Lot # 1604: Signed 1969 to 1999 Topps Rookie-Card Collection (129) Including 42 Hall of Famers

Presented is a collection of 129 signed 1969 to 1999 Topps baseball cards including forty-two Hall of Fame rookie cards highlighted by Ozzie Smith, Tom Glavine, Carlton Fisk, Robin Yount, Wade Boggs, Chipper Jones and many more! (Please note that most cards in this group are rookies or close to it [minor league cards or a year after the true rookie card], but about a dozen or so cards are not rookie cards whatsoever.) The cards from 1969 to 1979 range in condition from Vg to Ex, with a few higher and lower. The cards from 1981 to present range from Vg to Mint (averaging Ex-Mt). This collection consists of the following: 1) 1969 Topps (1 card): #516 Weaver RC (Vg+). 2) 1970 Topps (3 cards): #21 Blue/Tenace RC (signed by Blue, Vg-Ex), 109 Expos Rookies (signed by Morton), and 172 Garr RC (Vg). 3) 1971 Topps (14 cards): #14 Concepcion RC (Vg), 26 Blyleven RC (color added, otherwise Vg), 117 Simmons RC (Rc), two 138 Montanez RC, 237 Cedeno RC, 276 Foster RC, 317 (signed by Mangual), two 439 Luzinski RC, two 594 Hrabosky RC (one signed by only Hrabosky, one w/ additional signatures of Chlupsa and Stinson), 688 Anderson (Ex), and 709 Baylor/Baker RC (signed by Baylor, Vg-Ex+). 4) 1972 Topps (19 cards): Two #79 Fisk/Cooper RC (one signed by Fisk and Garman, Vg, one signed by only Cooper, Ex due to centering), two 101 Richard RC, two 162 Porter RC, two 232 Giants Rookies (one signed by Barr, one signed by Rader), 272 Rivers RC, 316 Bibby RC, 392 Zisk RC, 406 Hendrick RC, 457 Ivie RC, two 474 Orioles Rookies (signed by Baylor), 506 Tidrow RC, 579 Alexander RC, and two 741 Rookie Stars (one signed by Milner and Hutton, one signed by only Milner). 5) 1973 Topps (4 cards): #114 McGlothen RC (deceased 1984), 174 Gossage RC (Vg-Ex+), 606 Matthews RC, and 614 Evans RC (Ex). 6) 1974 Topps (5 cards): #252 Parker RC (Ex+), 456 Winfield RC (JSA sticker on reverse, otherwise Vg), 598 Griffey Sr. RC (signed by Augustine, Griffey, Ontiveros, and Tyrone, Ex-Mt), 600 Madlock RC, and 602 Rookie Pitchers (signed by Swan and Abbott). 7) 1975 Topps (5 cards): #223 Yount RC (Vg-Ex), 620 Carter RC (Vg-Ex), 622 Lynn RC (Vg+), 623 Hernandez RC (signed by Hernandez and Sheldon, Ex), and 628 LeFlore RC. 8) 1976 Topps (3 cards): #98 Eckersley RC (Ex), 313 Dan Ford RC, and 599 Guidry RC (signed by Guidry, Dressler, and McClure, ink scribble on reverse, otherwise Vg). 9) 1977 Topps (4 cards): #144 Sutter RC (Nr/Mt), 265 Fidrych RC, 473 Dawson RC (color added, otherwise Vg), and 492 Armas/Kemp RC. 10) 1978 Topps (2 cards): #703 Morris RC (Vg) and 707 MolitorTrammell RC (signed by Molitor, Vg+). 11) 1979 Topps (1 card): #116 O. Smith RC (Vg). 12) 1981 Topps (4 cards): #293 Lea RC, 347 Baines RC (JSA sticker on reverse, otherwise Ex-Mt), 479 Raines RC (Nr/Mt), and 551 Pirates Future Stars (signed by Law). 13) 1982 Topps (2 cards): #118 Francona RC and 452 L. Smith RC (Ex-Mt+). 14) 1983 Topps (2 cards): #83 Sandberg RC (Nr/Mt+) and 498 Boggs RC (Ex-Mt). 15) 1985 Topps (3 cards): #23 Saberhagen RC, 389 Dedeaux, and 399 Marzano RC. 16) 1987 Topps (5 cards): #80 Joyner RC, 93 Leyland, 227 Moyer RC, and two 129T Matt Williams RC (Topps Traded). 17) 1988 Topps (2 cards): #267 Bean and 779 Glavine RC (Vg). 18) 1988 Fleer (1 card): #378 E. Martinez RC. 19) 1989 Topps (2 cards): #49 Biggio RC and 382 Smoltz RC. 20) 1991 Donruss Rookies (2 cards): #30 Bagwell RC and 33 I. Rodriguez RC (Vg). 21) 1991 Upper Deck (2 cards): #55 C. Jones RC and 702 "Rookie Threats" (signed by Gonzalez, Rhodes, and Bagwell). 22) 1987-1992 Hall of Fame Rookies (10 cards): Alomar, Hoffman, R. Johnson, Larkin, two Mussina, F. Thomas, two Vizquel, and L. Walker. 23) Various Years and Manufacturers (33 cards): Keys: Alou, Colon/Ricken, Cone, Crews (deceased 1993), Delgado, J. Gonzalez, Grace, Guerrero Sr., Harwell, Tino Martinez (unlicensed card), Pettitte, L. Smith, Smoltz, three D. Stenson (deceased 2003), two Tejada, and two Wagner. Total: 129 signed cards. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.