Lot # 2544: Signed 1974 Topps Football Near-Complete Set (435/528) Including 34 PSA-Graded Cards

Near-complete set consisting of 435 signed cards (out of 528) from the 1974 Topps football series, including several Hall of Famers. Three duplicates (#136 Humphrey, 202, and 498) and four team checklists are also included for a total of 442 cards. The signatures are scripted in a variety of inks. Condition is 15% Ex-Mt or better, 75% ranging from Vg to Ex, and 10% lesser. Thirty-four cards have been professionally graded/authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA (one by Beckett). Keys: #1 Simpson (90/10 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 40 Greene (HOF 87, Vg-Ex+), 105 Rashad RC (miscut centering, otherwise Vg), 129 Tarkenton (Vg), 130 Simpson (Vg-Ex), 134 Page (Nr/Mt), 150 Unitas (EX-MT 6, AUTO 10), 183 DeLamielleure RC (HOF 03, Vg), 200 Griese (Vg-Ex), 219 Guy RC (Fr-Gd due to spot of paper loss on bottom border), 230 Butkus (Vg-Ex+), 245 Blanda (personalized, Vg+), 250 Lilly (Vg-Ex), 383 Hannah RC (HOF 91, Vg-Ex), 390 D. Jones (Nr/Mt), 409 Otto (Ex+), 451 Stabler (marked, otherwise Gd), 470 Bradshaw (99/1 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt+), and 509 Youngblood (Vg-Ex+). Thirty-three additional PSA-Graded cards (all encapsulated as 'Authentic'): #42, 61, 95, 124, 136 Humphrey, 171, 178, 216, 218 Buchanan, 221 Stingley RC, 237, 243, 248, 257, 280 Riggins, 281, 283, 321 (Beckett), 333, 342, 343, 364, 366, 378, 380, 398, 399, 416, 427, 430 J. Johnson, 448, 469, and 494. The signature on the cards featuring more than one player are as follows: #331 (signed by Ray), 333 (signed by Wilson), Team Checklist Rams (signed by Mack, 'HOF 99'), Team Checklist Colts (signed by Sherman White), Team Checklist Lions (signed by Roger Brown), and Team Checklist Oilers (Haden). Cards included in the set that are NOT signed: #117 Checklist, 262 Checklist, 391 Checklist, and 498 Checklist (2). The ninety-three cards missing from the set are as follows: #6, 26, 34, 36, 47, 62, 67, 75, 85, 89, 99, 102, 121 Carmichael, 125, 131, 135, 147, 148, 149, 151, 157, 168, 174, 176, 186, 191, 195, 201, 203, 206, 217, 220 Harris, 223, 228, 246, 249, 253, 259, 266, 269, 270, 272, 284, 286, 298, 299, 307, 309, 311, 320, 328, 329, 330, 332, 334, 336, 359, 362, 375, 392, 404, 412, 415, 418, 419, 426, 432, 438, 446, 453, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 465, 467, 483, 486, 487, 490, 500 Staubach, 501, 504, 508, 511, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, and 527. 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: 442 cards (437 signed and 5 unsigned). Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.