Lot # 1402: 1962 Topps Complete Set (598) Plus 12 Variations

Presented is a complete 598-card set of 1962 Topps. The 1962 Topps set has a well-deserved reputation for being the era's most condition-sensitive issue. The flush-to-the-border brown wood-grain design of the 1962 Topps set makes this issue particularly susceptible to edge and corner wear, and makes the assembly of high-grade sets all the more difficult. This is a very attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of this classic set, which includes all the great stars of the era. This set includes twelve significant variations (#22, 129, 132, 134, 139 [three], 147, 174, 176, 190, 458, and 462). Condition is 35% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few Mint), 57% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 11% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a couple slightly lesser, a couple with color added, a few that measure small, and fifteen trimmed). We have selected four cards for grading and encapsulation by PSA. Keys: #1 Maris (Ex), 5 Koufax (slight trim, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 10 Clemente (EX 5), 11 Morgan (unauthenticated pen signature, otherwise Ex-Mt), 18 Manager's Dream (Ex), 25 Banks (Ex-Mt), 30 Mathews (Ex-Mt due to centering), 45 B. Robinson (slight trim, otherwise Vg-Ex), 50 Musial (Nr/Mt), 53 AL HR Ldrs (Ex+), 70 Killebrew (Ex), 99 Powell RC (Nr/Mt), 100 Spahn (slight trim, otherwise Ex-Mt), 139a Reniff/portrait (Vg-Ex), 139b Reniff/pitching (Ex), 139c Babe Hits 60/pole in background (Ex), 140 Gehrig/Ruth (Ex-Mt, green tint), 150 Kaline (slight trim, otherwise Ex-Mt), 199 Perry RC (slight trim, otherwise Ex-Mt), 200 Mantle (color added and trimmed, otherwise Ex+), 218 Torre RC (slight trim, otherwise Ex-Mt), 251 Yankees Team (Nr/Mt-Mt), 300 Mays (EX-MT 6), 310 Ford (Nr/Mt), 313 Maris Blast (Vg-Ex), 318 Switch Hitter Connects - Mantle (Ex-Mt), 320 Aaron (EX-MT 6), 340 Drysdale (Ex-Mt), 350 F. Robinson (measures a bit small, otherwise Ex-Mt due to centering), 360 Berra (slight trim, otherwise Nr/Mt), 387 Brock RC (NM 7), 394 Aaron AS (Nr/Mt), 395 Mays AS (Nr/Mt), 401 Maris/Cepeda (Ex-Mt), 425 Yastrzemski (Nr/Mt), 471 Mantle AS (Ex due to centering), 500 Snider (Ex+), 505 Marichal (color added, otherwise Nr/Mt), 530 Gibson (slight trim, otherwise Nr/Mt), 544 McCovey (Vg-Ex+), 545 Wilhelm (slight miscut, otherwise Ex+), 575 Schoendienst (Ex), 592 Bouton RC (Ex-Mt), 594 Uecker RC (Ex-Mt+), 596 Pepitone RC (Ex+), and 598 Hickman RC (Ex-Mt). This is an extremely impressive 1962 Topps set, far superior to the average offered set of this very condition-sensitive issue. Total: 610 cards (set of 598 plus 12 variations).