Lot # 899: Signed 1948 to 1969 Topps and Bowman Rookie-Card Collection (84) Including 21 Hall of Famers

Impressive collection of eighty-four signed baseball cards consisting of various issues (mostly Topps) spanning the years 1948 to 1969, including twenty-one Hall of Fame rookie cards highlighted by Luis Aparicio, Bill Mazeroski, Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry, Phil Niekro, Jim Palmer, Fergie Jenkins and many more! The signatures are scripted on the front in various inks. Condition ranges from Pr to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg), with a couple better. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1948 Bowman (2 cards): #12 Sain RC (Pr) and 38 Schoendienst RC (Pr). 2) 1949 Bowman (1 card): #86 Pesky RC (Vg). 3) 1950 Bowman (2 cards): #4 Zernial RC (Vg) and Crandall RC (JSA sticker on reverse, otherwise Gd). 4) 1951 Bowman (1 card): #127 Maglie RC. 5) 1951 Topps Red Backs (1 card): #50 Irvin RC (Ex). 6) 1952 Topps (2 cards): Two #200 Houk RC (both Pr). 7) 1953 Topps (1 card): #154 Groat (ink writing on reverse, otherwise Vg). 8) 1954 Bowman (1 card): #101 Larsen RC (Vg). 9) 1954 Topps (1 card): #132 Lasorda RC ("H.O.F. 92" inscription, Vg+). 10) 1954 Red Heart (1 card): Kuenn (Fr-Gd). 11) 1956 Topps (2 cards): #8 Alston RC (Gd) and 292 Aparicio RC (Vg). 12) 1957 Topps (3 cards): #24 Mazeroski RC (Vg), 29 Herzog RC (Ex), and 338 Bunning RC (Vg+). 13) 1958 Topps (4 cards): #147 McMahon (Ex-Mt), 343 Cepeda RC (w/ two aborted signature attempts, Vg-Ex), 394 Grant RC (signed "Mudcat" Grant, Fr), and 448 Lau RC (Ex-Mt). 14) 1959 Topps (3 cards): #119 Callison RC, 359 Bill White RC, and 542 J. Perry RC. 15) 1960 Topps (2 cards): #136 Kaat RC ("16x GG's" inscription, Vg-Ex) and 518 Gonzalez RC. 16) 1961 Topps (8 cards): #21 Versalles RC, 35 Santo RC (Vg-Ex+), 141 B. Williams RC ("H.O.F. 87" inscription, Ex), 317 Brewer RC, 327 M. Alou RC, 416 Howser RC, 417 Marichal RC (Vg-Ex), and 436 Maloney RC ("135 Wins, 3.19 ERA, 1605 K's, 2 No Hitters" inscription, Ex+). 17) 1962 Topps (5 cards): #86 Clendenon RC, 99 Powell RC (Vg-Ex), 194 Chance RC, 199 Perry RC ("HOF 91" inscription, Gd), and 489 Gotay RC. 18) 1963 Topps (2 cards): #33 Belinsky (Vg+) and 228 Kranepool/Oliva/Bailey/Alvis RC (signed by all four). 19) 1964 Topps (9 cards): #47 J. Alou RC, 128 Lolich RC, 167 Piniella RC, 244 La Russa RC (Vg-Ex+), 262 Shannon RC, 482 Briggs/Cater RC (signed by both), 512 Horton RC, 541 Niekro RC ("H.O.F.-97" inscription, Vg), and 561 Bennett/Wise RC (signed by both). 20) 1965 Topps (13 cards): #74 Petrocelli RC, 116 Dowling/Tolan RC (signed by both), 143 May RC, 145 Tiant RC, 166 Agee RC, 236 McLain RC (Ex), 259 Oyler RC, 282 Estelle/Murakami RC (signed by both), 308 Jones/Parsons RC (signed by both), 409 Dierker RC, 473 Blair/Johnson RC (signed by both), 581 Perez RC (Vg-Ex+), and 593 Swoboda/McGraw RC (dual-signed). 21) 1966 Topps (4 cards): #67 Mets Rookie Stars (signed by Selma, Pr), 126 Palmer RC (Vg+), and two 254 Jenkins RC (Vg-Ex and Vg+). 22) 1967 Topps (4 cards): #33 Bando RC (signed by Bando and Schwartz, ), 222 Lee May RC, 341 Giants Rookies (signed by Dietz), and 486 Twins Rookies (signed by Reese). 23) 1968 Topps (4 cards): #191 Frisella RC (deceased 1977), 251 Sanguillen RC, 384 McRae RC, and 579 Hisle RC. 24) 1969 Topps (8 cards): #31 Gentry/Otis RC (signed by both), 82 Oliver RC, 136 Torrez RC, 237 Cox RC ("2,504 wins, most ejected" inscription, Ex), 311 Lyle RC, 331 House RC, 597 Fingers RC (Pr), and 646 Morton RC. Total: 84 signed cards. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.