Lot # 1336: 1955 to 1970 Topps, Post Cereal, and Fleer Shoebox Collection (1,215) Including 141 Hall of Famers

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Shoebox collection of 1,215 Topps (including a handful of Fleer, Nu-Card, and Post Cereal) baseball cards spanning the years 1955 to 1970 and highlighted by 141 Hall of Famers, including Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron. This collection consists of the following:

1) 1955 Topps (5 cards): Condition is Vg-Ex and four Vg. Includes: #1 Rhodes (Vg), 45, 49, 70 Rosen, and 162.

2) 1956 Topps (11 cards): Condition is Vg-Ex to Ex, with one Vg+. Includes: #9, 17 (gray back), 19 (gray back), 26, 79 Koufax (slightly smoothed-out corners from storage in a screw-down holder, otherwise Vg-Ex, gray back), 195 Kell (Ex+), 316, 321, 323, 331, and 339.

3) 1957 Topps (27 cards): Condition ranges from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Gd-Vg).

4) 1958 Topps (43 cards): Condition ranges from Pr to Vg (averaging Fr). Keys: #304 Kuenn/Kaline (Fr) and 386 Birdie's Sluggers (Fr).

5) 1959 Topps (38 cards): Condition ranges from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Gd). Keys: Two #212 Fence Busters (Gd and Fr).

6) 1960 Topps (244 cards): Condition ranges from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Fr-Gd). Keys: Three #7 Mays/Rigney, 73 Gibson (Fr), 188 D. Williams, 300 Aaron (Pr), 316 McCovey RC (Pr), 326 Clemente (Pr), 335 Schoendienst, and 352 Cincy Clouters.

7) 1961 Topps (168 cards): Condition is 20% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex), 45% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 35% lesser. Keys: Two #150 Mays (Ex+ and Fr), 425 Berra (Ex), 485 Banks MVP (Gd+), 490 Bunning, and 493 Zimmer.

8) 1961-1962 Fleer All-Time Greats (28 cards): Condition ranges from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr). Keys: #1 Baker/Cobb/Wheat (Pr), 14 Cobb (Fr-Gd), and 153 Cy Young (Fr).

9) 1961 Nu-Card Baseball Scoops (7 cards): Condition ranges from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr). Includes: #403, 405, 414, 433, 438 DiMaggio (Fr), and two 475.

10) 1961 Post Cereal (1 card): #145 Mays (Pr).

11) 1962 Topps (205 cards): Condition is 18% Ex or better, 65% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 17% lesser (including a couple with a slight miscut and one with a possible slight trim). Keys: #18 Manager's Dream (Vg-Ex), 28 Minoso, 30 Mathews (Vg-Ex), 50 Musial (Gd), 300 Mays (Vg-Ex+), 340 Drysdale (10/90 T/B, otherwise Ex+), two 382 D. Williams, 387 Brock RC (Vg-Ex), 390 Cepeda AS, and 530 Gibson (Vg+).

12) 1962 Post Cereal (3 cards): #5b Mantle/from Life magazine (Pr, with missing piece), 20 Kaline (Fr-Gd), and 149 Aaron (Vg).

13) 1963 Topps (31 cards): Condition ranges from Pr to Ex (averaging Gd-Vg). Keys: #25 Kaline (Fr), 138 Mays/Musial (Ex+), 250 Musial (Ex+), 300 Mays (Vg), 390 Aaron (Vg-Ex+), 415 Gibson (Vg-Ex+), 440 Marichal (Ex), 472 Brock (Ex), and 520 Cepeda.

14) 1963 Fleer (1 card): #61 Gibson (Ex).

15) 1963 Post Cereal (3 cards): #131 F. Robinson (Pr), 166 Gibson (Pr), and 169 Banks (Pr).

16) 1964 Topps (93 cards): Condition is 60% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a few Nr/Mt), 31% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 9% lesser (including a couple with a slight miscut). Keys: #9 NL HR Ldrs (Vg-Ex+) and 306 Mays/Cepeda (Vg-Ex).

17) 1965 Topps (13 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with one Gd. Includes: #36, two 43, 49, 51, 67, 80, two 86, two 98, 170 Aaron (Ex+), and 438.

18) 1966 Topps (86 cards): Condition is 19% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex), 47% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 34% lesser (including two trimmed). Keys: #1 Mays (Pr), 28 Niekro (Ex+), 36 Hunter (Vg-Ex), 50 Mantle (Gd), 110 Banks (Ex), 125 Brock (95/5 T/B, otherwise Vg), 195 Morgan (trimmed, otherwise Vg-Ex), 200 Mathews (Vg-Ex+), two 210 Mazeroski (Vg and Pr), 255 Stargell (Ex) 310 F. Robinson (Ex), 320 Gibson (Vg), 390 B. Robinson (Vg), 420 Marichal (Vg), 430 Drysdale (Ex), and 500 Aaron (trimmed, otherwise Ex).

19) 1967 Topps (89 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex), with a few Nr/Mt and a couple with a slight miscut. Key: #210 Gibson (2/98 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex).

20) 1968 Topps (12 cards): #86 Stargell (Ex), 99 Colavito, two 205 Marichal (Ex+ and Vg-Ex), 257 Niekro (Vg), two 309 (Vg and Gd+), 365 B. Robinson AS (Ex+), 370 Aaron AS (Vg-Ex), 378 Gibson AS (Pr), 520 Brock (Vg), and 562 (Vg-Ex).

21) 1969 Topps (99 cards): Condition is 11% Ex to Ex-Mt, 67% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 22% lesser. Keys: #35 Morgan (Ex), two 85 Brock (Vg and Pr), 100 Aaron (Vg), 200 Gibson (Pr), 235 Hunter, 250 F. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 370 Marichal, 400 Drysdale (Vg-Ex+), 410 Kaline (Ex), three 412 Checklist - Mantle (Vg-Ex, Pr, and miscut, otherwise Ex), six 416 McCovey AS, three 419 Carew AS, three 421 B. Robinson AS, 424 Rose AS (Vg), three 425 Yastrzemski AS, two 428 Brock AS, four 432 Gibson AS, five 440 McCovey (two Vg, two Gd, and Fr), 485 Perry (Vg-Ex), and 545 Stargell (Ex).

22) 1969 Topps Decals (1 card): F. Robinson (Vg).

23) 1970 Topps Super (7 cards): #4 Killebrew (Ex), 11 Brock (Pr-Fr due to back damage), 18 Mays (Vg due mostly to centering), 33 Gibson (Pr), 34 Rose (Vg), 38 Powell SP (Ex-Mt), and 40 B. Williams (Vg).

This is a very substantial collection of mixed-grade cards with many notable highlights from these popular sets! Total: 1,215 cards.