Lot # 1504: 1966 Topps Complete Set (598) Plus Six Variations

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Presented is a superb 598-card complete set of 1966 Topps baseball plus six variations. Includes a signed example of #505 Jose Cardenal. The 1966 Topps set features all the stars of the day, which in this era includes so many (Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Koufax, etc.). Variations for cards #62, 91, 101, 103, 104, and 279 are included. This set is bright and crisp, grading 40% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few Mint), 51% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 9% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few lesser, a few with a slight trim, a few that measure small, and thirteen altered). We have selected five cards for grading and encapsulation by PSA. Keys: #1 Mays (Vg-Ex), 30 Rose (Ex-Mt), 50 Mantle (Vg), 70 Yastrzemski (Ex), 72 Perez (Ex), 91a Uecker/no trade statement (Ex-Mt+), 100 Koufax (Ex due to centering), 110 Banks (Ex+), 120 Killebrew (color added, otherwise Ex+), 125 Brock (Ex-Mt), 126 Palmer RC (NM 7), 160 Ford (Ex), 195 Morgan (Ex), 200 Mathews (Vg-Ex), 215 NL Batting Ldrs (Ex-Mt), 254 Jenkins RC (Ex), 288 Sutton RC (NM-MT 8), 300 Clemente (Ex+), 310 F. Robinson (Nr/Mt+), 320 Gibson (slight trim to left edge, otherwise Ex), 365 Maris (Nr/Mt), 390 B. Robinson (MINT 9), 410 Kaline (trimmed, otherwise Nr/Mt), 500 Aaron (slightly miscut side edges, otherwise Nr/Mt), 526 Twins SP (NM-MT 8), 530 Roberts (Nr/Mt due to centering), 535 Davis SP (Nr/Mt due to centering), 540 McLain SP (Ex-Mt+), 550 McCovey SP (Ex-Mt), 555 Perranoski SP (Nr/Mt+), 561 Coleman SP (MINT 9), 580 B. Williams SP (Nr/Mt+ due to centering), 583 Tigers SP (measures a bit small, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 590 Skowron SP (Ex-Mt), 591 Jackson RC (Ex), and 598 Perry SP (Ex). This is an outstanding mid- to high-grade complete set of this Topps classic, loaded with stars and Hall of Famers, dating from the heart of the 1960s. The SMR value for just the five PSA-graded cards is $2,135. Total: 604 cards (set of 598 plus six variations).