Lot # 1176: 1954 to 1969 Topps and Bowman Shoebox Collection (1,940) Including 53 Hall of Famers

Presented is a very substantial collection of 1,940 cards from twenty-four different Bowman and Topps baseball issues spanning the years 1954 to 1969. This impressive collection is highlighted by fifty-three Hall of Famers, including Sandy Koufax, Ernie Banks, Al Kaline, Roberto Clemente, and Carl Yastrzemski. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1953 Bowman Color (6 cards): Ex, Vg-Ex, three Vg, and measures small, otherwise Vg-Ex+. Includes: #15, two 22, 34, 58, and 110. 2) 1954 Bowman (6 cards): two Ex and four Vg-Ex. Includes: #9, two 19, 23 Kuenn RC (Ex), 59, and 61. 3) 1954 Topps (60 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex), with a few lesser. Key: #86 Herman (Vg-Ex+) and 139 O'Brien Brothers (Vg-Ex). 4) 1955 Bowman (3 cards): #39 (Gd), 98 Gilliam (Gd), and 163 (Vg). 5) 1955 Topps (66 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex). Keys: #19 Herman (Ex), 31 Spahn (Ex due to centering), and 125 Boyer RC (Ex). 6) 1956 Topps (1 card): #260 Reese (Vg-Ex). 7) 1957 Topps (37 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex+). Includes: #4, 16, 17, 38 Fox (Vg-Ex), 41, 43, 52, 53, two 57, 58, 61, 78, 138 Minoso (Ex-Mt+), 148, 149, 206, 233, 239, 244, 266, 271, 273, 278, 292, 301, 303, 307, 314, 315, 323, 325, 326, 357, 383, 397, and 406. 8) 1958 Topps (38 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex). Includes: #45, 50, 51, 54, 61, 65, 120, 122, 125, 151, 181, 185, two 198, 205, 206, 224, 225, two 250, 258, 260, 264, 287, 305, 308, 309, 325, 329, 335, 345, 350, 372, 380, 393, 407, 437, 16, 17, 38 Fox (), 41, 43, 52, 53, two 57, 58, 61, 78, 138 Minoso, 148, 149, 206, 233, 239, 244, 266, 271, 273, 278, 292, 301, 303, 307, 314, 315, 323, 325, 326, 357, 383, 397, 406, and 438 Herzog. 9) 1959 Topps Partial Set 459/572 Plus 90 Duplicates: 25% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 57% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 18% Gd to Vg (including a few lesser). Keys: #30 Fox (Vg-Ex), 80 Minoso (Ex), 149 Bunning (Ex), 155 Slaughter (Ex-Mt due to centering), two 202 Maris (Ex and Vg), two 212 Fence Busters - Aaron/Mathews (both Vg), 260 Wynn (Ex), three 270 Hodges (Nr/Mt, Ex, and Vg-Ex), two 316a Lumenti/no optioned statement (Ex and 10/90 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt-Mt), 317 Ashburn/Mays, 349 Wilhelm (Ex), 350 Banks (Vg-Ex+), 352 Roberts (Ex due to centering), 360 Kaline (Gd), 387 Drysdale (Vg+), 390 Cepeda (Ex due to centering), 439 B. Robinson (Vg+), 450 Mathews (Gd), 455 Doby (Ex), 461 Mantle Hits 42nd (tiny ink mark on reverse, otherwise Vg), 464 Mays' Catch (Vg), 467 Aaron Clubs WS HR (Ex), two 469 Hustler Banks, 478 Clemente (Vg-Ex), 480 Schoendienst, 554 Skowron AS (SGC EX/NM 80), 559 Banks AS (Ex due to centering), 563 Mays AS (Vg-Ex), 568 (PSA EX-MT 6), and 571 Spahn AS (Vg-Ex). 10) 1960 Topps (19 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex). Includes: #17, 136 Kaat RC (Vg-Ex), 175, 209, 267, 343 Koufax (Ex+), 389, 409, 410, 416, 421, 439, 475 Drysdale (Ex), 487, 522, 526, 535, 545, and 547. 11) 1960 Fleer Greats (5 cards): Four Ex and Vg. Includes: #20, 27, 54, 62, and 67. 12) 1961 Topps (48 cards): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt), with a few lesser and a couple Nr/Mt-Mt. Keys: #1 Groat (Nr/Mt), 35 Santo RC (Nr/Mt+), 49 NL K Leaders Koufax (Nr/Mt), 63 Kaat (Gd), 89 Martin (Ex-Mt), and 475 Mantle MVP (Vg+). 13) 1961-1962 Fleer (73 cards): Ranging from Vg to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex), with 15% lesser. Includes 42 cards from the rarer high-number series (#89-154) issued in 1962. Overall, the high numbers grade much better than the low numbers. Keys: #14 Cobb (Vg-Ex+), two 89 Sisler/Traynor (marked checklists, otherwise Ex and Vg-Ex), and two 153 Young (Ex+ and Vg). 14) 1962 Topps (9 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex). Includes: #21 Kaat (Vg), 31 Tresh RC (unauthenticated signature, otherwise Vg), 48, 57, 67, 90, 112, 441, and 516. 15) 1963 Topps (9 cards): Ex-Mt, four Ex, two Vg-Ex, Vg and Fr. Includes: #10, two 21, 29, 221, 288, 291, 388, and 452. 16) 1964 Topps (47 cards): 42% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a couple Nr/Mt-Mt), 43% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 15% Gd to Vg. Keys: #103 Flood (Vg) and 120 Drysdale (Nr/Mt due solely to centering). 17) 1965 Topps (13 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex). Includes: two #43, 51, 57, 70, 100, 143, 241, 305, 321, 365, 449, and 567. 18) 1965 Topps Embossed (5 cards): Vg to Vg-Ex, with one Ex. Includes: two #17 Bunning, 28 Santo, 38, and 47. 19) 1966 Topps (66 cards): Ranging from Fr to Ex (averaging Vg+). Keys: #28 Niekro (Ex), 90 Aparicio (Ex+), 130 Torre, two 132 Cepeda (both Vg), two 210 Mazeroski, 221 NL ERA Leaders Koufax/Marichal (Vg-Ex), two 410 Kaline (both Fr), two 420 Marichal (both Gd+), and 510 Wilhelm (Vg-Ex). 20) 1967 Topps (31 cards): 32% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a few better) and 68% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a couple lesser). Includes: #3, 4, 15, 25, 37, 55 Drysdale (Gd+), 74, 188, 210 Gibson (5/95 L/R, otherwise Vg), 226, 228, 230, 247, 255, 265, 304, 319, 323, two 329, 350 Torre (Vg), 363, 376, two 390, 393, 422 Wilhelm (Vg-Ex due to centering), 445 Sutton (Vg), 450 Allen (Ex), 476 Perez (Ex+), and 500 Marichal (Nr/Mt-Mt). 21) 1968 Topps (112 cards): Condition is 15% Nr/Mt or better, 22% Ex to Ex-Mt, 50% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 13% lesser. Keys: two #103 Sutton (70/30 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt+ and 100/0 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), two 130 Perez (Vg and Fr), two 165 Oliva, 200 Cepeda, 215 Bunning (Vg-Ex), 225 Allen, 257 Niekro (Vg), 362 Cepeda AS, 364 Morgan AS, and 450 Kaat. 22) 1968 Topps Game (48 cards): Ranging from Vg to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex), with a couple lesser. Keys: two Kaline (Ex and Vg), Killebrew (Gd), B. Robinson (Nr/Mt), and Mantle (Nr/Mt). 23) 1969 Topps Deckle Edge (8 cards): Ranging from Vg to Nr/Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex). Includes: #4 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex), 12 Carew (Vg), 14, 18, 19 Santo, two 27 Clemente (Nr/Mt and Vg-Ex), and 32 Marichal (Ex). 24) 1969 Topps (754 cards; 461 different): 25% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a few better), 55% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 20% Gd to Vg (including 2% lesser). Keys: two 175 Bunning, 235 Hunter, 237 Cox RC, 290 Kaat, two 311 Lyle RC, three 412 Checklist - Mantle (Vg-Ex and two Pr), 416 McCovey AS, 419 Carew AS, 421 B. Robinson AS, 428 Brock AS, three 432 Gibson AS, two 460 Torre, 485 Perry (Ex), and 565 Wilhelm. This is a very impressive, mostly mid- to high-grade collection of baseball cards from twenty-four classic 1950s and 1960s sets with numerous highlights. Total: 1,940 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.