Lot # 2516: 1965 Topps Football Near-Complete Set (169/176)

Near-complete set of 1965 Topps football, one of the most popular and classic of all football-card sets, includes 169 different of the 176 cards in the set. Missing the following seven cards for completion: #44, 70, 87 Checklist, 122 Namath, 125, 129, and 176 Checklist. The 1965 Topps football set is packed with Hall of Famers, rookies, and extremely tough-to-find short prints. Included are a signed card (#24 Glen Bass) and the following thirty duplicates: #10, 11, 15, 22, 26, 35 Kemp SP, 48, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, two 98, 104, 106, 109 Robinson, 127, 131, 139 Flores, 154, 155 Alworth, 156, 161, 168 Mix, 169, 170, and 173. Condition is 20% Vg-Ex or slightly better, 72% Gd to Vg, and 8% Pr to Fr. Keys: #24 Bass (ballpoint pen signature, otherwise Gd), two 35 Kemp SP (both Vg+), 46 Brown RC (Vg-Ex), 69 Blanda SP (Vg-Ex), 99 Dawson SP (Vg), 121 Maynard (Gd+), 133 Biletnikoff RC (Fr-Gd), 137 Davidson RC (Vg), 145 Otto (Vg+), and two 155 Alworth (Vg-Ex and Vg). This is an attractive mid-grade near-complete set of one of card collecting's most popular football issues. Total: 199 cards (near set of 169 plus 30 duplicates). Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA (for the one signed card).