Lot # 2509: Signed 1960 to 1965 Philadelphia and Fleer Football Collection (193) Including Berry, Blanda, Taylor Rookie, and Otto Rookie

Sizable collection of 193 signed football cards consisting of Fleer and Philadelphia issues spanning the years 1960 to 1965. The signatures are scripted on the front in various inks. This group is highlighted by several Hall of Famers including Ray Berry, George Blanda, Charley Taylor (rookie), and Jim Otto (rookie). Condition ranges from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with a few higher and approximately 10% lower. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1960 Fleer (10 cards): #13 Larson, 33 Adamson, 47 W. Smith, 56 Cockrell, 58 Blanda (personalized, 98/2 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 81 Burford, 87 Cornelison, 90 Mathis, 94 Harris, and 98 Grantham. 2) 1961 Fleer (47 cards): #2, 5, 6 Jones ("HOF 91," Vg), 9 Atkins (Vg-Ex), 10, 18, 19, 21, 22, two 24 (one personalized), 25, 26, 27, 28, two 32 Moore (Vg and "HOF 75" inscription, Gd), 33 Berry (Vg-Ex), 34, 40, 42, 51 McDonald ("HOF '98", Fr), 53, 55 Bednarik (Vg-Ex+), 63 St. Clair (Vg-Ex), 67 Nomellini (Vg-Ex+), 75 Robustelli (Vg-Ex), 78, 83, 86 Schmidt (measures a bit small, otherwise Fr), 94 Gregg (Ex+), 103, 107, 108, 112, 116, 120, 127 McElhenny (Vg), 134, 136, 144, 155 Kemp (Fr), 167, 197 Otto RC (Ex), 199, 200, 207 (trimmed). Also includes 2013 RetroCards '61 Fleer reprint #229 Holub. 3) 1962 Fleer (23 cards): Two #4 Parilli, 17 Rice, 24 Davidson, 27 Burford, 30 Holub RC, 34 Tripucka, 36 L. Taylor, 37 Adamson, 38 Danenhauer, 39 Gonsoulin, 40 Holz, 46 Blanda (Vg+), 48 Groman, 55 Husmann RC, 59 Maynard (Vg-Ex), 60 Powell, 62 Mathis, 64 Grantham, 74 Williamson RC ("The Hammer"), 75 Louderback RC (personalized), 80 Lowe, and 81 Kocourek. 4) 1963 Fleer (20 cards): #2 Parilli, 5 Cappelletti, 12 Mathis, two 13 Grosscup, 15 Maynard (Vg-Ex+), 25 Carlton, 26 Dubenion, two 28 Shaw (both "HOF '99" inscriptions, both Vg-Ex ), 37 Cannon, 38 Hennigan, 39 Talamini, 44 Husmann, 51 Robinson (Ex), 62 Otto (Vg), 69 Lowe, 70 Lincoln RC (Vg), 71 Kocourek, and 84 Danenhauer. 5) 1964 Philadelphia (50 cards): #1 Berry ("HOF 73," Vg-Ex), 4 Marchetti (Vg+), 6, 7, 10, 22, two 23, 24, 34, 35, 38, 44, 53, 58 (personalized), 59, 62 Lary (Vg), 66 Schmidt (Vg-Ex), 67, 68, 72 Davis RC ("HOF 81," Vg), 82 Wood (Ex), 88, 95, 96, 99, 100 (personalized), 101 ("Boom Boom"), 103, 105 ("NFL 61-72"), 115, 116, 123, 128, 134, two 147, 152, 155, 164 St. Clair ("HOF-1990," Vg-Ex), 171, 174, two 178 (one personalized), two 180 (one with inscriptions), 183, 184, 191, and 192. 6) 1965 Philadelphia (43 cards): #2 Bery ("HOF 73," Gd), 5, 6, 9, 13, 33, two 34, 35, 44, 52, two 55, 59 (personalized), 63 Lary (Vg-Ex+), 65, two 67, 73 Davis ("HOF 81," Ex), 87, 92 (personalized), 96, 102 ("Boom Boom"), 104, 105 Eller RC (Ex), 106, 118, two 121, 129, 133 (personalized), 153, 156, 159, 160, 163, 166, 170, 173, 179, 187 Huff (Pr due to tape), and two 195 C. Taylor RC (Gd and "HOF 84" inscription, Gd). 7) 2014 RetroCards '66 Philadelphia Reprint (9 cards): #211 Richardson, 229 Ninowski, 240 Rhome, 285 Koy, 296 Woodeshick, 309 McMillan, 312 Roland (personalized, "ROY 1966"), 313 Stalling, and 315 Cardinals TL (signed by Charley Johnson). Total: 203 signed cards (193 dating from 1960 to 1965 and ten reprint cards). Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.