Lot # 2491: 1948 to 1984 Topps, Fleer, and Bowman Football Shoebox Collection (366) Including 203 Hall of Famers

Addendum: Please note the printed catalog title for this lot is incorrect. This lot spans the years 1948 to 1984, with corrected counts of 366 total cards and 203 Hall of Famers.

Substantial collection of 366 football cards from fifty different issues (mostly Bowman, Fleer, and Topps) spanning the years 1948 to 1984. This diverse selection of cards is highlighted by 200+ Hall of Famers, including the rookie cards of Roger Staubach, John Elway, Terry Bradshaw, O.J. Simpson, and Lawrence Taylor. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1948 Leaf (2 cards): #7 Fischer (Gd+) and 14 Kutner (Gd). 2) 1948 Bowman (1 card): #9 Luhn RC SP (Fr). 3) 1950 Bowman (1 card): #128 Finks RC (Vg-Ex). 4) 1951 Bowman (2 cards): #34 Baugh (Gd+) and 137 Trippi (Vg). 5) 1952 Bowman Large (5 cards): #4 Owen RC (Gd due mostly to stain), 7 (Vg-Ex), 12 Trippi (Gd due mostly to stain), 14 Brown RC (Fr-Gd due mostly to stain), and 48 Halas RC (Fr due mostly to stain). 6) 1953 Bowman (13 cards): #1 Le Baron (Vg), two 11 Van Brocklin (both Vg with 95/5 centering), 17 Trippi (Vg+), 31 Hart (Vg-Ex), 32 McElhenny (Vg-Ex), 36 Fears (Vg-Ex), 38 (Vg+), 41 (Vg-Ex), two 73 Pihos (Ex and Vg-Ex), 82 (Ex), and 93 Marchibroda RC (Vg-Ex). 7) 1954 Bowman (5 cards): #12 Matson (Vg-Ex+), two 40 Graham (Vg+ and Vg), 96 (Ex), and 128 Lattner (Vg). 8) 1955 Topps All-American (10 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with two lesser. Includes: Two #23, 31, 35, 38 Stagg (Gd+), 56 Nevers (Vg), 63, 80, 82 Wojciechowicz (Vg-Ex), and 92. 9) 1955 Bowman (2 cards): Two #52 Summerall RC (Ex and Pr). 10) 1956 Topps (4 cards): #11 Blanda (Gd+), 17 Tunnell (Ex), 44 Schmidt RC (Vg+), and 50 McElhenny (Ex). 11) 1957 Topps (5 cards): #5 Marchetti (Vg-Ex), 14 Summerall (Ex-Mt), two 53 Ameche (both Vg+), and 59 (Ex). 12) 1958 Topps (7 cards): #2 Layne (Vg-Ex), 16 Marchetti (Vg-Ex+), two 52 Groza (Ex and Vg-Ex), 78 (Vg), 90 Jurgensen RC (Vg-Ex), and 126 McDonald (Vg). 13) 1959 Topps (3 cards): #20 Gifford (Vg-Ex), 82 Hornung (Ex), and 109 Marchetti (Ex). 14) 1960 Topps (34 cards): Condition mostly ranges from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with 15% lesser. Includes: #11, 17 Jones, 18 George, 29, 32, 46 Schmidt, 51 Starr (Gd), two 54 Hornung (both Ex), two 56 Gregg RC (Nr/Mt and Vg), two 59, 64, 72, 75, 77, three 78 Brown, 80 Huff, 85, 86, 89, 92, 93 Layne (Ex), 95, 112, 113 Tittle (tiny mark on reverse, otherwise Ex-Mt), 118 St. Clair, 120, and three 132. 15) 1961 Topps (3 cards): #61 (Ex), 145 Blanda (Vg+), and 186 Flores RC (Vg). 16) 1961 Fleer (2 cards): #69 (Ex) and 89 Taylor (Vg-Ex). 17) 1962 Post Cereal (2 cards): #8 Kramer SP (Vg+) and 133 (Vg). 18) 1962 Topps (1 card): #104 Gifford (color added, otherwise Gd+). 19) 1962 Fleer (1 card): #79 Kemp (Gd). 20) 1963 Topps (3 cards): #1 Unitas (Vg), 62 Ditka (Ex), and 98 Tarkenton (Vg+). 21) 1963 Fleer (2 cards): #47 Dawson RC (Fr) and 72 Alworth RC (Ex). 22) 1964 Topps (2 cards): #68 Blanda SP (Ex) and 155 Alworth (Ex). 23) 1965 Topps (24 cards, 19 different): Condition ranges from Fr to Ex, averaging Vg. 24) 1966 Topps (2 cards): Two #48 Blanda (Ex and Fr). 25) 1966 Philadelphia (2 cards): #119 Brown (Ex+) and 198 Checklist 2 (Vg). 26) 1967 Philadelphia (2 cards): #60 Cowboys (Nr/Mt+) and 106 Tarkenton (Nr/Mt). 27) 1967 Topps (1 card): #98 Namath (Vg-Ex+, rare variation from 1968 Topps Milton Bradley "Win a Card" board game). 28) 1968 Topps (6 cards): #1 Starr (Vg-Ex), 49 Warfield (Ex), 60 Hart RC (Ex-Mt), 131 Adderley (Vg), 193 Alworth (Ex), and 196 Griese RC (1/99 L/R, otherwise Ex). 29) 1968 Topps Stand-Ups (1 card): Hadl (Ex+). 30) 1969 Topps (4 cards): #26 Piccolo RC (Gd+), 51 Sayers (Vg), 139 Butkus (Vg+), and 161 Griese (Pr). 31) 1970 Topps Glossy (1 card): #29 Namath (Vg-Ex due to centering). 32) 1970 Kellogg's (4 cards): #10 Butkus (Vg-Ex), 41 Csonka (Nr/Mt), 48 Simpson (Ex), and 51 Sayers (Vg-Ex). 33) 1970 Topps Super (4 cards): #15 Unitas (Nr/Mt), two 24 Simpson (Vg-Ex and Gd), and 33 Namath SP (Vg). 34) 1970 Topps (9 cards): #30 Starr (Vg), four 70 Sayers (Ex, Vg-Ex, and two Vg), two 90 Simpson RC (Ex and 0/100 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 135 Warfield (Ex), and 162 Csonka (Vg-Ex). 35) 1971 Topps Game (2 cards): #1 Butkus (Fr) and 3 Namath (Pr-Fr due to pinhole). 36) 1971 Kellogg's (2 cards): #3 (Pr) and 57 Sanders (Vg). 37) 1971 Topps (3 cards): #27 Checklist (Vg), 150 Sayers (Gd), and 156 Bradshaw RC (Pr). 38) 1972 NFLPA Vinyl Stickers (3 cards): Three Namath (two Nr/Mt+ and Ex). 39) 1972 NFLPA Iron-Ons (3 cards): Namath (Nr/Mt-Mt), Simpson (Nr/Mt), and Staubach (Fr). 40) 1972 Topps (143 cards, including 65 HOFers): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt), with aproximately 10% lesser. Keys: Three #13 Riggins RC (Ex-Mt and two Ex), two 55 Manning RC (Ex and Vg-Ex), 65 Plunkett RC (Ex), 100 Namath (Vg), five 110 Sayers (Nr/Mt, two Ex-Mt, Ex, and Vg-Ex), nine 120 Bradshaw Pro Action, three 122 Staubach Pro Action, two 150 Bradshaw (both 15/85 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), three 160 Simpson (Nr/Mt+, Ex-Mt, and Vg), five 165 Unitas (Ex-Mt, Ex, two Vg-Ex, and Vg), three 170 Butkus (all Ex), two 200 Staubach RC (Fr and Pr), 274 Little AP (Ex), 276, 312, 317, and 333. 41) 1973 Topps (5 cards): #15 Bradshaw (Ex), 89 Harris RC (Vg), 322 Dierdorf RC (Vg-Ex due to centering), Chargers CL (Gd+), and Rams CL (Vg). 42) 1974 Topps (5 cards): #1 Simpson RB (Vg-Ex), 32 (Gd), 220 Harris (Ex-Mt), 390 (Vg-Ex+), and 500 Staubach (Ex). 43) 1975 Topps (9 cards): #31 Checklist (marked), three 282 Swann RC (Nr/Mt, Ex, and Vg-Ex), three 367 Fouts RC (Ex-Mt, Ex, and Vg-Ex), 400 Tarkenton (Ex), and 500 Simpson (Ex). 44) 1977 Topps (3 cards): Three #177 Largent RC (all Ex-Mt). 45) 1978 Topps (2 cards): #3 Payton HL (Ex) and 315 Dorsett RC (Nr/Mt). 46) 1979 Topps (5 cards): #217 (Vg) and four 390 Campbell RC (Ex-Mt, Ex+, Vg-Ex+, and Vg+). 47) 1980 Topps (1 card): #160 Payton (Ex-Mt). 48) 1982 Topps (7 cards): #434 Taylor RC (Vg-Ex+), 435 Taylor IA (Nr/Mt), and five 488 Montana (Nr/Mt, two Ex, and two Vg-Ex). 49) 1983 Topps (1 card): #4 Montana RB (Vg). 50) 1984 Topps (2 cards): Two #63 Elway RC (Vg-Ex and Vg). This is truly a collection unto itself, offering an immediate extensive collection of mostly stars and Hall of Fame cards, including numerous rookie examples. This would make a tremendous dealer stock or investment lot. Total: 366 cards.