Lot # 1643: Signed 1971 Topps Near-Complete Set (643/752) Plus 26 Duplicates

Collection of 643 different signed 1971 Topps baseball cards (out of 752 in the set), featuring many Hall of Famers and stars. All but five cards ((#135, 330, 411, 619, and 710)) have been signed on the front, with several cards displaying more than one signature. The signatures are scripted in a variety of inks. Six of the cards have been encapsulated by Beckett (one PSA/DNA as noted), with the signatures certified as "Authentic." Two of the cards are personalized (#511 and 724). Includes twenty-six duplicates (which represent different signed combinations of players featured on multiplayer cards) andone O-Pee-Chee card (#192). Condition is 12% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex), 77% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 11% lesser. Keys: #14 Concepcion RC (Vg+), 20 Jackson (Ex), 26 Blyleven RC (Vg-Ex), 30 Niekro, 45 Hunter (includes JSA card & sticker), 50 McCovey, 55 Carlton, 91 Lemon, 109 Hovley (small ink mark on reverse, otherwise Vg+), 117 Simmons RC (15/85 L/R and B/T, otherwise Ex), 140 G. Perry, 193 Grich RC (Vg-Ex), 210 Carew, 220 Santo, 239 Schoendienst, 245 Kaat, 248 Wilhelm (includes JSA card & sticker), 290 Oliva, 329 WS Gm. 3 (signed by F. Robinson, Gd+), 331 WS Gm. 5 (signed by B. Robinson, Vg+), 341 Garvey RC (Ex), 361 Sutton, 370 Torre, 380 Ted Williams (75/25 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 384 Fingers, 442 Angels Team (signed by Gene Autry, Vg-Ex), 450 Gibson (JSA sticker on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 477 Weaver, 513 Ryan (Gd), 605 Cepeda (next card showing and pen mark on reverse), 609 Durocher (includes JSA card & sticker), 688 S. Anderson, 709 Baylor/Baker RC (signed by Baylor, Ex), and 714 D. Williams. Six cards are encapsulated by Beckett (5) and PSA/DNA (1): #131, 280 Jenkins (Auto. grade 10), 354, 526 (PSA/DNA), 649 Lyle, and 697. Duplicates (26): #13, 32, 52, 54, 69, 71, 111, 152, 176, 188, 231, 262, 268, 276, 404, 452, 494, 512, 529, 543, 559, 576, 594, two 612, and 664. The signature on the cards featuring more than one player are as follows: #1 (signed by Weaver, HOF), two 13 (one signed by Moloney and one by Brinkman), 21 (signed by both), 39 (signed by both), two 52 (one signed by Brown and one by Williams), 54 (one signed by Vance and one by Baldwin), 61 (signed by Johnson), 62 (signed by Carty/Torre [HOF]/Sanguillen), 64 (signed by Perez, HOF), 66 (signed by Perez, HOF), 67 (signed by Segui), 68 (signed by Simpson), two 69 (one signed by J. Perry and one by Wright), 70 (signed by G. Perry, HOF), two 71 (one signed by McDowell and one by Johnson), 74 Nettles RC (signed by both), 83 (signed by Bobb), 93 (signed by Riddleberger), 102 (signed by Forsch), two 111 (one signed by Mitchell and one by Colson), 121 (signed by both), 123 (signed by Hershberger), 138 (signed by Montanez), two 152 (one signed by Allen and one by Llenas), 161 (signed by Erskine), 164 (signed by both), two 176 (one signed by both and one by Montgomery), two (one signed by Valentine and one by Strahler), 195 (signed by Powell), 196 (signed by McNally), 198 (signed by Etchebarren), 199 (signed by Anderson, HOF), 200 (signed by Tolan), 201 (signed by Anderson, HOF), 202 (signed by Tolan), 204 (signed by Smith), 206 (signed by Walker), 216 (signed by both), two 231 (one signed by Colbert and one by Lowenstein), 247 (signed by both), two 262 (one signed by Williams and one by Robinson), two 268 (one signed by McCarver and one by Doyle), two 276 Foster RC (one signed by Davison and one by Foster), 289 (signed by May), 308 (signed by Sizemore), 310 (signed by Agee/Morgan [HOF]/Menke), 317 (signed by Mangual), 327 (signed by Powell), 328 (signed by Buford), 329 (signed by F. Robinson, HOF), 330 (signed by Lampard), 331 (signed by B. Robinson, HOF), 336 (signed by Nagelson), 343 (signed by Acosta), 357 (signed by S. Anderson, HOF), 362 (signed by Freed), 369 (signed by C. Fox), 376 (signed by both), 386 (signed by Culp), 391 (signed by both), 402 (signed by Vance), two 404 (one signed by Metzger and one by Harris), 439 Luzinski RC (signed by Luzinski), 458 (signed by Lemonds), 462 (signed by Mincher), 482 (signed by Roberts), two 494 (one signed by Garr and one by Kester), 499 (signed by Wise), 502 (signed by Regan), two 512 (one signed by Mills and one by Garman), 522 (signed by Hall), two 529 (one signed by Bucker and Perez one by Hernandez), two 543 (one signed by Murcer and one by McCormick), two 559 (one signed by Cox and Gogolewski and one by Jones), 563 (signed by C. Fox), two 576 (one signed by Garrett and Jestadt and one by Garrett and Davis), 584 (signed by Boyd), two 594 (one signed by Chilupsa/Stinson, one b Hrabosky), 603 (signed by Blass), three 612 (one each signed by Ford, Camilli, and Mingori), 619 (signed by Renick), 624 (signed by D. Williams, HOF), 641 (signed by McGraw), 648 (signed by Folkers), two 664 (one signed B. Reynolds and K. Reynolds and one by A. Reynolds), 698 (signed by Baldwin), 709 Baylor/Baker RC (signed by Baylor), 722 (unknown), 728 (signed by Lampard), 742 (signed by Drago), and 747 (signed by Spinks and Moore). Missing the following 109 cards for completion: #5 Munson, 17, 63, 65, 72, 73, 86, 90, 96, 100 Rose, 107, 110 Mazeroski, 124, 127, 129, 133, 154, 159, 160 Seaver, 165, 170, 179, 180, 183, 197, 208, 217, 223, 230, 232, 249, 250 Bench, 254, 263, 264, 274, 275, 279, 298, 299, 300, 324, 325, 332, 334, 344, 350, 377, 398, 400 Aaron, 405, 408, 418, 423, 424, 437, 457, 461, 475, 484, 490, 491, 497, 514, 515, 525 Banks, 530 Yastrzemski, 546, 548, 549, 550 Killebrew, 556, 560, 567, 570 Palmer, 572, 574 Bunning, 580, 585, 599, 600 Mays, 615, 616, 620, 625 Brock, 630 Clemente, 633, 640 F. Robinson, 645, 650, 651, 652, 669, 674, 679, 686, 689, 690, 692, 706, 707, 713, 717, 719, 720, 733, 736, 739, and 740. Very attractive mid-grade near-complete set of this classic 1970s issue that is highlighted by 669 signed cards. This collection offers a tremendous foundation for the assembly of a completely signed set or offers a significant contribution to such a set already in progress. Total: 669 signed cards (near set of 643 plus 26 duplicates). Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.