Lot # 1575: 1968 to 1972 Topps Shoebox Collection (1,425) Including 116 Hall of Famers

Substantial collection of 1,425 mostly mid-grade Topps baseball cards spanning the years 1968 to 1972, highlighted by 116 Hall of Famers, including Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and Carl Yastrzemski. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1968 Topps (26 cards): Ranging from Pr-Fr to Vg (averaging Gd). Includes the following: #487, 489, 492, 493, three 511, two 514, 536, 538, 541, 543, 548, 551, 553, 562, 563, 565, 568, 571 La Russa, 573, 591, 592, and two 594. 2) 1969 Topps (68 cards): Vg to Vg-Ex overall, with a couple slightly better and 15% lesser. Keys: #260 Jackson RC (Pr-Fr) and 650 Ted Williams (Vg+). 3) 1970 Topps (656 cards): Condition is 9% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 55% Vg-Ex to Ex, 24% Gd to Vg, and 12% Pr to Fr. Keys: #10 Yastrzemski (Fr), two 17 Wilhelm, 40 Allen, two 61 Rose/Clemente Ldrs, 63 McCovey/Santo/Perez Ldrs, 65 McCovey/Aaron Ldrs, 66 Killebrew/Jackson Ldrs, four 75 Kaat, two 150 Killebrew (Vg and Pr), 230 B. Robinson (Fr), two 286 Buckner RC, three 290 Carew (Vg and two Gd), two 291 Durocher, 300 Seaver (Ex), two 315 Aparicio, two 330 Brock (Vg-Ex+ and Vg+), two 380 Perez, three 394 Hodges, three 403 Bunning, four 440 Mazeroski, six 449 Palmer (two Ex+, Vg-Ex, and three Vg), seven 450 McCovey AS, seven 453 Carew AS, 454 Santo AS, 455 B. Robinson AS, two 458 Rose AS (Ex and Vg), five 459 Jackson AS (Ex, Vg-Ex, Vg, and two Fr). 4) 1970 Topps Super (9 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex overall, with three lesser. Includes the following: #1, 3 Aparicio (Pr-Fr), 4 Killebrew (Gd due to miscut centering), 25, 29 Yastrzemski (Vg), 31, 39, 40 B. Williams (Vg-Ex), and 42. 5) 1970 Topps Play Baseball Scratch-Off Near-Complete Set (17/24) Plus 15 Duplicates: Ranging from Vg to Ex overall, with nine lesser due to scratched off game boards (including two Aparicios and two Marichals). Keys: Allen, four Aparicio, two Kaline, Killebrew, two Marichal, three Perez, Stargell, and Yastrzemski. Missing the following seven cards for completion: Aaron, Bosman, Hegan, Jones, Osteen, Powell, Seaver. 6) 1970 Topps Posters (16): Ranging from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Gd+). Includes the following: Two #3, 4 Brock, 7 McCovey, 8, two 10, two 11 Bench (Fr and Pr), 13, 17, 18, 21 Clemente (Vg, with a short separation along a fold line), two 23, and 24. 7) 1971 Topps (296 cards): Condition is 10% Ex (including a few Ex-Mt), 75% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 15% lesser. Keys: #26 Blyleven RC (Vg), two #45 Hunter, two 50 McCovey (Vg and Gd+), 100 Rose (95/5 T/B, otherwise Vg), 110 Mazeroski (Vg), 117 Simmons RC (Vg+), 210 Carew (Fr-Gd), 264 Morgan (Vg-Ex), 280 Jenkins (Vg), 300 B. Robinson (Vg), two 341 Garvey RC (Vg+ and Fr due to in ink on top edge), three 361 Sutton (Vg-Ex+ and two Vg), three 370 Torre (Ex+ and two Vg), 380 T. Williams (Pr), 384 Fingers (Gd+). 8) 1972 Topps (338 cards) Plus Wrapper: Condition is 10% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 58% Vg-Ex to Ex, 25% Gd to Vg, and 7% lesser. Keys: Three #1 World Champions, 29a Bonham/green under "C" & "S" (Ex), 37 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex), 38 Yastrzemski IA, two 49 Mays (Nr/Mt and Vg-Ex), two 50 Mays IA (Ex and Vg), two 51 Killebrew (both Vg-Ex), two 52 Killebrew IA, two 79 Fisk RC (both Ex+), two 80 Perez (Vg-Ex and Vg), three 100 F. Robinson (Ex and two Vg-Ex+), 132 Morgan (Ex), 154 Simmons (Vg-Ex+), 195 Cepeda (Vg), and two 200 Brock (Ex+ and Vg+). The original wrapper (pennant offer) grades Good due to small tears and a small hole. This is a very impressive collection of 1960s and 1970s Topps bubble-gum cards with numerous highlights. Total: 1,425 cards and one wrapper. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.