Lot # 1601: 1969 Topps Deckle Edge Proof Complete Set (33)

Complete 33-card set of 1969 Topps Deckle Edge baseball cards with fully printed reverses. This series is highlighted by Pete Rose and twelve Hall of Famers, including Carew, Clemente, Gibson, Mays, B. Robinson, and Yastrzemski. When these cards were issued, as their name implies, they were cut with "deckle edges." The cards in this group are "proof" versions with straight edges, neatly hand cut from sheets. Without further reference to the hand cuts, the condition is 81% ranging from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex and due mostly to back wrinkles) and 19% ranging from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr). Keys: #1 B. Robinson (Pr), 4 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex), 21 Rose (Ex), 27 Clemente (Vg-Ex), and 33 Mays (Gd-Vg, with poorly cut left edge). An attractive mixed-grade complete set of one of the most popular Topps insert sets of the era. Total: 33 cards.