are beautiful cards. Condition is about 60% Near
Mint or better, the balance almost all a high-end Ex-Mt.
Collected 10-20 years ago, cards like this just do not come
around any more. Please note the SMR on just the 23 graded
cards is approximately $3,365. The missing card #s are 94,
112, 218, 244, 252. The key cards are as follows: 1 Berra PSA
6.5, 4 Roberts PSA 5, 5 Minoso RC PSA 7, 8 Reese PSA 6, 21
N Fox PSA 7, 33 McDougald RC Ex-Mt+, 43 Feller Ex-Mt+,
44 Campanella PSA 7, 52 Rizzuto PSA 5, 53 Ashburn PSA 6,
66 Maglie PSA 7, 80 Hodges PSA 5, 101 Mantle PSA 6, 116
Snider PSA 4, 119 PSA 6, 140 PSA 8, 141 PSA 5, 145 Mize
PSA 7, 152 Cox PSA 8, 156 Spahn PSA 5, 161 Jensen PSA 6,
168 P Roe PSA 4, 196 Musial PSA 2 (sharp card with slight
back wear), 217 Stengel PSA 6, 232 Slaughter PSA 6, 238
McMillan RC NM, 239 Mitchell NM, 240 Loes RC Ex-Mt+
and 241 Parnell Ex-Mt+. A simple project to complete, an
exceptional offering that should really please the winning
bidder.
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571952Topps
Collection of 229 different Ex-Mt......... 1500
A substantial and high quality collection of 52s, centering
was a vital consideration to our consignor, resulting in one
of the best centered larger collections of 52 Topps cards one
is likely to find. The (49) low numbers are a strong Ex Plus
to Ex-Mt overall with only slight variance. The (136) regular
series cards look to be at least 80% Ex-Mt or better and
especially well chosen, there are some Exs and some Near
Mints scattered about as well. The (44) semi-high numbers
average a superb Ex-Mt overall, with some Near Mint and
some Ex, very fine. Loaded with value, the following better
cards are in this collection: 1 Pafko PSA 3, 26 M Irvin Ex+,
29 Kluszewski VG-Ex, 33 Spahn PSA 4.5, 37 Snider Ex++,
48.1 Joe Page Cor Ex-Mt, 53 Van Cuyk Ex-Mt+, 57 Lopat ExMt, 59 Roberts Ex-Mt, 66 Roe VG-Ex/Ex, 76 Stanky Ex++,
81 Law VG-Ex, 91 Schoendienst PSA 6, 99 Woodling Ex, 100
Roce PSA 5.5 centered!, 108 Konstanty PSA 4, 122 Jensen
FTC Ex-Mt, 168 Silvera RC Ex, 188 PSA 6, 195 Minoso RC
Ex-Mt ctd, 196 Hemus RC Ex-Mt, 200 R Houk RC Ex++,
215 Bauer Ex-Mt, 216 Ashburn PSA 6.5, 219 Shantz Ex-Mt,
227 Garagiola FTC Ex++, 237 Coleman PSA 6, 243 Doby
Ex-Mt, 246 Kell VG-Ex/Ex, 250 Erskine FTC Ex-Mt+, 253
Berardino Ex-Mt, 268 Lemon Ex, 272 Garcia Ex-Mt+, 274
Branca Ex-Mt, 277 E Wynn Ex, 281 Brown SP Ex-Mt+, 288
Nichols SP PSA 5, 289 Holmes MG Ex+ Ctd, 295 Cavaretta
Ex-Mt+, 299 Murray SP Ex-Mt+, 300 McCoskey SP Ex/Ex+,
310 Metkovich Ex+ Ctd and 324 Hacker PSA 1.5. These were
mostly collected pre-grading, when cards like this could be
found at shows, in this market, as many well know, such a
thing is extremely difficult and challenging to do. We did
not go through this lot to pick out potential 7s; we would
surprised if there were not several lurking within. Some
extremely impressive work was done here, resulting in the
kind of clean, exceptionally consistent and well centered
1952 Topps run that will be the envy of many a collector.
The breakdown value here is no doubt very substantial for
these same reasons. Fresh, fine lot of 52s.
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1952Topps
Complete Set 1-310
VG w/many nicer........... 1500
Very well collected basic 1952 Topps set, these grade VG
overall but have terrific eye appeal. Well centered for the
grade, these tend to be VG due to small technical flaws, mild
creasing and other smaller issues, these are not hammered
or super weak cards, in fact the cards present extremely well
for the grade. Loaded with value, the breakdown potential
here is large as there are many nicer cards throughout. The
low number series is an especially pleasing VG overall with
minor variance, much nicer than usually found. The main
series cards are closer to VG+ or VG-Ex, with some weak
cards, but many cleaner cards. The semi-high numbers
vary, VG to VG Plus overall with again some nicer cards.
The key cards are as follows: 1 Pafko VG (came out of PSA
3 holder), 2 Runnells RC VG+, 11 Rizzuto GVG, 20 Loes RC
SP VG, 26 M Irvin VG, 29 Kluszewski VG+, 33 Spahn VG,
36 Hodges VG, 37 Snider VG, 48.1 Joe Page Cor Good, 49.1
Johnny Sain Cor VG+, 59 Roberts Good, 65 Slaughter GVG,
67 Reynolds VG+, 88 Feller VG-Ex/Ex, 129 Johnny Mize
VG, 175 Martin RC VG+, 191 Berra Strong VG+, no creases,
195 Minoso RC Good, 216 Ashburn Good, 261 Mays SGC 3
(well ctd, very nice for grade), 268 Lemon VG, 274 Branca
Good and 277 E Wynn Good. A tremendous value, especially considering the quality of the Mays, Pafko and Berra
cards, which are almost always totally hammered in these
types of lots.
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1952 Collection of 3 High Numbers ..................... 100
Lower grade lot, these all present much, much better than
their technical grades: 346 Spencer PSA 2, 350 Abrams PSA
1 and 358 Kucab PSA 2 mk. Excellent value lot.
601953 Bowman Black White
Complete Set w/signed cards
VG+............. 375
Mixed but pleasing set has some creased cards and a few
cards could benefit from an upgrade, but nonetheless still
presents fairly well. This is set is unusual in that there are
eight signed cards: 6, 9, 15 Mize, 22, 36 Piersall, 50 Dutch
Leonard (D’83), 52 Branca, 56 Smalley. The key cards in
this attractive little set are as follows: 1 G Bell Good, 15
Mize Ex-Mt signed, 25 Sain VG, 26 Roe VG, 27 Lemon VG,
28 Wilhelm VG-Ex, 31 Woodling Good, 36 Piersall Good
signed, 39 Stengel VG+, 46 B Harris VG+, 51 Burdette Fair,
52 Branca Ex-Mt signed, 60 B Cox GVG and 64 Hansen VG.
611953 Bowman Black/White
Complete Set -3
Ex-Mt........... 700
Nicer than 95% of these that we see, maybe more, these are
crisp and clean examples of these very condition sensitive
cards. Not quite a Near Mint set, but there are many fine
Near Mint cards within (approximately 25); the balance are
almost all a very nice Ex-Mt. Missing just 3 cards (45, 46,
64), the key cards grade as follows: 1 G Bell VG-Ex/Ex, 15
Mize Ex, 25 Sain Ex-Mt+, 26 Roe Ex-Mt+, 27 Lemon Ex+,
28 Wilhelm Ex-Mt, 31 Woodling Ex-Mt+, 36 Piersall Ex, 39
Stengel PSA 7, 51 Burdette Ex-Mt+, 52 Branca Ex-Mt+ and
60 B Cox NM.
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1953 Bowman Color Complete Set
Ex but varies........... 1800
Vital set, one of the most popular of the decade. Big star
card set, this has many key cards. The offered near-set has a
basic complete run of 1-112 that is about 70% Ex or better,
with a fair number of Ex-Mt, the balance mixed but not bad
at all, mostly VG-Ex. The high number run is not complete
(23 total cards) but does have all of the keys (condition
VG-Ex overall). A very manageable project to complete
and upgrade, the end result should be a fine mid-grade lot.
Lots of value here, this is an underrated set. The keys are as
follows: 1 Williams VG-Ex/Ex, 9 Rizzuto Ex-Mt, 10 Ashburn
VG-Ex/Ex, 18 N Fox Ex++, 32 Musial Ex, 33 Reese PSA 6 oc,
44 Bauer/Berra/Mantle GAI 5, 46 Campy GVG, 59 Mantle
PSA 2.5, 65 R Roberts VG-Ex/Ex, 92 Hodges VG+ ctd, 93
Rizzuto/Martin VG+, 97 E Mathews VG-Ex, 99 Spahn PSA
4, 114 Feller PSA 2, 117 Snider Ex (trimmed), 118 B Martin
VG-Ex, 121 Berra VG+, 146 E Wynn Good, 153 W Ford PSA
2.5 and 160 C Abrams VG.
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1953 Topps 5 Cent Display Box VG................ 200
Terrific piece, this is a complete 5 cent display box from the
beloved 1953 Topps baseball card set. This is complete with
all flaps, there are no tears and just one separation. Creasing
is present but not bad at all, and there is some general wear
and toning. This is a more than presentable VG overall, and
will add some real character to any room with vintage cards.
It is amazing that these little treasures even surface after so
many years!
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1953 Topps Collection of 159
w/Robinson & Paige
Good............ 200
Lower grade but eminently collectible lot, these have honest
wear and creases but generally no abuse or damage (there
are naturally some very rough cards within the lot). Substantial lot has several HOFers, including two of the key
cards, and 14 high numbers. The backs are clean, condition
is otherwise fairly consistent. There is mild duplication. Better cards include: 1 J Robinson, 27 Campanella, 37 Mathews,
41 Slaughter, 54 Feller, 61 Wynn (2), 62 Irvin, 72 Hutchinson, 77 Mize, 104 Berra, 114 Rizzuto, 220 Paige (trimmed)
and 254 Roe.
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631953 Bowman Color Complete Set Ex-Mt......... 2000
Revered set, among the most popular and unique baseball
card sets ever produced. Notorious for centering issues,
this is one of the best overall centered sets a collector is
likely to find. Our consignor worked very hard on these
and did some solid work here. Condition looks to be a very
consistent 80% Ex-Mt or better, perhaps 20% Near Mint,
with hardly any noticeably weaker cards (some cards may
have crisp corners and a very minute technical defect). The
high numbers are a shade below the rest of the set, but also
a strong Ex-Mt overall. The SMR on just the 27 graded
cards is $4,205. The key cards grade as follows: 1 Williams
Ex-Mt+, 3 PSA 7, 9 Rizzuto PSA 4 (looks much nicer), 10
Ashburn Ex-Mt, 18 N Fox SGC 7, 19 Alvin Dark PSA 7, 26
PSA 7, 32 Musial PSA 5, 33 Reese PSA 4 (also looks nicer),
35 PSA 7, 40 Doby PSA 6, 44 Bauer/Berra/Mantle PSA 5, 46
Campy PSA 5, 48 Sauer PSA 6, 53 PSA 7, 59 Mantle PSA 6,
63 McDougald PSA 7, 65 R Roberts Ex+, 92 Hodges Ex-Mt+
ctd, 93 Rizzuto/Martin Ex+, 97 E Mathews PSA 4 (well ctd
w/tiny corner crease), 99 Spahn PSA 3 (ctd, tough grade),
101 Schoendienst PSA 7, 107 PSA 7, 109 PSA 7, 114 Feller
PSA 3.5, 115 SGC 5.5, 117 Snider PSA 5.5, 118 B Martin
PSA 5, 121 Berra PSA 4 (ctd), 137 PSA 6, 143 Lopez , 146 E
Wynn VG-Ex/Ex cd, 151 Adcock Ex, 153 W Ford , 154 PSA
7 and 160 C Abrams Ex-Mt. Loaded set, among the best one
is ever likely to see without getting into a registry set; an
exceptional and beautiful set of 53 Bowman Color overall.
661953 Topps Near-Set (244 different)
w/51 high numbers - INCREDIBLE QUALITY NM.... 2000
One of the most beautiful sets ever produced by Topps,
these were all created from original Dvorak artworks. Often
found in very weak condition due to the color borders, high
grade examples of these cards are truly special just to look
at. The offered cards are completely fresh to the market; in
fact many of these were purchased by our consignor from
me over 20 years ago at the then astronomical price of 175%
of Beckett as these were so fine. This is the kind of lot that
you just cannot find any more in this age of slabbing and
these cards are amazing overall. We sent many into PSA and
received what we honestly felt were some very tough grades
here. This is the type of collection that almost whatever
price it brings at auction, it is not enough, these cards are
that nice, and that hard to even think about replacing. The
SMR on the 56 graded cards is $3,950 and the SMR on 53s
in 6s and higher is super low in our opinion. The ungraded cards are simply awesome, the regular series cards are
remarkably well centered and clean, about 80% Near Mint
or better to our eye, the rest almost all a strong Ex-Mt (some
stray cards can have minute technical defects but are otherwise sharp). The vital high number run is also terrific, 7075% Near Mint or better to our eye. Please note a 9, several
8.5s and many 8s came out of this set, we would be shocked
if there were not more here. The key and graded cards are
as follows: 18 PSA 7.5, 20 PSA 7, 25 Boone PSA 6, 29 PSA
7, 31 Blackwell PSA 7, 35 Noren PSA 6.5, 41 Slaughter PSA
7, 46 PSA 5, 49 PSA 7, 50 Dressen PSA 7.5, 61 Wynn PSA 6,
62 Irvin PSA 6, 63 PSA 7, 72 Hutchinson PSA 6, 75 PSA 7,
79 PSA 5, 83 PSA 5, 84 PSA 7, 85 Morgan PSA 7, 86 Martin
PSA 6, 87 Lopat PSA 7, 96 PSA 7, 104 Berra PSA 6.5, 114
Rizzuto PSA 5.5, 132 PSA 5, 135 Rosen PSA 7, 138 Kell PSA
7, 139 PSA 7, 145 PSA 4.5, 147 Spahn PSA 4.5, 149 DiMaggio PSA 5, 150 PSA 6, 151 Wilhelm PSA 7, 152 PSA 5, 157
PSA 7, 166 PSA 7, 169 Trout PSA 6, 176 Hoak RC PSA 6,
181 PSA 6, 183 Miller RC PSA 5, 190 PSA 6, 192 PSA 7, 196
PSA 7, 204 PSA 7.5, 207 Ford PSA 5 (very tough grade), 213
PSA 6.5, 215 Conley PSA 6, 220 Paige PSA 5.5, 225 Shantz
NM, 228 Newhouser NM, 239 PSA 7, 242 Silvera NM, 254
Roe PSA 6, 258 Gilliam PSA 6, 263 Podres PSA 4 (slight
wear left border, looks much nicer), 264 Woodling PSA 6,
265 Jensen PSA 6, 270 Stephens NM, 273 Haddix RC PSA 5
and 279 PSA 7. A real high-point of this amazing collection,
if you are even THINKING ABOUT building a high quality
53 Topps set, you really want this lot. Lets start these off at
just half the SMR on the graded cards and see what happens.
671954 Bowman Complete Set -2 + Many Variations
NM............. 1000
The SMR on just the 40 graded cards is approximately
$1,500. The missing card #s are just 65 & 154. The key and
graded cards are as follows: 1 Rizzuto PSA 4, 5 PSA 5, 6 N
Fox PSA 5, 8 PSA 8, 15 Ashburn PSA 4, 23 Kuenn RC PSA
7, 26 B Cox PSA 8, 27 PSA 4.5, 28 PSA 7, 30 PSA 7, 45 Kiner
PSA 6, 50 Kell PSA 5.5, 56 PSA 5, 57 Wilhelm PSA 5.5, 58
Reese PSA 6, 62 Slaughter PSA 5.5, 64 Mathews PSA 5, 70
PSA 8, 81 Coleman PSA 7, 84 Doby PSA 6, 89 Mays PSA 2.5
(sharp card w/tiny touch on the back), 90 Campanella PSA
5, 101 Larsen RC PSA 7, 104 PSA 7, 106 Labine PSA 6.5, 109
PSA 6.5, 110 Schoendienst PSA 6, 116 Easter PSA 4, 117
PSA 5.5, 119 PSA 8, 132 Feller PSA 6, 138 Hodges PSA 5.5,
145 Martin PSA 7, 155 Thomas RC PSA 5, 161 Berra PSA 4
(looks much nicer), 163.2 Philley TR PSA 8, 164 Wynn PSA
5, 170 Snider PSA 4 (sharp w/back wrinkle), 173 PSA 8 and
177 Ford PSA 5. Underrated set, condition is 65-70% Near
Mint or better here, the balance almost all a high-end Ex-Mt
(with note to excellent centering overall). There are almost
certainly more 7s and 8s here, these are seriously clean and
fine cards. Please note that there are 259 total cards in the
lot.
681954 Johnston CookiesComplete Set VG-Ex....... 350
Classic regional, notable for a Hank Aaron Rookie Card.
Pleasing VG-Ex set, we sent the four keys to PSA and they
came back as follows: Aaron 4, Spahn 5, Mathews 4.5 and
Thomson 4. The remaining cards are about half VG to VG
Plus, half VG-Ex. Problem free mid-grade set anchored by a
very attractive and undervalued Hank Aaron Rookie Card.
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691954 Topps Complete Set -7
Ex-Mt/NM........ 1400
Elusive set, these are usually found in VG-Ex. Offered is a
fine Ex-Mt set, with many higher grade, including some
PSA 8 commons (there could well be more). These are well
centered and superb cards, the commons and minor stars
look 75% or more Near Mint to us, the balance almost all
a high-end Ex-Mt (some may again have minute technical
flaws but otherwise be sharp). A great value, this is missing
only card #s 1, 54, 70, 77, 84, 198, 201. The key and graded
cards are as follows: 5 Lopat PSA 7, 10 Robinson PSA 6, 13
Martin Ex+, 17 Rizzuto PSA 6, 20 Spahn PSA 5.5, 25 Kuenn
RC PSA 6, 30 Mathews Ex++, 32 Snider PSA 6, 36 Wilhelm
PSA 7, 37 Ford PSA 6, 40 PSA 7, 45 Ashburn PSA 5, 50
Berra PSA 5, 64 SGC 6, 90 Mays SGC 5, 92 PSA 7, 94 Banks
RC PSA 6, 102 Hodges Ex++, 128 Aaron RC PSA 4 (looks
much nicer), 132 Lasorda RC PSA 5.5, 187 Manush CO PSA
7, 194 PSA 8, 196 SGC 6, 205 Sain PSA 7, 212 PSA 8, 221
PSA 7, 223 PSA 8, 231 PSA 7, 239 Skowron RC PSA 5.5 and
250 Williams PSA 5. The SMR on just the 27 graded cards
is $4,001 (with note to the very low Banks in a 6 at $750 and
Robinson in a 6 at $250). Terrific collection, these are very,
very fine overall and look terrific. Collected 10-20 years ago
by our consignor; as with his other sets, cards like this just
do not come around anymore.
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701955 Bowman Complete Set
Ex-Mt/NM...... 1200
One of my personal favorites, I love the unique player selection and run of umpires in the undervalued high number
run. Attractive design, these are very nice looking cards
when found in quality condition. The offered lot was carefully and patiently assembled card-by-card, these are strikingly clean cards overall. Exceptionally well centered, this is
as good as it gets for this issue. The basic series appears to
be close to 80% Near Mint or better to our eye, loaded with
gorgeous commons and minor stars, virtually everything
is a strong Ex-Mt or better. The high numbers are strong as
well, a half grade below the rest of the set but still quite nice
overall. PSA was tough as usual with these, the key cards are
as follows: 1 Wilhelm PSA 7, 10 Rizzuto PSA 6, 22 Campanella PSA 4.5, 23 Kaline PSA 6.5, 29 Schoendienst PSA 8, 37
Reese PSA 5, 38 Wynn PSA 5, 59 Ford PSA 5, 68 Howard
RC Ex++, 103 Mathews PSA 5, 134 Feller PSA 6, 158 Hodges
PSA 7, 168 Berra PSA 6, 179 Aaron PSA 6, 184 Mays PSA
4, 197 Kiner PSA 7, 202 Mantle PSA 6, 242 Banks PSA 6,
246 Bauer PSA 7, 265 Barlick RC NM, 267 Honochick RC
Ex+, 283 Chylak Ex-Mt+, 303 Conlan RC VG-Ex/Ex and 315
Hubbard PSA 6. Please note the SMR on just the 19 graded
cards is $1,860 and also please note that the five additional
variations are included as well. Very fine set.
711955Bowman
Complete Set w/40 graded cards
Ex-Mt......... 1300
Very nice set, these are about 70% Ex-Mt or better, the balance mostly a strong Ex or Ex Plus. The high numbers are
a touch below but also more than clean. Loaded set, one of
my personal favorites, it has been nice to see these bring the
strong prices they have in our last several major auctions.
A tremendous value with the many umpires, high numbers
and HOFers, dealers can do very well breaking these up. The
SMR on just the 40 graded cards is about $1,760. The many
key cards grade as follows: 1 Wilhelm PSA 4, 9 McDougald
PSA 6, 10 Rizzuto PSA 6, 22 Campanella PSA 4, 23 Kaline
PSA 6, 25 Minoso PSA 6, 37 Reese Ex, 46 Vernon PSA 7,
59 Ford PSA 7, 68 Howard RC Ex-Mt+, 103 Mathews NM,
109 PSA 7, 124 Antonelli PSA 6, 134 Feller Ex++ (mc on
back), 154 Lary RC PSA 6, 160 Skowron PSA 6, 168 Berra
PSA 6, 179 Aaron PSA 6, 184 Mays Ex++, 202 Mantle PSA
4, 226 PSA 6, 242 Banks PSA 5.5, 265 Barlick RC PSA 6,
267 Honochick RC PSA 6.5, 283 Chylak Ex-Mt, 291 PSA 6,
293 Gorman SGC 6, 301 PSA 6, 303 Conlan RC Ex and 315
Hubbard PSA 6. Solid better grade 55 Bowman set.
71.2 1955 Topps Very Near-Set (196 different)
w/Koufax PSA 6
Ex-Mt/NM.............. 1400
Very near-set of 1955 Topps cards, presented in very high
quality. There are 43 graded cards in the lot, the SMR on
just these cards is approximately $3,700. There are 44 high
numbers. Centering varies somewhat, these look to be a
strong Near Mint overall, perhaps 80%, with many Nm-Mt
cards, these are some very sharp and fine looking cards.
The high numbers look great, a strong Near Mint or better
overall. The graded and key cards are as follows: 1 Rhodes
PSA 7, 4 Kaline PSA 6, 8 PSA 6.5, 38 Turley PSA 6, 39 PSA
7.5, 40 Hoak PSA 7.5, 43 Haddix PSA 6, 44 PSA 7, 45 Sauer
PSA 7, 46 PSA 7, 48 PSA 7, 50 J Robinson PSA 4 (looks
much nicer, not sure why a 4), 51 Hughes PSA 7, 52 PSA 6,
54 PSA 7, 58 PSA 7, 68 PSA 7, 81 PSA 3, 84 Pascual RC PSA
5, 97 PSA 6, 99 PSA 7, 103 PSA 7, 104 PSA 7, 115 PSA 6, 120
Kluszewski PSA 5.5, 123 Koufax RC PSA 6, 124 Killebrew
RC PSA 7, 125 Boyer RC PSA 6, 130 PSA 8, 139 PSA 7, 140
PSA 5.5, 144 PSA 6, 152 Agganis RC Ex-Mt, 155 Mathews
PSA 5, 160 PSA 7, 166 Bauer PSA 7, 169 PSA 6, 180 Labine
PSA 7, 187 Hodges SGC 7, 189 Rizzuto PSA 2 (looks sharp,
must be odd technical defect), 193 Sain PSA 7, 198 Berra
SGC 7.5 fairly well ctd, very nice), 200 Jensen PSA 4.5 and
210 Snider PSA 5.5 (well ctd, great looking card). Overall a
very fine collection of 1955 Topps cards.
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1956 Topps Complete Set
VG................ 900
Eminently affordable 56 set, this is lower grade but not
abused. A pleasing presentation overall, a handful of cards
could be upgraded. This is the kind of set where the commons and secondary stars are a full grade or more better
than the key cards, perhaps 50-60% VG to VG-Ex, with some
very clean cards at the back end of the set. There is nothing
terrible here, and the cards have a fairly consistent look and
feel. The key cards are as follows: 1 Harridge RC GVG, 5
Williams Fair-Good, 20 Kaline VG+, 30 J Robinson GVG,
31 Aaron GVG, 33 Clemente VG+, 79 Koufax VG, 101 Roy
Campanella VG, 110 Berra VG+, 113 Rizzuto Ex, 130 Mays
Good mk, 135 Mantle Good, 150 Snider Ex, 166 Dodgers TC
Good, 200 Feller VG, 240 Ford GVG, 251 Yankees TC Fair,
260 Pee Wee Reese GVG and 292 Aparicio RC VG-Ex/Ex.
72.2 1956Topps
Complete Set w/Mantle SGC 7.5
NM............. 2500
Terrific 56 set, these are fresh to the market, mostly collected 10-20 years ago. Well centered, this set includes all of the
desirable team variations and two clean unmarked checklists. There are 52 graded cards included, with an SMR of
$6,591. The ungraded cards are a very consistent and well
centered Near Mint overall; condition is about 75% Near
Mint or better, with some Nm-Mt cards, possibly many; the
balance is almost all a very strong Ex-Mt or Ex-Mt Plus. The
many key and graded cards are as follows: 1 Harridge RC
PSA 6, 2 Giles RC PSA 7, 5 Williams PSA 5, 8 Alston PSA 7,
10 Spahn PSA 7, 11 Cubs TC PSA 5, 15 Banks PSA 5, 17 PSA
8, 20 Kaline PSA 6, 30 J Robinson PSA 5, 31 Aaron SGC 7,
33 Clemente PSA 7, 54 PSA 8, 56 PSA 7, 63 Craig RC PSA
7.5, 72.2 Phillies TC Dated ‘55 PSA 5, 78 PSA 7, 79 Koufax
PSA 5, 90.3 Reds TC Ctd PSA 6, 95.2 Braves Team Dated
55’ PSA 5, 95.2 Braves TC Ctd PSA 7, 95.3 Braves Team
Left PSA 5, 99 Zimmer PSA 2.5, 100.2 Orioles Team Dated
PSA 7, 101 Roy Campanella PSA 6, 107 Mathews PSA 5,
110 Berra PSA 7, 113 Rizzuto PSA 5, 121 Pirates TC PSA 7,
130 Mays PSA 4.5, 135 Mantle SGC 7.5, 150 Snider PSA 5.5,
166 Dodgers TC PSA 7, 187 E Wynn PSA 5, 188 White Sox
TC PSA 6, 200 Feller PSA 6, 203 PSA 8, 226 Giants TC PSA
5, 233 Erskine PSA 7, 235 Newcombe PSA 7, 240 Ford PSA
6, 250 Doby PSA 4.5, 251 Yankees TC PSA 6, 260 Pee Wee
Reese PSA 6.5, 265 PSA 5, 281 PSA 7, 292 Aparicio RC PSA
7, 299 Neal PSA 5, 307 Wilhelm PSA 5, 310 PSA 8, Checklist
1/3 PSA 5 and Checklist 2/4 PSA 4.5.
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73
1957 - 60 Topps Collection of 662 cards
w/many stars
VG but varies.............. 150
Original collector lot, shoebox collection, these range from
Poor to Ex Plus, mainly VG, VG-Ex and Ex but again
with big variance. Unpicked, there is duplication. Lot is
as follows: 57 Topps (7 w/E Howard), 58 Topps (62 w/Ted
Williams, Mantle AS (2), Mays AS, Banks AS, Aaron AS (2),
Mays/Snider), 59 Topps (210 w/Maris, Kaline, Cepeda and
many high number commons) and 60 Topps (382 w/Yaz RC,
Koufax, McCovey RC, Yanks TC, Maris AS, Drysdale AS,
Kaline AS, Berra, Aaron, Clemente, Snider and many high
number commons). Lots of value here for a collector or a
dealer.
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Ex-Mt/NM........ 1200
One of the most popular of all baseball card sets from the
1950s, the 57 issue is a true classic. Very well collected by
our consignor, this is an extremely well assembled set. PSA
hit him hard on some fine cards with invisible wrinkles and
such, but the winning bidder should really enjoy this set.
Exceptionally well centered, the commons and secondary
stars look to approach 80% Near Mint or better, with many
superb cards; the balance is almost invariably a high-end
Ex-Mt, this set does not really anything done to it. Loaded
with big names, these are always so popular for good reason.
The key cards grade as follows: 1 Williams PSA 4 (crisp and
clean, must be hidden wrinkle), 2 Berra PSA 5, 10 Mays PSA
6, 18 Drysdale RC PSA 6, 20 Aaron PSA 6, 25 Ford Ex++,
29 Herzog PSA 7, 30 Reese PSA 7, 35 F Robby RC SGC 7.5,
40 Wynn PSA 6, 62 Martin PSA 6, 76 Clemente PSA 5, 82
E. Howard PSA 7, 95 Mantle PSA 6, 97 Yankees TC SGC 6,
120 Wynn PSA 6, 125 Kaline PSA 6, 170 Snider PSA 6, 200
McDougald PSA 8, 210 Campanella PSA 6, 212 Colavito RC
PSA 4, 230 Kell PSA 7, 250 Eddie Mathews PSA 8, 252 Erskine PSA 7, 286 Richardson RC PSA 7, 302 Koufax PSA 7,
312 Kubek PSA 7, 317 NY Giants PSA 7, 322 Reds TC PSA
7, 324 Dodgers TC Ex++, 328 B Robby RC PSA 5, 338 Bunning RC PSA 8, 400 Dodgers Sluggers PSA 7 and 407 Berra/
Mantle PSA 5 (well ctd and crisp, must be hidden wrinkle).
Also please note the commons and secondary stars were not
picked for grading, there could well be some gems here!
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751957 Topps Complete Set (all PSA graded)......... 3000
Classic and beloved Topps set by so many collectors, this is a
fine looking set with no cards below a PSA 6. By grade, the
breakdown is as follows: PSA 6 (215), PSA 6.5 (9), PSA 7
(157), PSA 7.5 (1), PSA 8 (2), PSA 7Q (8), PSA 8Q (14) and
PSA 9Q (1). These grades offer tremendous values in this
market as the PSA 6 SMR is just so low on many of these
cards (Brooks Robinson RC $240, Koufax $215, Bunning
$65, Richardson $85, Kubek $40, Mantle $525 etc). We
believe the SMR on the entire set to be $10,318. Smartly
collected, these are nice cards with good eye appeal, they are
neatly presented in 5 long white boxes, nothing too crazy
large or heavy. A full listing of every card will be on our
website, the key cards grade as follows: 1 Williams PSA 6, 2
Berra PSA 6, 7 Aparicio PSA 6, 10 Mays PSA 6, 15 Roberts
PSA 6, 18 Drysdale RC PSA 6, 20 Aaron PSA 6, 24 Maz RC
PSA 6, 25 Ford PSA 6, 30 Reese PSA 6, 35 F Robby RC PSA
6, 38 Fox PSA 7, 55 Banks PSA 7, 62 Martin PSA 7, 70 Ashburn PSA 7, 76 Clemente PSA 6, 80 Hodges PSA 6, 90 Spahn
PSA 6, 95 Mantle PSA 6, 97 Yanks TC PSA 7, 125 Kaline
PSA 6, 165 Klu PSA 6, 170 Snider PSA 6, 210 Campanella
PSA 7, 212 Colavito RC PSA 8, 250 Mathews PSA 6, 252
Erskine PSA 7, 286 Richardson RC PSA 6, 302 Koufax PSA
6, 312 Kubek RC PSA 6, 317 NY Giants TC PSA 6, 322 Cin
Reds TC PSA 6, 324 Dodgers TC PSA 6, 328 B Robby RC
PSA 6, 338 Bunning RC PSA 6, 400 Dodgers Sluggers PSA
6 and 407 Berra/Mantle PSA 6. A clean and well collected
1957 Topps set, this should find a happy home in the hands
of a collector who wants to save countless hours and dollars
versus assembling something like this card-by-card.
761958 Topps Complete Set -1
NM............. 1600
Missing the Maris (it is being offered as a separate lot), this
is a superb looking 58 set. Very condition sensitive issue,
these are among the nicest Topps cards when they can be
found in top quality. Our consignor was a stickler for centering, resulting in an extremely attractive set to peruse. Condition is simply a terrific, a stellar Near Mint or better set
with only a small percentage of weaker cards (they tend to
be sharp but may have minute technical defects). Bursting
with value, this has a huge breakdown value. There are 40
graded cards, as follows (SMR approximately $4,150): 1 Williams PSA 7, 2.1 Lemon PSA 6, 5 Mays PSA 7, 25 Drysdale
PSA 4, 30.1 Aaron PSA 5, 43 Sal Maglie PSA 7, 52.1 Bob
Clemente PSA 4 (crisp w/spot on back), 70.1 Al Kaline PSA
6, 100.1 E Wynn PSA 7, 150 Mantle PSA 7, 161 Larsen PSA
8, 187 Koufax PSA 6, 190 Schoendienst PSA 5, 198 PSA 7,
206 PSA 7, 238 Maz PSA 8, 243 PSA 7, 246 Yanks TC PSA
8 st, 285 F Robby PSA 4, 296 Ryne Duren RC PSA 7 st, 307
B Robby PSA 6.5, 310 Banks PSA 7.5, 320 Ford PSA 7, 321
Klu/Williams PSA 7, 370 Berra PSA 7 st, 375 Reese PSA
8, 377.2 Braves Team Numerical PSA 6, 393 Kubek PSA 7,
400 N Fox PSA 4, 408.2 Orioles Team Numerical PSA 4,
418 Mantle/Aaron PSA 6, 420 Pinson RC PSA 7, 428.1 Reds
Team Alphabetical PSA 8, 428.2 Reds Team Numerical PSA
6, 436 Mays/Snider PSA 7, 440 Mathews PSA 6, 484 F Robby
AS PSA 7, 485 Williams AS SGC 7.5, 486 Mays AS PSA 6
and 487 Mantle AS PSA 7. This is among the very finest
ungraded 1958 Topps Near Mint sets one will ever see, fresh
to market, collected 10-20 years ago, and there are almost
surely 8s and possibly 9s that we missed. In this market, sets
like this are almost impossible to find due to slabbing and
are this undervalued. Absolutely ideal and superb 58 set,
one of the best to hit the market in some time.
771958 Topps Complete Set (all PSA graded)......... 3000
Tough project, this larger 1950s sets takes over six long boxes. All are clean and well presented, this will save so much
money and time versus trying to buy these one-by-one. No
card is below a 6, by grade the set is as follows: PSA 6 (186),
PSA 7 (250), PSA 8 (14) and PSA 8 Q (45). Offering one
of the best values of all 1950s sets, this set is loaded with
key stars, Rookie Cards, secondary stars and has a popular
low number run that can be condition sensitive and a fun
selection of All Stars to conclude the set. These are clean
cards, nicely collected, offering a tremendous value as the
SMR always seems to be so low on Ex-Mt 6s (ie, Roger Maris
lists for $245 in a 6, Koufax $130, Mantle $465). The key
cards are as follows: (an exact listing will be on our web
site): 1 Williams PSA 6, 2.1 Lemon PSA 6, 5 Mays PSA 6, 19
Giants TC PSA 6, 25 Drysdale PSA 7, 30.1 Aaron PSA 6, 40
Kell PSA 8, 47 Maris RC PSA 6, 52.1 Bob Clemente PSA 6,
70.1 Al Kaline PSA 6, 71 Dodgers TC PSA 6, 85.1 Aparicio
PSA 6, 88 Snider PSA 6, 150 Mantle PSA 6, 162 Hodges PSA
7, 187 Koufax PSA 6, 238 Maz PSA 7, 246 Yanks TC PSA 6,
270 Spahn PSA 6, 271 B Martin PSA 6, 285 F Robby PSA 6,
288 Killebrew PSA 6, 307 B Robby PSA 6, 310 Banks PSA 6,
321 Klu/Williams PSA 6, 343 Cepeda RC PSA 7, 370 Berra
PSA 6, 418 Mantle/Aaron PSA 6, 420 Pinson RC PSA 6, 424
Doby PSA 7, 436 Mays/Snider PSA 6, 440 Mathews PSA 6,
464 C Flood RC PSA 7, 476 Musial AS PSA 7, 482 Banks
AS PSA 7, 485 Williams AS PSA 6, 486 Mays AS PSA 6, 487
Mantle AS PSA 6, 488 Aaron AS PSA 6 and 494 Spahn AS
PSA 7. We believe the SMR is $10,202 (we counted qualifers
two grades lower).
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781959 Fleer Uncut Sheet w/rare #68 Ted Signs
Ex................. 300
Pleasing full sheet, these have great color and no back damage. The key #68 card has some fine creasing but otherwise
looks terrific. Several of the cards, including the key #2 with
Babe Ruth have no creasing or wrinkles and look terrific. Very attractive and substantial piece is begging to be
framed.
791959Topps
Complete Set w/270 Graded Cards & Variations ........... 1300
Mixed lot of 59s, highlighted by a huge number of PSA
graded cards. By grade, the counts are as follows: PSA 8
(10), PSA 7 (34), PSA 6.5 (10), PSA 6 (83), PSA 5.5 (7), PSA
5 (60), PSA 4.5 (6), PSA 4 (37) and PSA 3 (8) and balance
with qualifiers etc (14). We believe the SMR to be approximately $3,846. This set includes all of the variations, which
is very unusual and provides for some real catalog value.
The ungraded cards are in some ways nicer than the graded
cards, close to Ex-Mt overall. The key cards grade as follows:
10 Mantle PSA 3, 40.2 Warren Spahn ERR PSA 4, 50 Mays
PSA 4, 150 Musial PSA 3, 163 Koufax PSA 3, 202 Maris
PSA 3, 317 Ashburn/Mays PSA 8, 380 Aaron PSA 3, 420
Colavito PSA 7, 461 Mickey Mantle HR PSA 4, 470 Musial
3000th PSA 7, 478 Clemente PSA 6, 509 Cash RC PSA 7,
510 Yankees TC PSA 6, 514 Bob Gibson PSA 6, 515 Harmon
Killebrew PSA 5.5, 543 Trio/Clemente PSA 4, 550 Campanella PSA 2.5, 559 Banks AS PSA 7, 561 Aaron AS PSA 4, 563
Mays AS PSA 5 and 564 Mantle AS PSA 3. Clean set overall,
which no doubt varies, but offers a tremendous value and
took some real work on the part of our consignor. A full
listing of every graded cards will be on our web site.
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801959 Topps Complete Set -1 NM to Nm-Mt...... 2000
Fine set looks terrific, fresh to market as with most of the
others in this auction. A blazer to our eyes, these look to be
50% or more Nm-Mt, the balance almost all a very high-end
Ex-Mt. The Bob Gibson RC came back an 8 and is being offered as a separate lot. There are 104 cards that are slabbed,
the SMR on these is $5,336. A full listing of all the graded
cards will be on our web site. The key cards are as follows:
1 Frick RC PSA 7, 8 Phillies Team PSA 7, 10 Mantle SGC
6 (well ctd), 20 Snider PSA 8, 28 PSA 8.5, 30 Fox PSA 7, 34
Kaline/Maxwell PSA 8, 50 Mays PSA 5 (very tough grade),
150 Musial Ex-Mt, 163 Koufax SGC 7, 166 Minoso/Colavito/
Doby PSA 7.5, 180 Berra PSA 5, 202 Maris PSA 5, 213 PSA
9, 235 PSA 9, 257 Wagner RC PSA 8, 260 Wynn PSA 8, 270
Hodges PSA 8, 285 PSA 9, 300 Ashburn PSA 7, 350 Banks
PSA 6, 360 Kaline PSA 6, 380 Aaron Ex-Mt, 387 Drysdale
PSA 7, 390 Cepeda PSA 7, 430 Ford PSA 6, 439 B. Robinson
PSA 7, 461 Mickey Mantle HR PSA 6, 478 Clemente PSA 7,
509 Cash RC PSA 8, 510 Yankees TC PSA 7, 515 Harmon
Killebrew PSA 7, 524 PSA 8, 528 Pirates TC PSA 8, 537
Arias PSA 8, 543 Trio/Clemente NM ctd, 550 Campanella
PSA 7, 553 Cepeda PSA 8, 559 Banks AS PSA 8, 561 Aaron
AS PSA 7, 562 Kaline AS PSA 8, 563 Mays AS PSA 7 and 564
Mantle AS PSA 6 st. Please note the various back variations
(316, 322, 331) are included with the lot. One of the most
collected sets of its era, dealers love these with the many star
cards, special and high numbers, making a higher grade 59
set a simply tremendous value. Fine set is completely new
to the market, there could easily be some condition rarities
hiding within this exceptionally fine, well centered and
sharp set.
811960 Leaf Complete Set
Ex+............... 400
Underrated set has a big breakdown value due to its huge
high number run. Respectable set is interesting as the high
numbers are much nicer than the low numbers. Some very
simple and inexpensive upgrading could benefit this set,
but it still presents a huge value as offered. The condition of
the high numbers is about 80%+ Ex-Mt or better, 30-40%+
Near Mint, the balance varies but is mainly Ex or Ex Plus.
The inconsequential low number run is about VG-Ex/Ex
overall with many nicer cards. The key cards are as follows:
27 B. Robby VG+, 37 Snider Ex-Mt, 75 Culp RC VG-Ex/Ex,
94 Two Hal Smiths NM, 115 Tanner Ex-Mt+, 125 Anderson NM, 128 Cepeda NM, 141 Flood NM and 144 Bunning
Ex++. The high number cards list for $25 each, and there are
77 of them as a note.
Ex-Mt......... 1000
Nice 60 set is about half Ex-Mt, the other half almost all Ex
or better, nothing beat up here, but this has some of the typical centering issues with 1960 Topps. The high numbers are
very strong, close to 75% Ex-Mt or better, with some Near
Mint, providing for some serious breakdown value. The key
cards are as follows: 148 Yaz RC PSA 6, 160 Mantle/Boyer
PSA 6, 200 Mays Ex++, 250 Musial Ex+, 300 Aaron VG-Ex/
Ex, 316 McCovey RC Ex++, 326 Clemente Ex-Mt, 332 Yankees TC NM, 343 Koufax Ex-Mt+, 350 Mantle PSA 6, 377
Maris Ex-Mt, 480 Berra VG-Ex/Ex, 563 Mantle AS PSA 6,
564 Mays AS PSA 7, 565 Maris AS PSA 5 and 566 Aaron AS
Ex++. Solid 60 set is anchored by two clean PSA 6 Mantles
and a PSA 6 Yaz, something you do not see every day.
831960 Topps Complete Set w/107 graded cards
NM to Nm-Mt.................. 1500
Another gorgeous Near Mint and better set, this one is especially fine. Loaded with beautiful cards, there are 107
PSA-graded cards, with an approximate SMR of $3,782.
These are well represented cards, some with tough grades
in our biased opinion. The set is well centered and super
sharp, 90-95% Near Mint or better to our eyes, and at least
30% or more Nm-Mt or better - these are some superb
cards, with note to a very clean high number run. It is very
possible we missed some common conditions gems as there
were so many fine cards in this extremely well collected set.
A full listing of the graded cards will be on our web site.
The many key cards are as follows: 10 Banks PSA 7, 35 Ford
PSA 5, 50 Kaline PSA 8 st, 55 Maz PSA 8, 61 PSA 8.5, 132 F
Howard RC PSA 7, 136 Kaat RC PSA 7, 148 Yaz RC PSA 7,
160 Mantle/Boyer PSA 6, 184 PSA 9, 200 Mays Ex++, 210
Killebrew PSA 6, 227 Stengel PSA 8, 240 Aparicio PSA 8,
250 Musial PSA 7, 275 Flood PSA 9, 295 Hodges PSA 7, 300
Aaron PSA 6, 316 McCovey RC PSA 5, 326 Clemente PSA
9 oc (not badly centered at all, an odd grade), 332 Yankees
TC Ex-Mt+, 343 Koufax NM, 350 Mantle PSA 5 (beautifully
centered, we feel this should have been a 6), 377 Maris PSA
4, 395 Wilhelm PSA 8, 409 PSA 9, 420 Mathews PSA 7, 465
Dickey PSA 8, 475 Drysdale PSA 9 oc, 480 Berra PSA 7, 484
Pirates TC PSA 7, 490 F Robinson PSA 7 st, 493 Snider PSA
7, 513 Cubs TC PSA 8, 541 PSA 8, 554 McCovey AS PSA 6,
559 Aparicio AS PSA 8, 560 Banks AS PSA 6, 561 Kaline AS
Ex-Mt, 563 Mantle AS PSA 8 oc, 564 Mays AS PSA 6, 565
Maris AS PSA 6, 566 Aaron AS PSA 8. As with the other sets
in the collection, this is a superb Near Mint or better set that
is completely fresh to market, a quality of set that hardly
ever comes to market due to slabbing, these are some great
looking cards.
841961 Topps Collection of 577 w/many stars
VG to VG-Ex but varies..... 200
Original shoebox collection of 1961 Topps cards, these vary
extensively in grade from Poor to Ex, but are mostly VG
or VG-Ex. This is a substantial collection, with about 400
different cards, including 21 high numbers and many of the
key cards. There are a large number or secondary stars, specials and such, providing for a very substantial catalog value. Better cards include but are not limited to the following:
2 Maris, 35 Santo RC, 200 Spahn (2), 207 Koufax/Podres,
211 Gibson (2), 287 Yastrzemski (2), 290 Musial (2), 307
Mantle WS2, 350 Banks (3), 360 F. Robinson, 371 Skowron
SP, 388 Clemente (2), 401 Ruth 60th HR, 415 Aaron , 425
Berra, 472 Berra MVP SP, 517 McCovey, 542 Twins Team
Card, 545 Wilhelm, 563 Cerv, 565 F. Alou and 578 Mantle
25
AS.
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1961 Topps Complete Set NM to Nm-Mt......... 1500
Stunning condition set, this is as good (or even better) than
it gets for ungraded cards. Collected very carefully, this is
an exceptionally well centered and beautiful 61 set. Many of
these cards appear to be from vending. These were collected
10-20 years ago and are fresh to the market. Blazing set,
condition is about 40% Nm-Mt, the balance are almost all
a very strong Near Mint or better. The high numbers are
terrific, more like 50% Nm-Mt or better, the balance all
Near Mint. There are 73 PSA-graded cards, which have an
approximate SMR of $3,087 (a full listing will be on our web
site). The many star cards in this absolutely loaded 1960s
Topps set are as follows: 2 Maris PSA 5, 41 Groat/Mays/
Clemente LL PSA 8, 68 PSA 9, 120 Mathews PSA 8, 150
Mays PSA 6, 227 PSA 9, 233 PSA 9, 250 PSA 9, 255 PSA 9,
280 Howard PSA 9, 290 Musial NM, 300 Mantle Ex++ Ctd,
307 Mantle WS2 PSA 8, 344 Koufax PSA 7, 360 F. Robinson
PSA 8, 380 Minoso PSA 9, 388 Clemente PSA 6, 405 Gehrig
Streak PSA 7, 406 Mantle 565’ HR PSA 6, 415 Aaron NM,
417 Marichal RC SP NM cut short, 425 Berra PSA 6, 460
Hodges PSA 8, 475 Mantle MVP PSA 7, 478 Maris MVP
PSA 7, 482 Mays MVP PSA 8, 495 Howard PSA 8, 523 Gibbon PSA 7, 542 Twins Team Card PSA 7, 545 Wilhelm PSA
7, 547 PSA 8, 561 James PSA 8, 563 Cerv PSA 6, 575 Banks
AS PSA 8, 576 Maris AS PSA 9 oc, 578 Mantle AS PSA 6,
579 Mays AS NM, 586 Ford AS NM and 589 Spahn AS NM.
An incredible value, this is one of the very nicest 61 sets that
we have ever handled.
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861962 Canadian Post Cereal
Complete Set
Ex+ but varies............ 2000
One of the rarest of all Post Cereal sets, when was the last
time you saw a full Canadian set? Checking in at a full 200
cards, this is the kind of set where it is likely loaded with
$50-$100 and higher commons and minor stars needed by
advanced team collectors. Condition is a very nice Ex Plus
to Ex-Mt overall, this was clearly a very carefully collected
set by a collector with a good eye. With that said, 10-15% of
the backs show some wear and some of the secondary single-prints could benefit from an upgrade. The key cards are
as follows: 5.2 Mickey Mantle (163 hits; first line of bio ends:
4th time in) Ex-Mt, 6.1 Roger Maris (first line of french bio
has large p in pour les circuits.) Ex-Mt+, 9.2 Whitey Ford
(Yankees) NM, 10 Ralph Terry Good, 29 Brooks Robinson
Ex-Mt, 32 Dick Williams Good, 39 Bubba Phillips Ex-Mt,
49 Luis Aparicio Ex, 51 Minnie Minoso NM, 61 Carl Yastrzemski VG-Ex/Ex, 70 Willie Tasby VG, 77 Leon Wagner VG-Ex/Ex, 87 Lenny Green Ex-Mt, 95 Gene Stephens
VG-Ex, 100 Art Ditmar Ex, 109 Sandy Koufax Ex, 112 Jim
Gilliam VG, 113 Norm Larker Ex-Mt, 118 Gene Freese ExMt+, 122 Frank Robinson Ex, 124 Joey Jay Ex-Mt, 128 Wally
Post Ex, 137 Ed Bailey Ex, 138 Sam Jones VG, 142.2 Willie
Mays (small head) Ex, 144 Joe Amalfitano Good, 149.2
Hank Aaron (script name small) VG-Ex, 170 Bill Mazeroski
Ex-Mt+, 173 Roberto Clemente Ex-Mt+, 181 Hal Smith Ex,
188 Ernie Banks Ex-Mt+ and 195 Don Demeter Ex-Mt. Well
collected set, this is something we may not have handled in
20 years it is so scarce as a full set. Who wants to fill in yet
another hole in a full post-war set run?
871962Topps
Collection of 337 w/many stars
Ex................. 200
Original shoebox collection, this one varies too but is by far
the nicest of the collection, with a fair number of crisp ExMt and better cards and nice Ex Plus cards. Duplication is
fairly heavy, but these go into the 400s. Better cards in this
nice collection are as follows: 1 Maris, 10 Clemente (2), 18
Mantle/Mays, 25 Banks, 30 Mathews, 45 B Robby (2), 150
Kaline, 288 B Williams, 310 Ford (2), 313 Maris IA, 320
Aaron, 340 Drysdale, 350 F Robby (3), 387 Brock RC, 394
Aaron AS (2), 395 Mays AS, 425 Yaz and 471 Mantle AS. In
addition, there are many other HOFers, specials and other
better cards in this loaded little lot.
Ex-Mt/NM........... 1200
Fine looking Ex-Mt/NM set is notable for exceptional centering. Many additional variations are included, with
fourteen additional cards with Yost, Moon, Tasby, Reniff,
Kunkel, Willey etc. Fine set is about 15% Nm-Mt, 50-60%
Near Mint, the balance is almost a high-end Ex-Mt or Ex-Mt
Plus. The high numbers are an absolutely superb Near Mint
or better, about 30% Near Mint to Mint. The SMR on just
the 25 graded cards is $2,068. The key and graded cards are
as follows: 1 Maris SGC 6 (well ctd), 4 SGC 7.5, 6 SGC 7, 10
Clemente PSA 4 (looks much nicer), 18 Mantle/Mays PSA 7,
48 PSA 7, 50 Musial PSA 7, 53 Mantle LL PSA 7, 99 B Powell
RC PSA 7, 100 Spahn PSA 7, 200 Mantle PSA 5.5 (well ctd,
very nice, tough grade), 246 SGC 7.5, 300 Mays PSA 6, 313
Maris IA PSA 7, 320 Aaron PSA 7, 360 Berra PSA 6, 387
Brock RC PSA 7, 399 Spahn AS PSA 7, 471 Mantle AS PSA
6.5, 530 Gibson SP PSA 7, 532 SGC 8, 565 SGC 8, 571 SGC
8, 584 Twins Team PSA 7, 594 Uecker RC PSA 6, 5 Koufax
Ex-Mt+, 139.3 Hal Reniff RC Pit Strong Ex-Mt+, 140 Ruth/
Gehrig NM, 199 G Perry RC Ex-Mt+, 318 Mantle IA ExMt+, 401 Cepeda/Maris NM, 425 Yaz Ex-Mt+, 500 Snider
NM, 530 Gibson PSA 7, 544 McCovey SP Strong Ex-Mt+,
591 McDowell RC NM, 592 Bouton RC NM, 594 PSA 6,
596 Pepitone RC Strong Ex-Mt+ and 598 Hickman RC NM.
Fantastic ungraded 62 set, this really looks great and as with
all clean 62 sets, these have a huge breakdown value.
89Remarkable Mets Team Issue
Photo Collection 1962-1984 (413 pcs) Ex-Mt.......... 400
Another thing that you just never see, this is a huge collection, all different, of black and white Mets team issue
photos. Measuring 4x5, these are presented in alphabetical
order neatly on four-pocket sheets. The books opens with
a 1962 team issue set (22 different) that we believe is only
missing Ashburn. One of the most complete runs in the
hobby of these photos, condition is clean overall. A charming tour of Mets history, with Stengel (3), Hodges (4), Ruffing, Snider, Spahn, Kranepool (7), Ken Boyer, Choo Choo
Coleman, Seaver (6), Ryan (2), Cleon Jones (6), Berra (5),
Foy, Frisella (2), Mays (2), McGraw (4), Kingman (3) and
Torre (4). These end in the early to mid-1980s with Dwight
Gooden, Jesse Orosco, George Foster etc. I cannot begin to
imagine how much time and effort went into assembling
this great little collection. Let’s Go Mets!
901963 Fleer Complete Set
VG-Ex.......... 300
Nothing crazy here, the offered lot is just an honest and
consistent mid-grade set. Not bad at all, keys are as follows:
4 B Robinson VG-Ex/Ex, 5 Mays VG-Ex/Ex, 8 Yastrzemski
VG-Ex/Ex, 41 Drysdale VG-Ex, 42 Koufax VG-Ex/Ex, 43
Wills RC VG-Ex, 45 Spahn Ex, 46 Adcock SP VG-Ex/Ex, 56
Clemente VG-Ex/Ex, 59 Mazeroski VG-Ex, 61 Gibson VGEx, 64 Cepeda VG-Ex and Checklist SP GVG.
911963 Fleer
Complete Set
NM............... 600
Sharp and fine Near Mint set. Very well centered for the
issue, this is a strong set. Nothing to do here but enjoy, keys
are as follows: 1 Barber PSA 7, 2 Hansen PSA 8, 4 B Robinson PSA 7, 5 Mays PSA 6, 8 Yastrzemski NM, 40 Davis PSA
7, 41 Drysdale PSA 6, 42 Koufax PSA 7, 43 Wills RC NM,
45 Spahn PSA 8, 46 Adcock SP PSA 7 st, 56 Clemente SGC
7, 59 Mazeroski NM, 61 Gibson NM, 64 Cepeda NM, 65
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Davenport PSA 7 and Checklist SP Ex-Mt+.
921963 Stat Back Exhibit Complete Set Ex+.......... 300
Very clean set varies only mildly in grade. Checking in at 64
cards, this has no less than 14 HOFers plus Ken Hubbs. Keys
are as follows: Aaron NM, Banks Ex++, Berra Ex-Mt, Clemente Ex-Mt, Hubbs Ex, Koufax NM, Mantle Ex-Mt, Maris
VG-Ex, Mays Ex, Musial NM and F. Robinson Ex+. Neat and
underrated set looks terrific.
NM............. 1600
Sharp and fine set includes seven additional variations.
Beloved by dealers with its huge breakdown value, this is
among the most popular sets of the 1960s. A very attractive
design and with great stars and Rookies, this is a very fine
looking set. Condition is strikingly clean, about 90% Near
Mint or better to our eye. This set is especially nice as it
is one of the very best centered 63 Topps sets that we have
ever seen. We sent a bunch of cards to PSA (possibly not the
right ones, as there may well be some hidden treasure here)
and got back some tough grades. There will be a full listing
on our web site, but the SMR on just the 57 graded cards is
approximately $4,031. The fine run of key cards grades as
follows: 18 Clemente Special PSA 7, 120 Maris PSA 7, 138
Mays/Musial PSA 7, 173 Best/Mantle PSA 6, 200 Mantle
SGC 7.5, 210 Koufax PSA 6.5, 228 Oliva/Kranepool RC PSA
7, 242 Banks/Aaron PSA 6, 250 Musial PSA 7, 300 Mays PSA
5, 320 Spahn PSA 7, 340 Berra PSA 7, 345 B Robinson PSA
8, 360 Drysdale PSA 7, 361 Boyer SGC 8, 375 Boyer PSA
8, 380 Banks Strong Ex-Mt+, 390 Aaron PSA 7, 398 Powell
PSA 8, 400 F Robinson PSA 7, 412 Podres/Drys/Koufax PSA
7, 415 Gibson PSA 7, 420 Richardson PSA 8, 440 Marichal
PSA 8, 446 Ford PSA 7, 566 Freehan RC PSA 8, 470 Tresh
SP NM, 472 Brock Strong Ex-Mt+, 473 Mets Team NM, 490
McCovey PSA 6, 500 Killebrew SP PSA 6, 520 Cepeda PSA
8, 524 Cardinals Team PSA 8, 537 Rose RC PSA 6, 540 Clemente PSA 6, 544 Staub RC PSA 8, 550 Snider NM and 553
Stargell RC Ex-Mt. This is not a world class 63 set but about
the best you will ever see below a registry set, a very, very
fine set that looks terrific.
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94Bulk 1960s Lot w/many stars (3,000 pcs) VG-Ex..... 300
An old time of box cards, we filled up a 3,200 box with stars
but did not otherwise count them so the count is very approximate. Condition is VG-Ex overall but ranges from VG
to Ex-Mt, far from terrible. In addition to the listed stars,
there is a wide variety of secondary stars. Duplication is not
excessive, 66 and 67 are the deepest years in this run. Better
cards include: 63 Topps: 3 Mays/Aaron/Banks LL, 4 Kill/
Maris/Colav LL, 18 Clemente Special (2), 25 Kaline, 115
Yaz (2); 64 Topps: 1 Koufax LL, 8 Yaz LL, 9 Aaron/Mays LL,
11 Aaron LL, 21 Berra, 29 Brock, 35 E Mathews, 55 Banks,
150 Mays, 155 Snider, 177 Killebrew, 210 Yastrezemski,
225 Maris, 287 Conigliaro RC, 342 Stargell; 65 Topps: 16
Morgan RC, 155 Maris, 160 Clemente (2), 170 Aaron (2),
207 Rose, 250 Mays, 330 Ford, 350 Mantle, 470 Berra, 500
Mathews, 510 Banks, 526 Hunter RC); 66 Topps: 1 Mays,
30 Rose (3), 36 Hunter, 50 Mantle (2), 70 Yastrzemski, 100
Koufax, 120 Killebrew, 255 Stargell, 300 Clemente (2), 310
Robinson, 320 Gibson, 365 Maris, 390 B. Robinson, 430
Drysdale, 530 Roberts, 540 McLain, 580 Williams SP) and
67 Topps: 45 Maris, 140 Stargell, 146 Carlton, 150 Mantle
(3), 200 Mays, 250 Aaron , 355 Yaz (2), 400 Clemente (2),
430 Rose (2), 475 Palmer, 476 Perez SP, 570 Wills. Clearly
a loaded with the high numbers that are always missing
from these types of lots, the breakdown value here has to be
simply tremendous.
Lot 96
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1964 Topps Complete Set NM to Nm-Mt.......... 1500
Clean set is extremely fine, 40-50% Nm-Mt or better to our
eye, the balance almost all Near Mint. The SMR on just the
31 graded cards is $1,711 (which values the key Curt Flood
8.5 as a common). It is very possible that this fresh set that
was collected 10-20 years ago could have some condition
scarcities. The key cards grade as follows: 21 Berra NM, 29
Brock PSA 8 pd, 50 Mantle SGC 7, 55 Banks PSA 6, 81 Fox
PSA 7, 89 Powell PSA 7, 103 Curt Flood PSA 8.5, 125 Rose
PSA 6, 150 Mays PSA 7, 200 Koufax PSA 5 (tough grade),
210 Yastrzemski NM+, 225 Maris NM, 230 B Robby NM,
250 Kaline Ex-Mt+, 260 F Robby NM, 287 Conigliaro RC
PSA 8, 300 Aaron Ex+, 306 Mays/Cepeda NM, 316 PSA 9,
325 PSA 8, 329 PSA 8, 330 PSA 8, 331 Mantle/Maris Et Al
NM, 342 Stargell PSA 6, 345 PSA 6.5, 380 Ford NM+, 400
Spahn NM, 423 Aaron/Mays PSA 8, 433 Yanks TC NM+, 434
PSA 8, 440 Clemente SGC 7, 460 Gibson PSA 7, 468 G Perry
NM, 482 PSA 8, 497 PSA 7, 512 W Horton RC PSA 8, 531
Dodgers TC PSA 6, 538 Minoso PSA 8, 540 Aparicio NM,
541 Niekro RC NM, 543 Uecker PSA 8, 544 PSA 8, 550 Ken
Hubbs NM, 564 PSA 5, 567 Kaat SGC 7, 570 Mazeroski NM,
580 PSA 6 and 586 Piersall PSA 7.
96
Ex-Mt+....... 1000
Very solid and consistent set, this is about 85% Ex-Mt to
Near Mint, mostly Ex-Mt and Ex-Mt Plus. Sharp looking set,
very nice, just below 7 quality overall. No issues here, the
key cards grade as follows (they are a step below the commons and secondary stars): 3 Kill/Mantle Ex++, 16 Morgan
RC NM, 134 Mantle WS Ex-Mt+ ctd, 155 Maris PSA 6, 160
Clemente Ex-Mt, 170 Aaron Ex-Mt, 207 Rose Ex+ o/c, 250
Mays PSA 5, 300 Koufax PSA 4, 320 Gibson Ex+, 350 Mantle
PSA 6, 385 Yastrzemski Ex-Mt+, 400 Killebrew Ex-Mt, 461
Carroll/Niekro Ex-Mt, 470 Berra Ex-Mt+, 477 Carlton RC
PSA 5, 510 Banks Ex-Mt+, 526 Hunter RC PSA 5, 540 Brock
Ex-Mt+ and 581 Perez RC PSA 6. If you are looking for a
clean problem-free 65 set but do want to get into a graded
set, than this is something to seriously consider.
w/63 graded cards
NM to Nm-Mt......... 1600
Exceptionally fine set is especially well centered for a 65.
Cards have sharp corners and are quite clean, many look to
be from vending. Condition looks to be about half Nm-Mt
or better, the balance almost all Near Mint or incredibly
close. The SMR on the 63 graded cards is approximately
$3,000. A full listing will be on our web site. Keys are as
follows: 1 Oliva/Howard PSA 7, 16 Morgan RC PSA 7, 20
Bunning PSA 8, 23 PSA 9, 99 Hodges PSA 8, 113 PSA 9, 130
Kaline PSA 8, 134 Mantle WS Ex-Mt+, 145 Tiant PSA 8, 150
Brooks Robinson PSA 6, 155 Maris NM, 160 Clemente PSA
5.5, 170 Aaron PSA 7, 176 McCovey PSA 8, 207 Rose PSA 5,
220 Williams PSA 8, 250 Mays PSA 7, 260 Drysdale PSA 8,
266 Campaneris RC PSA 8.5, 300 Koufax PSA 6, 320 Gibson
PSA 6.5, 350 Mantle BVG 7.5, 385 Yastrzemski Ex-Mt+, 387
Podres PSA 9, 390 PSA 8, 400 Killebrew NM, 410 Aparicio
PSA 8, 437 PSA 9, 460 Allen PSA 7, 461 Carroll/Niekro NM
cut short, 470 Berra PSA 7, 475 Boyer PSA 8, 477 Carlton
RC SGC 8, 510 Banks Ex-Mt+, 526 Hunter RC PSA 5, 533
McGraw/Swoboda PSA 8, 540 Brock PSA 7 and 581 Perez
RC PSA 6. Another superb set that would be hard to top
without getting into a registry set.
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981966 Topps Complete Set NM to Nm-Mt........ 1500
Always popular, this set is anchored by a tough high number
run. Condition sensitive issue, especially with respect to
centering, this lot was assembled by a very careful collector for whom centering was always a focus. There are 99
PSA-graded cards with this set, the SMR on these cards is
$3,154 (a full listing will be on our web site). There are 10
additional variations included, the Uecker, Ranew, Groat,
Johnson and Landrum variations as well as both versions
of five of the checklists. Strikingly sharp and fine set, these
look to be 75% Nm-Mt or better to our eye, the balance
almost all a strong Near Mint or Near Mint Plus. Many of
these cards look to be straight from vending and have that
signature fresh Mint feel. The high numbers are fantastic
as well, perhaps 55-60% Nm-Mt or better, the balance also a
strong Near Mint or Near Mint Plus. As far as centering, this
is BY FAR the best centered 66 set that we have ever seen or
handled. A high grade set with many graded cards sold for
over $12,000 in our last major auction; this set is not very
different at all! The key cards are as follows: 1 Mays PSA 4,
4 PSA 8.5, 28 Niekro PSA 8, 30 Rose PSA 5, 50 Mantle PSA
7, 70 Yastrzemski PSA 7.5, 100 Koufax PSA 8 oc, 110 Banks
PSA 8, 120 Killebrew PSA 8, 125 Brock PSA 7, 126 Palmer
RC PSA 7, 171 PSA 9, 185 PSA 9, 186 PSA 9, 215 Clemente/
Aaron Mays PSA 7, 217 Mays/McCovey PSA 7, 218 PSA 9,
225 Koufax/Veale PSA 8, 254 Jenkins RC PSA 7, 255 Stargell
PSA 7, 270 PSA 9, 286 PSA 8.5, 288 Sutton RC PSA 6, 300
Clemente PSA 7, 320 Gibson PSA 7.5, 390 B. Robinson PSA
8, 410 Kaline PSA 7, 420 Marichal PSA 8, 438 PSA 9, 457
PSA 8.5, 490 Richardson PSA 8, 500 Aaron PSA 6, 530 Roberts PSA 6, 550 McCovey SP PSA 7, 554 PSA 8, 558 Scott RC
PSA 7, 561 Choo Choo Coleman PSA 6, 583 Tigers Team
PSA 7 and 598 Perry PSA 7. The winning bidder should
really enjoy this exquisite set.
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991967Topps
Complete Set w/Seaver PSA 8
NM to Nm-Mt........ 2000
Classic and beloved Topps set, these are always so popular
among collectors. Lots of value here, with a classic high
number run and many great looking star cards. The offered
near-set is terrific, anchored by a Tom Seaver Rookie in an 8
holder and a Rod Carew Rookie in a 7 holder. We have a few
condition rarities offered as separate lots, but boy these are
some strong cards, many of which are do doubt from vending. There are 63 PSA-graded cards in the lot, with an SMR
of approximately $4,552 (a full listing will be on our web
site). Another gorgeous set, this looks to be about 65% NmMt or better, the balance almost all a very strong Near Mint
or Near Mint Plus. The vital high numbers are also very
strong, about half Nm-Mt or better, half Near Mint. The key
cards are as follows: 30 Kaline PSA 8, 45 Maris PSA 7,
140 Stargell PSA 8, 150 Mantle PSA 7, 180 PSA 9, 192 PSA
9, 200 Mays PSA 6, 201 PSA 9, 215 Banks PSA 8, 238 Koufax
LL PSA 9, 250 Aaron PSA 5, 292 PSA 9, 315 B Williams
PSA 8, 320 G Perry PSA 8, 355 Yaz PSA 7, 369 Hunter PSA
8, 400 Clemente , 423 Mays/McCovey PSA 8, 430 Rose PSA
6, 456 P Niekro PSA 8, 460 Killebrew PSA 6, 481 Durocher
PSA 9, 536 Niekro RC PSA 8, 542 Monday RC PSA 8, 550
PSA 8, 553 Hegan RC PSA 8, 555 Cardwell PSA 9, 558 Belanger RC VG-Ex (well ctd), 567 Hamilton PSA 8,
569 Carew RC PSA 7, 570 Wills PSA 8, 578 PSA 8,
580 Colavito PSA 8 oc, 581 Seaver RC PSA 8, 594 Osinski
PSA 8, 600 B. Robinson PSA 7, 604 Red Sox Team PSA 8,
605 Shannon PSA 7 and 609 John PSA 6. Please 11 additional variations are included, with note to the tough 86 McCormick, 26 Priddy, 58 Schaal, 374 Queen, 402 Jackson, 417
Bruce, 427 Gomez, 447 Belinsky and the Mantle and Mays
and two other checklists. Remarkable quality set, something
you just do not see.
NM............. 1000
Fine looking 68 set, please note the desirable variations of
Brinkman and Cox and three checklists are also included.
This is the kind of set where the commons and secondary
stars are a full grade better than the keys. Condition looks to
be about half Nm-Mt or better, the balance almost all Near
Mint. We did not check the commons and such for 8s and 9s,
there almost have to be some gems like that as these super
sharp cards were collected 10-20 years ago. This would be
a very manageable project to upgrade to a full Nm-Mt set
if desired. Our consignor was especially focused on centering, and this is certainly one of the very best centered 68
Topps sets that one is ever likely to see. The key cards are as
follows: The key cards are as follows: 45 Seaver PSA 7, 49.2
Brinkman Yellow Ex, 50 Mays NM, 66.2 Cox Yellow Ex, 80
Carew NM, 110 Aaron PSA 7, 150 Clemente PSA 5 (looks
much nicer), 177 Ryan/Koosman RC PSA 6 (well ctd, very
high-end for grade), 230 Rose NM, 240 Kaline NM+, 247
Bench RC Ex-Mt+ ctd, 280 Mantle SGC 7, 330 Maris NM
Ctd, 374 Clemente AS PSA 9 pd, 408 Carlton PSA 7, 480 Oliva/Cardenas/Clemente PSA 6, 490 Kill/Mays/Mantle PSA
5 (well ctd, looks much nicer), 500 F. Robinson PSA 8, 505
Sparma PSA 6, 528 Tigers Team Ex-Mt+, 530 Bird Belters/
Robinson NM and 575 Palmer NM.
101 1968Topps Action All Star Stickers
Mays (Rose and Santo)Ex-Mt........... 200
Superb piece, this is sharp, well centered
and super clean. One of the absolute keys
to this set, this piece has a large image of
Willie Mays in the dominant center panel.
In addition to Mays, this has Pete Rose,
Ron Santo and Ed Kranepool. A very fine
wrinkle at the top left corner of the Mays
panel keeps this at an awfully nice Ex-Mt.
The last example we had sold for over
$1,100 in June 2015.
102Bulk 1968 - 1969 Topps Lot w/many stars
(3,500+ pcs) VG-Ex.......... 300
An old time box of cards, we filled up most of a 5,000 box
with stars but did not otherwise count them so the count is
very approximate. Condition is VG-Ex overall but ranges
from VG to Ex-Mt, far from terrible. In addition to the
listed stars, there is a wide variety of secondary stars. Duplication is not excessive, it may be possible to make near-sets
here. Better cards include: 1968 Topps: 45 Seaver, 50 Mays,
80 Carew, 100 Gibson, 110 Aaron (3), 150 Clemente (4), 230
Rose (3), 240 Kaline, 247 Bench RC (2), 280 Mantle (2), 330
Maris, 374 Clemente AS (4), 408 Carlton, 480 Oliva/Cardenas/Clemente, 490 Kill/Mays/Mantle, 500 F. Robinson, 520
Brock, 575 Palmer and 1969 Topps: 20 Banks, 50 Clemente , 85 Brock, 95 Bench, 100 Aaron, 120 Rose, 130 Yaz,
190 Mays, 200 Gibson, 250 F. Robinson, 255 Carlton, 375
Killebrew, 410 Kaline, 500.1 Mantle , 510 Carew, 533 Ryan,
550 B. Robinson, 573 Palmer, 597 Fingers RC, 650 Williams.
Clearly a loaded lot with the stars that are always missing
from these types of lots, the breakdown value here also has
to be simply tremendous.
1041969 Topps Complete Set NM to Nm-Mt.......... 700
Strikingly sharp and clean set, many of these look to be from
vending. Well centered for a 69 set (not perfect by any
stretch but nice!), these cards are 30-35% Near Mint to
Mint or better (possibly more), the balance almost entirely
a very strong Near Mint or Near Mint Plus. These are very
sharp, super clean and fine cards. Seven additional variation
cards are also included with the set. The key cards grade
as follows: 20 Banks PSA 7, 50 Clemente PSA 6, 95 Bench
NM, 100 Aaron PSA 7, 120 Rose Ex-Mt+, 130 Yaz PSA 7, 190
Mays PSA 7, 200 Gibson PSA 8, 250 F. Robinson PSA 8, 255
Carlton PSA 8, 260 R Jackson RC PSA 7, 410 Kaline NM,
480 Seaver PSA 7, 500.1 Mantle PSA 5 (ctd, tough grade),
510 Carew NM, 533 Ryan PSA 7, 545 Stargell PSA 7, 550 B.
Robinson PSA 8, 573 Palmer PSA 5, 597 Fingers RC NM and
630 Bonds RC NM. Please note the commons and secondary stars have not been picked for grading, there could well
some gems lurking within.
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1031969 MLBPA Complete Set
NM............... 240
High grade set, we sent the following to PSA for slabbing:
Aaron 7, Banks 4, Bench 8, Brock 8, Carew 8, Clemente 4,
Gibson 5, Kaline 7, Mays 7, McCovey 7, Rose 8 and Yaz 7.
The rest of the set should be similar to the stars, extremely
clean, sharp and fine overall.
1051970 Topps Very Near-Set (705 different)
Ex-Mt/NM................. 450
Strong set, missing only keys Rose and Bench. The condition
is about 40% Near Mint, the balance almost all Ex-Mt/NM
or so, these were culled from a large quantity for condition
(some cards need to be upgraded for centering). Keys are as
follows: 1 Mets TC Ex-Mt+, 10 Carl Yaz Ex-Mt+, 140 Jackson
SGC 6, 189 Munson RC Ex+, 197 Ryan NLCS NM oc, 300
Seaver NM, 350 Clemente NM oc, 500 Aaron Ex-Mt, 600
Mays Ex++, 630 Banks Ex-Mt, 640 Kaline Ex-Mt, 700 F. Robinson Ex-Mt, 712 Ryan Ex++ and 713 Pilots TC Ex++. This
should be a very simple project to complete and/or upgrade.
Ex-Mt........... 500
Offered is an exceedingly consistent and absolutely ideal ExMt 1971 Topps set. Condition looks to be least 80% Ex-Mt
or better, the balance are almost all Ex or better, nothing to
do here really. The high numbers are very similar, closer to
70% Ex-Mt or better, but certainly more than clean. The key
cards are as follows: 5 Munson Ex-Mt, 20 Jackson Ex-Mt+,
100 Rose Ex++, 160 Seaver Ex-Mt, 250 Bench Ex-Mt, 341
Garvey RC Ex-Mt+, 400 Aaron NM, 513 Ryan Ex-Mt ctd,
525 Banks Ex-Mt+, 530 Yaz Ex-Mt+, 570 Palmer Ex-Mt+,
600 Mays Ex-Mt, 625 Brock Ex-Mt, 630 Clemente Ex-Mt,
640 F Robinson Ex-Mt, 650 Allen SP Ex-Mt oc, 688 Anderson Ex-Mt+, 709 Baylor/Baker RC Ex-Mt+ and 740 Aparicio
Ex-Mt.
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NM............... 700
A special Near Mint 71 set, our consignor had a relentless
focus on centering, resulting in BY FAR the best centered
1971 Topps set that we have ever seen. A superb Near Mint
or better set, one would be incredibly hard pressed to find a
better looking 71 set than the offered lot. Condition is about
half Nm-Mt, half a striking Near Mint, the high numbers
look great as well (we did not check the commons and minor
stars for slabbing, so there could well be some gems here).
Fresh to market, these were collected 10-20 years ago. The
key cards grade as follows: 5 Munson Ex-Mt+ mc, 20 Jackson
PSA 6, 100 Rose NM, 160 Seaver NM, 210 Carew PSA 6, 250
Bench PSA 6, 341 Garvey RC NM, 400 Aaron NM, 513 Ryan
PSA 6, 525 Banks PSA 7.5, 530 Yaz NM, 550 Killebrew PSA
6, 570 Palmer PSA 7, 600 Mays PSA 7.5, 625 Brock Ex-Mt+,
630 Clemente PSA 8, 640 F Robinson NM, 650 Allen SP
NM+, 688 Anderson NM, 709 Baylor/Baker RC PSA 7 and
740 Aparicio NM. If you are looking for a strong Near Mint
of better 71 set and do not want to get involved with a $5,000
plus graded set, than this is something to very seriously
consider as sets like this hardly ever come to market.
108 1982 Topps Complete Wax Case (20 boxes) NM..... 1000
Desirable early 1980s full case, this is fresh to the hobby.
In the original case as issued, the boxes themselves show
very slight wear, so these may have been in a store at one
time and put back in the case. The packs are tight, there is
no reason to think these were searched (they are consigned
by an old-time collector). We have seen these retail for
$5,000 a case, let’s start things super low to make things
interesting! Ripken 10s anyone? This is an exciting full
case offering from a desirable year.
Graded Baseball Cards
1091888 Cabinet Chris Von der Ahe SGC 1........... 400
Presumably rare, offered is a true cabinet from about 1888
of this St. Louis Browns (this franchise became the Cardinals) owner and impresario. Von der Ahe’s teams won the
Championship from 1885 - 1888, likely the reason this card
was produced. A crease through the center keeps this properly graded as a 1, the image quality is nonetheless terrific.
Produced by an F.W. Guerin in St. Louis, you have to love
the ornate reverse. A potential HOFer, Von der Ahe was on
the short list of 10 in 2015 but did not make it. Affordable
and very attractive real cabinet card of a big name figure
from 19th century baseball.
1101908 Dietsche Tigers Ty Cobb (scarce) SGC 1..... 400
Postmarked 1909, this is the very scarce series two style of
Dietsche postcards, a very tough Ty Cobb card. Low grade
but not abused, this has some creasing but the image and
surfaces present quite well, the postcard has been mailed,
leading to a nice antique feel. This is something that hardly
ever comes to market.
1111909 E92 Crofts Cocoa Lajoie
SGC 3........... 250
Very tough card as this is the scarce Cocoa series. Centered
slightly to the left border, this card offers terrific color, a
clean back and clean surfaces. Corner wear and very mild
creasing keep this at a fully acceptable 3. A Cobb from this
series went nuts in our last major auction, it will be interesting to see where this ends up.
1121909 E92 Dockman Honus Wagner PSA 3......... 1000
Key card of Honus Wagner, this has one of his best images
on a standard size card. Always desirable because of the
player, these also happen to be somewhat scare if only because this is one of the last cards collectors let go when they
sell cards. Centered mildly to the left border, this has bright
color, clean borders and a nice back. A crease by the bottom
border and corner wear keep this at a 3.
1131909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel
Honus Wagner
SGC 2........... 800
The key to this great set, this is also one of the most popular
cards of the legendary Honus Wagner. Perfectly graded, this
has some creasing on the front and back that does not crack
the paper, a fine image, good color, clean borders and no
back damage. Corner wear is mild. Well centered, this will
look great in all but a high grade set and of course a Honus
Wagner vintage card is always a welcome addition to any
baseball card collection.
1141909 T206 Bender (pitching, no trees)
PSA 3 (Old Mill).......... 150
Bright card has a fine image and clean white borders.
A crease by the lower right corner keeps this at a 3.
The desirable Old Mill back is quite clean.
1151909 T206 Bresnahan (with bat)
PSA 4 (Tolstoi Back).200
Bright crease-free card has a great image, clean surfaces and
no creases or wrinkles. Corner wear keeps this at a 4.
The desirable Tolstoi back is especially clean and fine.
T206 HOFers with unusual backs remain white-hot in this
market.
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1161909 T206 Chance (portrait, yellow bkd)
SGC 5........... 160
One of the more classic T206 HOFers, this one is not so easy
to find in this quality. Extremely clean card, this has perfectly clean surfaces, a brilliant image and perfect color. The
back is perfectly clean, the borders are nice and white. Slight
wear at the upper left corner is the only possible distraction
here. This will very nicely fill this hole in your T206 set or
HOFer collection.
1171909 T206 Johnson (portrait)
SGC 4........... 600
Key card, one of the most popular of all T206 cards. Offered
is a very pleasing VG-Ex 4, with no visible creases or wrinkles, even under magnification. The surfaces are quite clean,
this is reasonably well centered and has a nice image. The
back is a clean Piedmont. Corners show moderate and consistent wear, not bad at all. Who wants to fill a gaping hole
in their T206 HOFer run or set?
1181909 T206 Kelley
PSA 3 (Old Mill)................ 150
Attractive card, always one of my favorites from this set.
Elusive HOFer, this is good as it has a clean Old Mill back.
No visible creases or wrinkles, even corner wear, ideal 3.
1191909 T206 Shaughnessy
PSA 1 (Brown Hindu back)........... 150
Very popular card with a desirable back. Creasing keeps this
at a 1, there are no technical flaws. The back displays quite
well.
1201910 Diamond Gum Pins Mathewson PSA 6....... 500
Rare pinback, this is the first one we have ever seen or handled. A cousin to the Sweet Caporals, this is special as it has
a distinct blue border that reads Free With Diamond Gum
on the rim. Strong condition, this is a very solid Ex-Mt 6
with no chipping issues and a clean look. The back has the
original paper and is still fairly bright. Very undervalued
given the player and issue, do not assume one of these will
come around again anytime soon!
1211910 E125 American Caramel
Heinie Wagner
SGC 5........... 600
Such a neat issue, these are so hard to find fully intact with
no missing body parts. A very strong Ex, there are no
creases, the surfaces are clean, the back looks terrific. I like
the quality of this piece, it gives a great feel for his throwing
style. Great issue, these are so undervalued compared to
some oddball T206 front and back combination given the
E125 issue’s extreme scarcity, especially in condition.
1221910 E98 Hal Chase
SGC 5........... 250
Extremely attractive card has a superb image, exceptional
color, perfect centering and bright white borders. Mild corner wear keeps this at an awfully nice Ex. The back is clean
as well.
1231911 D359 Rochester Baking
Home Run Baker
SGC 2........... 900
Great card from a revered subset, you have to love the color
and design here. Solid 2 is well centered with bright, white
borders, perfect color and a flawless image. The back has
some minor wear, not bad at all. Ideal as a type, this is also
one of HOFer Home Run Baker’s toughest cards; do not
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1241911 M116 Christy Mathewson (blue bknd)
PSA 3.5........ 600
Beautiful card from an underrated issue, this clean card has
no creases or wrinkles. Well centered, this has bright white
borders, a perfect image and a flawless back. Corner wear is
the only issue. Somewhat undervalued card given the player
and set.
1251911 M116 Eddie Plank
PSA 3........... 300
Extremely attractive card of Eddie Plank, notable as it uses
the same image as his legendary T206 card. Underrated in
this market, the offered card is well centered with a perfect
image, clean borders and a fine back. Corner wear appears
to be the only real issue here. Fine card for the grade, a great
card to put in a draw for a few years.
1261911 T201 9 Bresnahan/Huggins SGC 7.5........ 250
Well centered with four sharp corners, this looks like a real
blazer to us. The edges are perfectly crisp, the color is terrific and the surfaces appear to be immaculate. Very underrated issue when they can be found in this quality.
1271911 T3 Turkey Red 35 Joe Tinker
SGC 7 (highest graded any company)....... 2500
Stunning card, this happens to be one of the most difficult
of all T3 Turkey Red HOFers to find in top quality. There
are no PSA 7s (two 6s are the top examples of the PSA
population report) and this is the only SGC 7. As for the
card itself, it is in truly beautiful condition. The corners all
come to square points and are sharp, the borders could not
be any clearer, nor the image any nice. The back looks great,
the surfaces are pristine. Very recently graded, we did not
attempt to cross this into a PSA 7. A special card, a great
chance to own the finest known example of a HOFer from
one of the greatest sets of baseball cards ever produced.
1281912 Oldfield Postcard Joe Tinker
SGC Authentic............. 125
Super fun postcard, you have to love this great image of
HOFer Joe Tinker riding in a period automobile. Unmailed,
a small closed tear and tape at one spot on the back led to
the Authentic grade. Card offers excelletn eye appeal, with
only moderate creasing and reasonable corner wear. Extremely evocative image is naturally scarce.
1291912 T227 Ty Cobb
SGC 1.5........ 750
Beautiful issue, one of the most attractive of all Ty Cobb
cards, this is also quite scarce and undervalued in our
opinion. The offered card has striking pastel imagery, a
wonderful image of Cobb and clean surfaces. Well centered,
this has no back damage, clean borders and a very nice look.
Corner wear, minute creasing and general wear along with
a possible minute closed tear at the top border keep this at a
1.5; it has the eye appeal however of a VG card. We have not
had one of these in years.
1321915 Cracker Jack 58 Wally Schang SGC 4............. 50
Sharp looking card has four square corners and no visible
creasing, even under magnification. Centered mildly to the
right border, an ideal type-card.
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1914 Cracker Jack 30 Ty Cobb.
SGC 4.5.........................5000
Truly iconic issue and card, the 1914 Cracker Jack issue has been white-hot in recent years,
and given the extremely relative scarcity of 1914 to 1915 Cracker Jacks, it is not hard to see.
The offered card is one of the most recognizable of all Ty Cobb cards, always a marquis card
that is the centerpiece of many a collection. An ideal card for the grade, we could not see any
creases or wrinkles, even under magnification. The card has an absolutely flawless and well
defined image, clean surfaces and is very well centered as well. The back is fairly clean with
no issues. The corners show mild and consistent wear, the borders are off-white as is always
the case with the 1914 Cracker Jack issue. No real issues here, some subtle general wear, and
some corner wear, overall a very nice card for the grade. While this is certainly not going to
be an inexpensive card, these really do seem like bargains when you look at what 52 Topps
Mantles now trade at. An important and ultra-desirable card, especially as a scarce 1914
Cracker Jack, who wants to add a truly great card to their collection?
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131
1914 Cracker Jack 103.Joe Jackson
PSA 1.............................5000
Truly iconic issue and card, the 1914 Cracker Jack issue has been white-hot in recent years,
and given the extremely relative scarcity of 1914 to 1915 Cracker Jacks, it is not hard to see.
The offered card is one of the most important and desirable of all Joe Jackson cards, easily
his most recognizable and attractive. This is the kind of 1 that everyone loves (it might well
have been called VG years ago!). The offered card has a flawless image, attractive original
color, clean surfaces (with note to some moderate creasing) and corners that are far from terrible (only the lower right shows extensive wear). There is a very fine closed tear at the very
top border, the only real flaw here. The back, with note to some slight creasing, is quite clean
overall. In short, this is a very, very attractive card despite its grade and has no technical defects or other classic 1 flaws. This card is an important card of a beyond legendary player and
would be an outstanding addition to any vintage card collection.
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1331915 E106 Mathewson
SGC 3........... 750
Classic Matty card, you have to love the pastel horizontal
image. Well centered, this has a fine image, even corner wear
and only mild creasing. The back is fairly clean. Acceptable
VG card, this is another card that hardly ever comes to
market.
1341916 Boston Stores 86 Hugh Jennings SGC 5.5..... 200
Extremely difficult issue, this happens to be a very nice card.
An ideal Ex Plus, this is well centered with reasonably nice
corners, perfectly clean borders, a fine image and a clean
back. These do not come around very often in this quality.
1351917 H801-8 Boston Store
139 Eppa Rixey (pop 1/2, highest graded) PSA 7........... 300
A phenomenal card, this is centered nearly 50/50 all around
with four very sharp corners, immaculate surfaces, a fantastic image and a spotless reverse. A true condition gem,
this issue hardly ever turns up in anything approaching this
quality. The other 7 last traded publicly ten years ago for the
almost comical price of $766 on ebay, it will be interesting to
see where this gorgeous card ends up.
1361928 PCL Exhibits 9 Truck Hannah PSA 4.......... 200
Rare and underrated Exhibit issue, we hardly ever see these.
The offered card looks like an ideal VG-Ex, with one extremely faint corner crease by the lower right corner, even
corner wear, a clean back and a very nice front. Absolutely
perfect card for the grade, and also perfect for a type-card
collection.
1371928 W502 6 Babe Ruth
SGC 4........... 500
Tough and undervalued Babe Ruth card, we do not see these
very often at all. Black-backed card offers a fairly unique
b/w image of Ruth. The edges are crisp and the back is clean.
The card has a slight diamond cut; corner wear is only really
noticeable at the lower left corner, this appears to be a very
conservative 4 to us.
1381929 Leader Novelty Frank Hogan SGC 3.5........ 150
Extremely scarce issue, these hardly ever come around.
Nicely cut, this has crisp edges, solid corners and a fine image. There is a fine crease on the otherwise clean blank back.
1391930 Blue Ribbon Malt Rogers Hornsby SGC 3.... 100
Very elusive issue, many do not even know what it is. Oddball oversize issue has a photo on a mount, this is the key to
the set. We are not sure why this only graded a 3.
1401933 Goudey 144 Babe Ruth
BVG 2.5........ 900
Classic Babe Ruth card, offered is a highly collectible GVG
2.5 grade. Well centered, which is unusual. The card has
perfectly clean surfaces, good color and a perfectly focused
image, which is also unusual. The back has some fine creasing but it otherwise clean. Very attractive lower grade Babe
Ruth card has excellent eye appeal.
1421939 R303-B Dickey (+ extra)
PSA 7.5........ 100
Tough issue to find in high grade, PSA is so brutal with
these. This lot contains a superb PSA 7.5 Bill Dickey and a
crisp Lefty Gomez PSA 4 with a slight crease. Underrated
issue.
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1411939 Play Ball 92 Ted Williams RC PSA 5.5........ 500
A vital card, the Rookie Card of perhaps the best hitter in
baseball history. Ideal card for the grade, this is very, very
well centered with a flawless image, clean borders and
very clean surfaces. The desirable sample back looks great.
Corner wear at the upper right corner keeps this at a very
pleasing 5.5. A hot card of late, this one has extraordinary
eye appeal owing to the centering and image quality. We
have not had a clean sample back in years, it will be interesting to see where this ends up.
1431940 Cincinnati Reds Team Issue
Hutchings
PSA 9............. 45
Mint card from this small b/w Reds team issue set. Corners
are dead perfect, the card could not be any nicer.
1441941 Play Ball 14 Ted Williams
PSA 2........... 150
Harshly graded, this is very well centered with no visible
creases or wrinkles, even under magnification. The card has
a nice image and a clean back. Stray surface wear is the only
really issue here; this is some card for the grade.
1451941 Play Ball 54 Pee Wee Reese RC PSA 5........... 150
Solid Ex example of this classic card, one of my personal
favorites. A high number, we feel this is a very undervalued
card. Centered to the right border, corners exhibit mild and
consistent wear. The image and color are terrific, providing
for outstanding eye appeal.
1461941 Play Ball 71 Joe DiMaggio
PSA 2........... 150
Another very rough grade, this is well centered with a superb image that looks great. No creases or wrinkles, the back
is clean, the image quality terrific. A nick on the left border
led PSA to grade this an awfully harsh 2. The winning bidder will be getting a real bargain here!
1471941 Play Ball Paper Issue 14 Ted Williams
PSA 5........... 500
Rare card, this is at least 100x scarcer than the regular issue
card. Extremely attractive card from a most historic season,
this is nicely cut with square corners, clean borders, rich
color and super clean surfaces. We honestly feel this should
grade at least a 6, PSA was a bit harsh here. Either way, this
is a scarce and great looking card of a truly iconic player.
1481948 Bowman 36 Stan Musial RC PSA 7........... 300
Vital and super undervalued Bowman card, these do not
come around very often in 7 holders. Fresh to the market,
the offered card has four sharp corners, just about perfect
centering, a crystal clear image and pristine surfaces. The
back looks great, you really cannot ask more than this out of
a 1948 Bowman card. Despite recent appreciation, this card
still seems like a veritable bargain to us.
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1948 Leafs - Large Run Single Prints
1491
Joe DiMaggio
PSA 4........... 200
Very nice card for the grade, this has no creases, excellent
color, clean surfaces, no print issues and a perfect image.
The back is clean, this is well centered. Mild corner wear and
a line at the extreme right border keep this at an extremely
high-end 4. This is a perfect card for a mid-grade 48 Leaf
set.
1502
Babe Ruth
PSA 3.5........ 200
Terrific looking card, this is well centered with great color,
perfect image quality and a crystal clear photo. The surfaces
could not be any cleaner. Corner wear is mild and consistent, a back wrinkle appears to be the only issue here. Another awfully nice card for the grade, the centering, image
quality and color set this one apart from most others.
1514
Musial RC
PSA 5........... 200
White hot card of late, these are not easy to find in 5s. Solid
5 has an ideal image, perfect color and a very clean look.
Centered mildly to the left border, very pleasing mid-grade
card.
1525
Trucks RC SP
PSA 4........... 125
Pleasing 4 has one back crease, pleasing color and far above
average image quality. Tough card.
15313 Michaels
PSA 3............. 90
Bright 3 has no visible creases and excellent image quality.
Corner wear appears to be the only issue here.
15430 Goodman RC SP
PSA 3.5........ 100
Clean card, this has a superb image, which is unusual. Ideal
card for the grade, this has no visible creases or wrinkles
and only very moderate corner wear.
15543 Stevens
PSA 5 mc..... 100
Attractive, reasonably well centered 5 had a nice image.
The back is miscut.
15654 Adams
PSA 4........... 100
Strong 4, this has crisp corners and a perfect image.
There must be a hidden wrinkle somewhere.
15762 Joost
PSA 3............. 90
Absolutely ideal 3, this has a superb image and no visible
creases or wrinkles. The color is superb.
15863 McCosky
PSA 3........... 100
Well centered with only some slight back creases, nice card
has a very strong image.
15978 Evers
PSA 3.5........ 100
Bright card has an absolutely superb image, excellent
centering and no creases. Corner wear only, superb card
for the grade.
16181 Kurowski
PSA 2............. 60
Fairly well centered with good color and a fine image,
creasing keeps this at a still very pleasing 2.
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16298 Newhouser RC SP
PSA 2........... 125
Key short-print, this is well centered with a clean front,
a quality image, good centering and no visible creases.
The back may have been wet, but are not sure, this does
look much nicer than a 2.
163102 Hermansk Error
PSA 4........... 150
I always liked this card, imagine what it would cost if it was
a T206! Offered is a bright 4 with a superb image and none
of the I showing. No creasing, this is centered mildly to
the right border and looks great for the grade.
16079 Jackie Robinson RC
PSA 4........... 600
One of the hottest cards in the hobby, it is not hard to see
why. Fresh to market, this card is well centered with a flawless image, rich color, clean surfaces, no print issues and a
nice back. Among the better images we have seen on one of
these, this is an awfully nice looking card. Mild corner wear
keeps this at an awfully nice 4; outstanding card for
the grade.
164121 Pesky RC SP
PSA 4........... 125
Well centered with rich color and a superb image, very nice
card. No real creasing, mainly a back wrinkle by one corner,
this is an ideal 4 of this iconic Red Sox player.
165123 Fannin
PSA 3............. 90
Reasonably well centered with superb color and image quality, a surface scratch keeps this at an awfully nice 3.
175158 Brecheen RC SP
PSA 4 mc..... 100
Very attractive card has a bright image and no real creasing.
The corners are solid, the back is very slightly miscut.
The image and color are superb.
176161 Vern Stephens RC SP
PSA 3.5........ 100
Unheralded star player, tough card. Well centered with a
beautiful image, rich color and super clean surfaces.
Awfully nice card for the grade.
177165 Mitchell RC SP
PSA 3............. 90
Super bright card has Ex or better corners and a very nice
front. Very slight wear on the back by the upper left corner
keeps this at a very attractive 3.
166127 Slaughter SP
PSA 2........... 150
Extremely scarce card, one of the keys to a set. The offered
card is well centered with rich color and a truly superb
image. The borders are clean and we do not see any creases, even under magnification. The back shows toning, and
led PSA to grade this a pretty harsh 2. The winning bidder
should really enjoy this card.
167129 Higbe SP
PSA 3............. 90
Bright card has a superb image. Corner wear and slight
creasing that does not crack the paper keep this also at a
very nice 3.
168133 Holmes SP
PSA 3........... 125
Attractive card has a fine image and no visible creases.
Centered to the right border, the back shows some toning.
Overall a very high-end 3 example of this difficult card.
169137 Walker
PSA 3............. 90
Bright and clean card has no visible creases and a very clean
front. A nick on the back might have led PSA to grade this a
somewhat harsh 3. The image is solid.
170142 Murtaugh RC SP
PSA 2.5.......... 80
Popular card of the 1960 and 1971 Pirates manager, this has
no clear creasing. Corner wear and some general wear keep
this at a 2.5 but the card has an exceptional image, providing
for terrific eye appeal.
171143 Sisler
PSA 2............. 60
No real creasing, corner wear keeps this at a 2. The image is
strong.
172144 Dillinger
PSA 3............. 90
No creases, image is superb. Surface wear by the left border
and some spotting on the back keep this at a 3.
173149 Majeski
PSA 3.5........ 100
Bright card also has a superb image and a very fresh look.
Wear by the two bottom borders keep this at a somewhat
conservative 3.5; this is a very nice looking card.
174153 Baker
PSA 3............. 90
Bright card has one fine crease and acceptable centering.
Pleasing 3 overall.
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1949 Bowmans
1951 Bowmans
1781
Bickford RC
SGC 9........... 200
Extremely impressive card, how often do you find the #1
card from a 1940s set in a Mint 9 holder? The offered card
has truly snow white borders, brilliant color, a flawless image and a clean back. The corners are all super sharp, with
no visible wear. This is easily one of the very nicest 1949
Bowman baseball cards that we have ever handled.
186218 Lopat
PSA 8............. 50
Super sharp and clean card is centered slightly to the left
border. The borders could not be any whiter.
17927 Bob Feller
SGC 8.5........ 150
Extraordinary card, this offers four very sharp corners, a
perefectly focused and registered image, rich color, clean
borders and a super fresh look. Centered very slightly to
the right or this may well have graded a Mint 9. Simply an
awesome condition 1949 Bowman card, and also one of the
keys, this is a special card.
18050 Jackie Robinson
PSA 7........... 600
Vital Bowman card, this has been white-hot in recent years
for good reason. Jackie’s only MVP year, making this only
more desirable. Condition is a strikingly clean and fine Near
Mint, with note to outstanding centering, an absolutely
impeccable image, superb color, immaculate surfaces and
pristine borders. The back is also quite bright and clean.
You really cannot ask for more than this out of a Near Mint
7, a remarkable example of a very condition sensitive card,
Jackie’s first Bowman card.
18184 Roy Campanella RC
PSA 7........... 250
Not rare but still so cheap at current market levels, this is a
very widely collected card. Very sharp and clean, this has a
remarkably crystal clear image and perfect color. Centered
slightly to the right border, the corners all come to strong
points and the borders are nice and white.
182194 Ralph Branca RC
PSA 8........... 100
Popular high number Brooklyn Dodger card, this has four
sharp corners, a nice original rough cut and excellent color.
Centering is terrific, the color and surfaces very nice. The
lower right corner keeps this from grading higher.
183238 Bob Lemon RC
PSA 7........... 250
Underrated card in this condition, this is a HOF high number Rookie Card. A classic 7, this is reasonably well centered with four sharp corners, perfect color and super clean
surfaces. This will look great in your set or Rookie Card
collection.
1951 Bowmans
184181 Stengel
PSA 8........... 100
Superb centering sets this card apart; the corners are quite
sharp, with wear only visible at the upper left. The card has
bright white borders and a super fresh look, extremely fine.
185199 Sheldon Jones
PSA 9........... 300
Very well centered with four super sharp corners, this is an
awfully clean card. This has a slight natural rough cut on the
left edge; it is so nice to see PSA not punish such an original
card. This is a pop 1/5 with none higher. A big card, the last
public sale was back in 2009 for $1,226.
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187324 Johnny Pramesa (pop 1/5, none higher!)
PSA 9......... 1000
A vital card to any top grade 1951 Bowman set, one of the
most classic baseball card sets ever produced. Fresh to
market, this was collected over 10 years ago. This superb
card has perfect centering, four super sharp corners, bright
white borders and no wax on the reverse. In short, this is a
stunning Mint 9 card. Truly rare in this quality, there has
not been a public sale since 2005 ($3,478). On the population report, there are only five 9s and no 10s. Who wants to
move up on the set registry?
1951 Topps Red Back
1885
Rizzuto
Well centered and sharp, fine looking 8.
PSA 8............. 40
1898
Wynn
PSA 8............. 24
19022 Feller
PSA 9............. 80
Desirable 9, this is a super sharp and fresh looking card.
Condition is terrific. Bob Feller cards in Mint condition are
always very popular.
19130 Spahn
PSA 8............. 40
Somewhat elusive card in this quality, sharp card looks
great.
199319 Walker
PSA 5........... 100
Very difficult card to find with quality centering, this one is
superb. Corner wear keeps this at a very nice 5, but this is
the best centered example of this card the we have ever seen.
The borders are bright white, the image looks terrific.
200325 Serena
PSA 6........... 125
Lovely card is centered almost 50/50 all around with especially rich color, clean white borders and a very fresh look.
Corners come to points, ideal 6.
201326 Shuba RC
PSA 6........... 150
Tougher card, these are always very popular. Lovely card is
centered mildly to the top border with especially deep green
color and a superb image. Corners come to points, very nice
6.
1921952 Bowman 142 Early Wynn
PSA 8............. 50
Well centered with four very sharp corners, the super rich
color makes this one stand out. Fine looking HOFer from a
popular set.
1952 Topps - New Run High Numbers w/Mantle!
193261 Willie Mays
SGC 5........... 400
Key card, these have been understandably appreciating in
recent years. This card is special as it is extremely well
centered, which is just so unusual for one of these. The card
offers a rich purple background and a strikingly perfect
image of a very young Willie Mays. The borders are all nice
and white, the corners show very light and acceptable wear.
Extremely high-end and desirable 5 due to the world class
centering, something we hardly ever see on this vital Willie
Mays card.
194261 Willie Mays
PSA 7 oc....... 500
Classic and important Willie Mays card, his first Topps
card. Crisp and clean, this is centered about 70/30 to 75/25
to the top border and just about 50/50 left to right. The corners come to sharp points, the color and image quality are
superb, the borders nice and white. A fine option for a high
grade set, the centering to the top is not nearly as distracting
as cards that are heavily centered to the side borders. Strong
example of a vital card.
196313 Thomson
PSA 5........... 125
Extremely attractive card has a superb image. Corners come
to points but slight wear at the lower right corner keeps this
at an awfully pleasing Ex. This will look great in any mid to
better grade set.
197316 Williams
PSA 7 oc....... 100
Crisp card is centered heavily to the top border. Color and
image quality are terrific, the corners come to points.
198317 Marrero
PSA 6........... 125
Fine 6 has square corners, especially rich color and clean
white borders. Centered mildly to the top border, very nice
card.
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195
311 Mickey Mantle
SGC 3.............................5000
The hottest baseball card in the world, these have been white-hot in the last few years. The
offered card has the richest color one could ask for, a flawless image and a super clean back.
Centered to the right border, this has a slight diamond cut, some very minute creasing by the
bottom border and wear at one spot of the otherwise very clean front. The image of Mickey
Mantle looks terrific. The corners approach VG-Ex, the borders are nice and white. A pleasing and fully acceptable 3, with the way these have been exploding in price of late, now may
be a good time to fill this gaping hole in your 52 Topps set or Rookie Card collection.
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202328 Borkowksi
PSA 7........... 150
Centering here is tremendous, almost 50/50. Corners come
to points, surfaces are clean, the corners come to solid
points. Fine 7 of a difficult card to find with quality centering.
203329 DeLock
PSA 4.5.......... 80
Somewhat tough grade, this is extremely well centered
with only mild corner wear at the very tips. Very attractive
Red Sox high number is not easy to find with such quality
centering.
204330 Lown
PSA 6.5........ 140
Fine card, a flick of wear at the lower right corner keeps this
from grading a 7. Very clean and bright card, the borders
are nice and white.
214343 Gernert PSA 6.5........ 140
Reasonably well centered and clean, wear at the upper right
corner keeps this out of contention for a 7. The color and
image quality are superb.
215344 Blackwell PSA 6........... 150
Ideal 6, this is well centered with square corners and a flawless image. Not the easiest card to find with this centering,
a very fine 6 overall.
216350 Abrams
PSA 6........... 150
Tougher card, we usually only see these in very low grade.
Corners come to points, color is terrific. Reasonably well
centered, nice card.
205331 Morgan
PSA 6........... 125
Very colorful card looks terrific. Somewhat elusive Yankee
high number, this is unusually well centered with crisp corners and white borders. Very nice 6.
206334 Mizell RC
PSA 5........... 100
Clean card is very well centered. A nick on the bottom border keeps this at a very nice 5 overall.
207335 Lepcio
PSA 6........... 125
Strong card is well centered with square corners and clean
white borders. Very nice image, an ideal 6.
208336 Koslo
PSA 6........... 125
Bright card has especially rich color. Centered mildly to the
top border, this has four reasonably square corners and
especially clean surfaces. Another very nice 6.
209337 Hearn
PSA 6........... 125
Well centered with solid Ex-Mt corners, this is another
bright and attractive card that is ideal for the grade.
210338 Yvars
PSA 6........... 125
Very sharp card, this is the first one here where we do not
agree with the grade. The corners come to very sharp points,
the color is terrific, the surfaces immaculate. We only see
the slightest wear on the back of one corner; this card may
definitely be a candidate for a future upgrade!
211339 Meyer
PSA 4.5.......... 80
Bright and well centered, slight wear on the bottom two
corners keep this at a very attractive 4.5. The color and
image quality are terrific.
212340 Hooper
PSA 4............. 70
Well centered, bright and clean. A very fine corner line by
the lower right corner keeps this at an awfully nice 4.
213342 Labine RC
PSA 5........... 150
A truly classic card, one of the most popular in the set. Ideal
5, this is well centered with rich color and only very mild
corner wear. Another ideal card for the grade, this will look
terrific in your mid to better grade set.
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217351 Dark
PSA 6........... 150
Always one of the tougher high numbers, this is a superb
Ex-Mt notable for just about perfect centering and square
corners. Very high-end 6, this will be an upgrade for most.
218352 Drews
PSA 6........... 125
Reasonably well centered, this has fine color and only very
slight corner wear. This has a very clean look and feel.
219355 B Morgan
PSA 6........... 150
Tough card to find well centered, this is somewhat special
for this reason. Well centered, this has square corners, clean
white borders and a very fresh look. Another high-end 6,
this is a popular Brooklyn Dodger card.
220357 Burgess
PSA 5........... 125
One of my favorite 52s, you have to love the image. Crisp
and clean card is centered to the top border and has a flick
of wear by the lower left corner. Still this is very nice for a 5.
221358 Kucab
PSA 5........... 100
Superb centering, slight corner wear keeps this at an awfully
nice 5.
222361 Posedel
PSA 5........... 100
Well centered with remarkable color, this has only very mild
corner wear. Very slight wear at the very bottom border
keeps this at an awfully nice 5.
223362 Heintzelman
PSA 6........... 125
Great looking 6, this is well centered with stunning color
and super clean borders. It does not get any nicer than this
for a 6, another card that is not easy to find with such quality centering.
224363 Rozek
PSA 4.5.......... 80
Slightly soft card does not appear to have any creases or
wrinkles. Reasonably well centered, nice mid-grade card.
225364 Sukeforth
PSA 6........... 125
Well centered with respectable corners, the image and white
borders really make this card.
226365 Lavagetto
PSA 6........... 150
Fine looking card, another one of the more popular cards.
Well centered with superb color, this has square corners and
is a very high-end 6. It is not easy at all to find this card so
well centered.
227366 Madison
PSA 6........... 125
Superb centering and great color set this card apart from
most. Corners come to points, another very nice 6.
228367 Thorpe
PSA 6........... 125
Well centered with solid corners, the color and image
quality are terrific. Very nice 6.
229368 Wright
PSA 6........... 125
Very crisp card is centered mildly to the top border.
The image is flawless, the borders are nice and white.
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230369 D Groat RC
PSA 6........... 175
Key high number, this has a superb image, clean white
borders and crisp corners. The corners come to solid points,
the surfaces could not be any cleaner. These are always
very popular.
231370 Hoeft RC
PSA 6........... 125
Centered to the top border, this has crisp corners, clean
surfaces and a superb image.
232371 Hofman
PSA 8........... 200
Somewhat generously graded, this has a slight nick at the
top border. The corners come to solid points and are bright
white, the color and image quality are exceptional.
233372 McDougald RC
PSA 5........... 150
Key card, this is one of the most popular in the set. Well
centered with slight corner wear, this is a very nice 5. The
color is terrific, the borders are bright white. Very nice card
for the grade.
234373 Turner RC
PSA 5........... 125
Well centered, which is unusual. Slight corner wear keeps
this at a very pleasing 5. Popular Yankee coach, this is not so
easy to find with such quality centering.
235375 Merson
PSA 6........... 125
Centered to the bottom border, this has respectable corners
and clean white borders.
236376 Throneberry
PSA 7.5........ 200
Reasonably well centered, this has sharp corners, bright
white borders and very rich color. The image here is truly
special. Tough Red Sox card to find in quality, very nice card
for the grade.
237378 Fusselman
PSA 7........... 150
Fine looking card has almost perfect centering, this has
sharp corners, rich color and a flawless image. The color and
image quality could not be any nicer. Very nice 7, terrific
quality.
246391 Chapman
PSA 5........... 100
Much more like a 6, this has corners that come to points,
terrific centering, rich color and excellent image quality.
Awfully nice card for the grade.
247392 Wilhelm RC
PSA 6........... 400
Key card, these seem very undervalued to us at current levels. Often found with terrible centering, the offered card is
special in that it is 55/45 all around to our eyes. The color is
terrific, the borders are bright white and the corners come
to points. Extremely high-end 6, this ought to command a
premium over other 6s.
248395 Pitler
PSA 6........... 150
Well centered with square corners and super clean surfaces,
another very nice card. Ideal 6, this is a popular Brooklyn
Dodger card.
249397 Main
PSA 6........... 125
Well centered with crisp corners, this has bright white borders and a flawless image. Very solid 6.
238379 Rossi
PSA 6........... 125
Well centered with crisp corners, very nice 6 has clean white
borders and good color.
239380 Koshorek
PSA 4............. 70
Well centered with no creases, this has two stray spots but is
quite clean overall. Very strong 4 overall.
240381 Stock
PSA 4............. 70
Centered mildly to the right border, this has only mild corner wear. Solid card for the grade.
241382 Jones RC
PSA 5........... 125
Centered mildly to the bottom border, wear is only really
noticeable at the extremely left edge. This has super rich
color and clean white borders.
242384 Crosetti
PSA 6........... 200
Key card, this has crisp corners, white borders and super
clean surfaces. Centered to the top border, this is a very
high-end 6 that looks terrific.
243385 Franks
PSA 4............. 70
This looks like an Ex-Mt card but some extremely subtle
surface wear by the lower right corner keeps this at a very
nice 4.
244387 Meyer
PSA 6........... 125
Bright card, centered mildly to the bottom border. The
slightest nick on the right border keeps this from grading
higher.
245388 Chipman
PSA 5........... 100
Clean 5 is reasonably well centered with only mild corner
wear.
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2501953 Bowman Color 36 Minoso
PSA 8........... 100
Well centered, this is a very popular card. Elusive in quality,
this example has four sharp corners, perfect borders and
super clean surfaces. Slight, slight centering to the bottom
border keeps this out of contention for an 8.5 or a 9.
2511953 Briggs Meats
Mickey Mantle
PSA Authentic......... 1000
One of the rarest of all Mickey Mantle cards, this is something that hardly ever, ever comes to market. The offered
card was purchased decades ago and was sitting in a Yankee
binder until now. Completely fresh, this has not been seen
until now. This happens to also be very nice: this has less
creasing than 95% of the cards from this extremely condition sensitive issue, the back has no damage, the image
of Mickey is terrific, the borders are reasonably well cut,
the color and image quality are strong and the surfaces are
relatively clean. These were issued on the backs of boxes and
are all hand-cut, hence the Authentic grade from PSA. Were
it not for the Authentic grade, this should grade VG or VG
Plus in our view. As for sales history, an inferior example
sold on ebay in June 2015 (this one has a much better cut on
the top border) for $7,877. If you are an advanced Mantle
collector or a collector of this awfully tough set, this is not
an opportunity to let go lightly. A special card, no doubt it
will find a special home. We will open this one especially
low to make things interesting!
1953 Topps - Stunning Cards
252 22 Howie Fox
PSA 8.5........... 250
Big card, this one is a real stunner. Centered a hair to the
left, this has brand new color, pristine surfaces, four super
sharp corners and no chipping. Amazing condition 53
Topps card, very scarce and pricey in this quality, this is a
pop 1/3 with only two higher. Who wants to move up on the
registry?
253 27 Roy Campanella
PSA 8.............. 175
Remarkable card, this has that signature super high grade
feel. This is centered slightly to the right border with four
very sharp corners, bright white borders and an outstanding
black border by the lower right corner. The image is strikingly nice, the kind of card that makes you want to start a
53 set in high grade!
254 37 Eddie Mathews
PSA 7.5........... 100
Great looking card has 55/45 centering, brilliant white borders, great color and a lovely image. A flick of white showing
at the lower left corner keeps this at an awfully nice Near
Mint Plus 7.5. This is only Eddie’s second-year card,
undervalued in high grade in our opinion.
255 42 Gus Zernial
PSA 8................ 50
Sharp and super clean, centered a hair to the left border.
Very fine 8, these seem so undervalued to us.
257 59 Karl Drews
PSA 8................ 50
Perfectly centered with four sharp corners, a classic 8 from
this great set.
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256 56 Gerald Staley (highest graded, pop 1/4)
PSA 9.............. 300
Remarkable card, the HIGHEST GRADED example as of
December 2015. Brilliant card is well centered with four
dead Mint corners, no chips, excellent color, pristine surfaces and bright white borders. The image quality is amazing,
this card fully earns its Mint 9 grade. A condition rarity,
who wants to move up on the set registry?
258 70 Ed Yuhas
PSA 8................ 50
Another card this is very well centered with four sharp corners, solid 8 from this great set.
259 76 Pee Wee Reese
PSA 8.............. 200
Stunning card, this is perfectly centered with four sharp
corners, pristine surfaces, bright white borders, no chipping
and an outstanding image. Extremely high-end 8, I love the
subtle natural rough cut on the right border. This is quite
simply a superb example of an extremely attractive card.
267 149 Dom DiMaggio
PSA 8................ 75
Superb 8, this is just about perfectly centered with four
sharp corners. There is no chipping, the image could not be
any nicer. Extremely attractive example of a classic card, you
have to love the image.
260 77 Johnny Mize
PSA 8.............. 100
Laser sharp card, this has four truly extrarordinary corners,
a brilliant image, pristine white borders and that signature
high grade feel. Slight centering to the left border keeps this
amazing card out of contention for a 9.
261 78 Red Schoendienst
PSA 8.............. 200
Very tough card to find in quality, this is both a single-print
and a card that is notoriously off-center. The offered card
is terrific, centered about 50/50 all around with four sharp
corners, perfect borders, no chipping of any kind and a
crystal clear image. This should be an upgrade for almost all
collectors, a special card.
262 80 Jim Hegan
PSA 8.5........... 100
Stunning card, this maybe should have been a 9. Card has
four laser sharp corners, immaculate borders, brilliant color
and that signature Mint look. Amazing condition card, this
will no doubt find a happy home. Pop 1/5 with only 4 higher.
263 82 Mickey Mantle
PSA 5.............. 600
We all know the power of grading to affect prices but sometimes it can be frustrating. The offered card is a classic
example of this. An extraordinary 53 Mantle to our eyes,
the offered card has high quality centering, brilliant original color, no chipping at all in the red border, bright white
borders, super clean surfaces and a pristine reverse. The
corners all come to points, the lower right corner is just not
quite as sharp as the other three. We feel very strongly that
this should have graded at least an Ex-Mt 6 and it may well
end up in that holder in the future. As presented, this card
could well be the nicest 53 Mantle 5 in the hobby; it has no
technical defects and is simply beautiful to look at.
264 119 Johnny Sain
PSA 8.............. 150
Very tough card in quality, this is a pricey 8. Well centered
with four very sharp corners, this has terrific color and
image quality. The borders are nice and white, this is in
short a great looking 53 Topps card.
265 122 Elmer Valo
PSA 8................ 75
Extremely well centered with great color and no chipping
issues, yet another superb 8.
266 128 Elmer Mizell
PSA 8.............. 125
Tougher 8, the image here is amazing. Well centered with
four sharp corners, it would be amazing to see a matched set
in this quality!
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268 154 Dick Groat (pop 1/1, only 1 higher!)
PSA 8.5......... 1000
Stunning card, this is a card remember as it was the best
example I had ever seen. The consignor bought this card
from me over 20 years ago along with others in the auction,
there were from an incredible mini-find of remarkable
quality 53 Topps cards. World class card, one of the most
attractive images in the set. The offered card has four razor
sharp corners, excellent centering, no chips, brilliant color
and bright white borders. It would be hard to imagine a
nicer example of this card. Pop 1/1, only one collector in the
world has a 9, who wants to add this beautiful card to their
collection and move up on the set registry?
269 191 Ralph Kiner
PSA 8.............. 150
Elusive HOFer in quality, this one is superb. Well centered
with four sharp corners, bright white borders and that
signature high grade feel. The image could not be any nicer,
this is a great looking 8.
270 244 Willie Mays
SGC 7............. 800
Outstanding card, this has always been Willie Mays’s most
difficult card in condition and this offers a truly classic
image. Very hard to find in quality, offered is a terrific Near
Mint 7. This superb card boasts four sharp corners, more
than acceptable centering, clean white borders, no chipping
issues and a perfect image. The back is bright and clean as
well. A flick of white at the very tip of the lower right corner
keeps this at an awfully nice Near Mint 7. A vital card that
seems undervalued to us at current market levels, these
are again very tough to find in this quality and this is the
second most important card to one of the very best sets ever
produced by Topps.
271 255 Dixie Howell
PSA 8.............. 200
Fantastic condition Brooklyn Dodger high number, this has
four very sharp corners, no chipping issues, amazing color
and is reasonably well centered. Pricey 8, these do not come
around very often.
2721954 Dan Dee Mickey Mantle
PSA 1.5........ 150
A classic regional, one of the most attractive of its era.
Bright, well centered card retains vivid original color and
perfect image quality. The back has no damage, creasing
keeps this at an overly harsh 1.5 (it should be a 2 in our
opinion). The winning bidder should really enjoy this classic
Mickey Mantle 1950s regional card.
2731954 Red Heart Billy Cox
PSA 9........... 100
Popular card of a Brooklyn Dodger, this has four super
sharp corners with no wear, perfect surfaces and excellent
centering. Who wants to upgrade their set?
2741954 Red Heart Mickey Mantle
PSA 5.5........ 150
Bright, clean, fresh and attractive example of this classic
1950s Mickey Mantle card. Three corners are sharp, the lower right exhibits wear. Centered mildly to the right border,
the surfaces are super clean. Ideal 5.5, very attractive card.
2751954 Red Heart Enos Slaughter
PSA 8............. 50
Short-printed card is centered mildly to the right border
50
with four super sharp corners.
2761954 Topps 201 Al Kaline RC
PSA 7........... 300
Hot card of late, this is not so easy to find in a 7 holder. Well
centered with four square corners, clean borders, perfect
color and no print issues. The back is perfectly crisp and
clean, with no chipping issues. Fine example of an Al Kaline
Rookie, this will be an upgrade for most of you.
1955 Topps
27732 McGhee
PSA 8............. 60
Very well centered, this has four sharp corners, superb color
and a flawless image. Very fine 8, tough card in this quality.
278127 Dale Long
PSA 8............. 60
Extremely well centered with four sharp corners, superb 8.
279164 Roberto Clemente RC
SGC 7.5...... 3000
Vital Rookie Card, always among the popular ever. A whitehot card in recent years, the offered card was purchased over
10 years ago and has been sitting quietly in a collection until
now. Well centered, this has brilliant color and image quality, clean white borders and no tilt. This has a truly outstanding image with the deepest color we have ever seen on one of
these, setting this apart from almost all others. The corners
come to points, but there is the slightest lack of sharpness on
the two left corners and some slight wear on the back by the
very bottom border, taking this out of consideration for an
8 grade. The back is otherwise bright and clean, this is not
a card that will come around very often in this quality. Who
wants to add a vital high grade Rookie Card to their collection or make a serious upgrade in their 55 set?
280198 Yogi Berra
PSA 8........... 400
Gorgeous card, these are so hard to find well centered and
without print defects. A world class 8, this has four super
sharp corners, pristine white borders, a crystal clear image,
no print lines or other problems and pristine surfaces.
The back is super clean as well.
1956 Topps
2813
Valo
PSA 8............. 90
Tough card to find in an 8 as this is such a low numbered
card. Classic 8, this is extremely well centered with four super sharp corners, perfect borders and excellent eye appeal.
Who wants to move up on the registry?
2827
Negray
PSA 8............. 14
283 18 Donovan (white back)
PSA 8............. 14
28423 Marsh
PSA 8............. 14
28529 Harshman
PSA 8............. 14
286 39 Mossi (white back)
PSA 8............. 14
28742 Amoros (gray back)
PSA 8............. 38
Well centered with bright white borders, sharp looking 8 of
this Brooklyn Dodger.
28858
289 80
290 83
291 92
Roebuck (gray back)
Triandos (white back)
Spooner (white back)
Wilson (white back)
PSA 8............. 14
PSA 8............. 14
PSA 8............. 14
PSA 8............. 14
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1956 Topps
292118 Nellie Fox
PSA 8............. 60
Well centered with four sharp corners, very nice 8. The borders look great, strong card.
293120 Richie Ashburn
PSA 8............. 60
Solid 8 is well centered with four sharp corners and very
clean borders. Fine looking example of this popular card.
2941957 Topps 35 F Robby RC
PSA 7........... 175
Undervalued Rookie Card given the stature of the player,
the offered card is notable as it is so well centered! This has
four square corners and is an ideal 7.
3021959 Topps 415 Bob Gibson RC PSA 8........... 400
Very hot card of late, these still seem so undervalued, especially in quality. Terrific 8 is well centered with four sharp
corner, no tilt, a perfect image, bright white borders and
super clean surfaces. This card will no doubt find a very
happy home.
3031960 Leaf
3041960 Leaf
3051960 Leaf
3061960 Leaf
3071960 Leaf
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2951957Topps 407Berra/Mantle PSA 7........... 375
A classic card that concludes one of the most classic baseball
card sets. Well centered, this has a fine image, four sharp
corners, clean borders and perfect image clarity. This will be
perfect for a Near Mint set.
2961958 Topps 47 Roger Maris RC PSA 7........... 250
Centered slightly to the left border, this has four sharp corners, clean white borders, excellent color and a perfect
image quality. Solid looking Near Mint 7 1958 Topps Maris.
2971958 Topps 47 Roger Maris RC PSA 8........... 400
Classic Rookie Card, these are always so popular. Fresh to
market, this offers excellent centering, no tilt, four sharp
corners, bright white borders and a perfect image. Problem-free high-end 8, this will be an upgrade for many of
you.
2981958 Topps 88 Duke Snider
PSA 8............. 50
Sharp and well centered, fine looking 8. The borders are
bright white, the image could not be any cleaner. Good card.
2991958 Topps 433 Herrera Error GAI 3.5...... 1000
One of the rarest of all 1950s variations, this is missing from
almost all 1958 Topps sets. Purchased many, many years
ago, this card has no visible creases or wrinkles, even under
magnification. The color is terrific, the surfaces are quite
clean, corner wear is mild and consistent. Centered heavily
to the left border, the only real issue here. This has hardly
any of the a in Herrera showing, unquestionably the variation. Possibly undervalued given its scarcity, we sold a 9
several years ago for over $30,000. How wants to make their
1958 Topps set truly complete?
3001959Topps 35 Kluszewski
PSA 9........... 100
Superb card with a great image, this has four Mint corners,
super white borders and none of the usual print. Impeccable
low number star deserves its Mint 9 grade.
3011959 Topps 40 Spahn (1921)
PSA 8............. 60
Well centered with four sharp corners, very fine card. The
image is perfect, the borders bright white.
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PSA 9............. 30
PSA 9............. 30
3081961 Topps 351 Jim King
PSA 9........... 100
Tough 9, VCP is $327. Well centered and super sharp, terrific Mint 9 common that will look great in any 61 set.
3091966Topps 11 Senators Rookies PSA 9............. 60
VCP is $224 on this tough 9. Freshly graded, well centered
with four perfect corners, very fine.
3101967 Topps 63 Brock/Flood
PSA 9........... 100
Tough card to find in this quality, VCP is $240 on this. Perfectly centered with four Mint corners, terrific card looks
great.
3111967 Topps 146 Steve Carlton
PSA 9........... 150
Only his second year card, these usually come with terrible
centering. Mint card is well centered with four super sharp
corners, perfect borders and surfaces, and a flawless image.
Extremely fine card deserves the grade.
3121967Topps 423Mays/McCovey PSA 9........... 100
Another beautiful card, this has four Mint corners, terrific
centering and some serious eye appeal. Great card will be an
upgrade for virtually everyone it is so nice.
3131967 Topps 450 Richie Allen
PSA 9............. 75
Popular semi-high number, this is extremely well centered
with four dead Mint corners. Superb condition card
3141967Topps 572Dom Demeter PSA 10......... 400
The only 10 from this consignment, we were glad to see it be
a famously tough high number. Perfectly centered, this has
four Mint corners, super white borders, absolutely immaculate surfaces and a crystal clear image. The quality here
justifies the grade. This is a pop 1/3 and THERE ARE NO
SALES on VCP. A golden chance to move up on the registry
or simply acquire a very tough high number in the finest
possible quality. Superb.
3151967 Topps
Cello Pack
PSA 7........... 150
Always desirable given the year, offered is a great looking 1st
or second series cello pack. Popular Tiger Gates Brown is on
the front. Slabbed and graded Near Mint 7 by PSA.
3161968 Topps 45 Tom Seaver
PSA 9........... 150
Only his second year card, these seem like bargains at current price levels in 9 holders. Fresh to market, this is perfectly centered with four Mint corners, immaculate surfaces,
perfect color and a perfect back. Great card for a superb 68
set or a Tom Seaver Mint run; this is the first time we have
had one of these in a 9 that I can recall.
3171969Topps 260Reggie Jackson PSA 8........... 300
Sharp card, this has a flawless image that is crystal clear.
This has crisp white borders, square corners and is centered
mildly to the upper left corner.
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