Lot # 2536: 1969 to 1971 Topps Football Partial Set Trio (3 Sets, 588 Cards) Plus 2,320 Duplicates

Presented is a very substantial collection of 2,908 cards from the 1969, 1970, and 1971 Topps football issues. This impressive collection is highlighted by scores of stars and Hall of Famers, including Joe Namath, Johnny Unitas, O.J. Simpson (with five rookies), and Fran Tarkenton. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1969 Topps Partial Set (206/263) Plus 1,101 Duplicates: Condition is 43% Ex to Ex-Mt, 52% Vg to Vg-Ex (including some due solely to centering), and 5% lesser. Keys: Three #100 Namath (all Ex), seven 113 J. Johnson, 120 Csonka RC (Vg-Ex), five 150 Tarkenton (Ex-Mt, three Ex, and Vg-Ex+), six 153 Bell, two 161 Griese (Ex+ and Vg), four 163 Otto, eight 192 Buoniconti, nine 195 Tingelhoff, fifteen 201 Biletnikoff, twelve 209 Hickerson, five 227 Jurgensen, three 232 Blanda, eleven 248 Hanburger, seven 249 Brodie, nine 251 Little. Missing the following fifty-seven cards for completion: #5-7, 12, 17, 25 Unitas, 26 Piccolo RC, 29, 31, 33, 34, 45, 51 Sayers, 53-56, 64, 67, 73-75, 77, 80, 81, 83, 87, 89, 93, 97, 102, 103, 111, 116, 123, 124, 135, 139 Butkus, 144, 146, 147, 155, 166, 168, 173, 190, 207, 208, 210, 215 Starr, 224, 230, 237, 238, 254-256, and 259. 2) 1970 Topps Partial Set (193/263) Plus 523 Duplicates: Condition is 30% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a few Nr/Mt-Mt), 60% Vg-Ex to Ex (including some due solely to centering), and 10% Gd to Vg (including 2% lesser and a few with a slight miscut). Keys: Five #1 Dawson (Ex-Mt, two Ex, Vg-Ex, and Vg), nine 25 Stenerud RC (Ex-Mt, six Ex, and two Vg-Ex), seven 43 Bethea RC (two Ex-Mt,, three Ex, and two Vg), seven 57 Wilcox, five 59 Page RC (two Ex-Mt, Ex+, and two Vg-Ex), five 75 Barney RC (two Ex-Mt and three Ex), three 85 Biletnikoff, five 90 Simpson RC (Nr/Mt-Mt, Ex, two Vg-Ex+, and next card showing, otherwise Nr/Mt), seven 114 Smith RC (Ex, three Vg-Ex, and three Vg), seven 130 Brodie, 151 Mack RC (Ex-Mt), two 156 Humphrey RC (Ex and Vg due to miscut centering), two 162 Csonka. Missing the following seventy cards for completion: #2, 4, 8, 10, 20, 27, 30 Starr, 37, 39, 45, 55, 62, 65, 70 Sayers, 71, 79, 80 Tarkenton, 87, 91, 102, 113, 115, 117, 127, 131, 134, 142, 150 Namath, 153, 157-159, 163-165, 167-169, 176, 180 Unitas, 182, 187-189, 190 Butkus, 192, 194, 197, 200, 203, 204, 210, 212, 214, 215, 227, 228, 231, 232, 235, 236, 240, 243, 250, 254, 257, 258, 260 Hill RC, 261, and 262. 3) 1971 Topps Partial Set (189/263) Plus 696 Duplicates: Condition is 40% Ex to Ex-Mt, 55% Vg to Vg-Ex (including some due solely to centering), and 5% lesser. Keys: Two #1 Unitas (Vg-Ex and Vg+), ten 3 Schottenheimer RC, six 10 Alworth, six 13 Buchanan, four 19 Maynard, six 20 Wilson, nine 26 Taylor, four 27 Checklist (Ex, two Vg, and Pr), ten 35 Bell, seven 39 Blanda, thirteen 41 Karras, ten 45 Csonka, nine 55 Wood, six 71 Page, eleven 97 Hanburger, twelve 100 Brodie, five 110 Little, five 113 Houston RC (Ex-Mt, Vg-Ex, two Vg, and Gd+ due to miscut centering), eleven 114 Lanier RC (Ex-Mt, three Ex, four Vg-Ex, and three Vg due to centering), three 120 Tarkenton (two Ex and 5/95 L/R, otherwise Vg+), four 151 Otto, three 178 Biletnikoff, 188 Wehrli RC (Vg-Ex), 200 Starr (Vg), two 210 Sanders RC (Ex and Vg-Ex), 245 Greene RC (Ex due to centering), and 260 Simpson (Vg+). Missing the following seventy-four cards for completion: #8, 18, 21, 25 Butkus, 31, 50, 54, 65, 73, 75, 89, 91, 101, 102, 105, 106 Checklist, 118, 125, 126, 135, 136, 140, 141, 143-145, 149, 150 Sayers, 153, 156 Bradshaw RC, 159, 167, 169, 170, 172-176, 179-183, 186, 187, 190-194, 198, 199, 217, 224, 226, 229, 231-233, 235, 237, 238, 143, 246-249, 250 Namath, 251, 253, 258, 259, and 262. This is a very impressive mid- to high-grade collection of football cards from three classic Topps sets. Total: 2,908 cards.