Lot # 1478: 1965 Topps Near-Complete Set (568/598)

Substantial mid-grade collection of 586 1965 Topps baseball cards, consisting of a near-complete set of 568 different (of the 598 in the set) plus eighteen duplicates. This collection includes all of the key cards to the set, including Mickey Mantle, Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays, plus rookie cards of Steve Carlton, Tony Perez, and Joe Morgan. Includes the following eighteen duplicates: #8 NL ERA Ldrs, 16 Morgan RC, 21, 60, 62 Kaat, 65, two 81, 92, 93, 100, two 113, 170 Aaron, 184, 187 Stengel, 191, 205 Spahn, 245, 260 Drysdale, and 470 Berra. Condition is 11% Ex, 80% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 9% lesser. Keys: Two #16 Morgan RC (Fr and miscut top edge, otherwise Vg-Ex), 120 F. Robinson (Vg-Ex), 130 Kaline (Vg-Ex), 134 Mantle WS (Ex), 150 B. Robinson (Vg-Ex+), 155 Maris (Vg-Ex), 160 Clemente (15/85 L/R, otherwise Ex), two 170 Aaron (both Vg), 176 McCovey (Vg), two 205 Spahn (both Vg+), 207 Rose (Vg-Ex+), 250 Mays (Gd), two 260 Drysdale (Vg and Gd), 300 Koufax (Vg-Ex), 320 Gibson (Vg-Ex), 330 Ford (Vg-Ex+), 350 Mantle (Vg-Ex), 377 Stargell (Vg-Ex+), 385 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex), 400 Killebrew (Vg-Ex), two 470 Berra (Vg and Fr), 477 Carlton RC (Vg+), 500 Mathews (Vg), 510 Banks (Ex), 526 Hunter RC (Vg-Ex+), 540 Brock (Ex), and 581 Perez RC (Vg). Missing the following thirty cards for completion: #69, 75, 133, 140, 210, 212, 229, 247, 257, 259, 268, 269, 273, 274, 293, 321, 342, 347, 358, 361, 368, 393, 403, 413, 420, 442, 469, 522, 524, and 534. This is an attractive and very consistent mid-grade near-complete set of this classic 1960s Topps series Total: 586 cards (near set of 568 plus 18 duplicates).