Lot # 1393: 1961 to 1999 Topps Minnesota Twins Complete Team Set Run (40 Sets, 1,049 Cards)

Outstanding collection of 1,033 Topps baseball cards spanning the years 1961 to 1999, with representation of thirty-nine different issues plus sixteen 1969 Milton Bradley cards. Composed exclusively of Minnesota Twins players, including Hall of Famers such as Rod Carew, Jim Kaat, Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Bert Blyleven, and Kirby Puckett. These team subsets (dating from the franchise's first year as the Minnesota Twins) are nearly all complete, with the most notable missing cards being the 1963 Oliva and 1967 Carew rookies. Includes six cards displaying unauthenticated signatures (1962 Topps Sam Mele, 1969 Frank Quilici, 1980 Mike Cubbage, 1981 Glenn Adams and John Verhoeven, 1983 Ron Davis, and 1985 Davis). Condition of the 1961-1967 cards is 50% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a few Nr/Mt) and 50% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a couple lesser and a couple with a slight miscut). Condition of the 1968-1976 cards is 13% Nr/Mt or better, 53% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 34% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few lesser, a couple with a slight miscut, and two with color added). Condition of the 1977-1999 cards is 80% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint), 15% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 5% Vg to Vg-Ex (mostly from the early part of the year range). This collection consists of the following: 1) 1961 Topps (29): Keys: #63 Kaat (Ex) and 80 Killebrew (miscut left edge, otherwise Ex-Mt). 2) 1962 Topps (26): Keys: #21 Kaat (Ex-Mt), 70 Killebrew (Ex), and 208 Martin. 3) 1963 Topps (25): Keys: #165 Kaat (Vg-Ex) and 500 Killebrew SP (Vg-Ex). 4) 1964 Topps (28): Keys: #116 Oliva/Ward (Vg-Ex), 177 Killebrew (Vg-Ex), and 567 Kaat (Ex). 5) 1965 Topps (30): Keys: #62 Kaat (Ex), 400 Killebrew (Ex), and 340 Oliva (Vg-Ex). 6) 1966 Topps (27): Keys: #120 Killebrew (Vg-Ex), 445 Kaat (Ex), 450 Oliva (Vg), 546 Siebler SP, and 563 Tovar RC. 7) 1967 Topps (30): Keys: #50 Oliva (Ex), 300 Kaat (90/10 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), and 460 Killebrew (Vg-Ex). 8) 1968 Topps (31): Keys: #80 Carew (Ex-Mt), 165 Oliva (Gd), 220 Kilebrew (Vg-Ex), and 450 Kaat (Ex). 9) 1969 Topps (27): Keys: #99 Nettles RC (Vg-Ex), 290 Kaat, 375 Killebrew (Vg+), 419 Carew AS, 510 Carew (Vg+), and 600 Oliva. 10) 1970 Topps (25): Keys: #75 Kaat, 150 Killebrew (Vg-Ex), 290 Carew (Vg-Ex), and 510 Oliva. 11) 1971 Topps (30): Keys: #26 Blyleven RC (Ex), 210 Carew (Vg-Ex+), 245 Kaat, 290 Oliva, and 550 Killebrew (Ex+). 12) 1972 Topps (31): Keys: #51 Killebrew (Vg-Ex+), 52 Killebrew IA, 400 Oliva, 515 Blyleven (Ex), 695 Carew (Vg), 696 Carew IA (Ex), 709 Kaat (Vg+), 710 Kaat IA, and 778 Dempsey RC. 13) 1973-1999 Topps (694 cards from 27 sets, ranging from 13 to 33 cards): Key: 1985 Topps #536 Puckett RC (Nr/Mt-Mt). Also includes a complete sixteen-card 1969 Milton Bradley Twins team set, grading Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt overall. This is a very attractive collection of Topps (with a few Milton Bradleys) Minnesota Twins cards, spanning the years 1961 to 1999. Total: 1,049 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.