Lot # 1563: High-Grade 1968 Topps Complete Set (598) Including #280 Mickey Mantle PSA NM-MT+ 8.5

Presented is a crisp and clean complete set of 1968 Topps, highlighted by the rookie cards of Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench. The 1968 Topps set also includes the extremely popular “combo” cards featuring more than one player with #480 Managers Dream (with Roberto Clemente), #490 Superstars (Harmon Killebrew, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays), and #530 Bird Belters (Frank and Brooks Robinson). Condition is 55% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few Mint), 40% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 5% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a couple lesser). We have selected three cards for grading and encapsulation by PSA. Keys: #20 B. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 45 Seaver (Ex), 50 Mays (Ex), 80 Carew (Ex due to centering), 100 Gibson (Ex+ due to centering), 110 Aaron (Vg+), 150 Clemente (Ex), 177 Ryan RC (EX-MT 6), 220 Killebrew (Nr/Mt+), 230 Rose (Ex), 240 Kaline (Nr/Mt-Mt), 247 Bench RC (NM 7), 250 Yastrzemski (small pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Ex-Mt), 280 Mantle (NM-MT+ 8.5), 330 Maris (Nr/Mt+), 355 Banks (Nr/Mt-Mt+), 370 Aaron AS (Ex-Mt+ due to centering), 374 Clemente AS (Nr/Mt due to centering), 408 Carlton (Nr/Mt), 480 Manager's Dream (Nr/Mt-Mt), 490 Superstars (Ex-Mt+), 500 F. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 520 Brock (Ex+), 530 Bird Belters (Nr/Mt+), and 575 Palmer (Ex+). This is an extremely attractive and mostly high-grade complete set of one of the great 1960s Topps issues, loaded with Hall of Famers. Total: 598 cards.