Lot # 1479: 1965 Topps Near-Complete Set (597/598)

Outstanding mid- to high-grade near-complete 1965 Topps set consisting of 597 different cards, out of 598 in the set. Missing only #350 Mickey Mantle for completion. One of the most popular sets of the decade, the 1965 Topps set includes rookie cards of Hall of Famers Steve Carlton, Joe Morgan, Catfish Hunter, and Tony Perez. Condition is 43% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a few Nr/Mt-Mt), 48% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 9% lesser (including eight miscut and twenty-two with a slight trim). Four cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA, SGC, and BVG. Keys: #16 Morgan RC (Ex+), 120 F. Robinson (Ex due mostly to centering), 130 Kaline (25/75 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), 134 Mantle - WS Gm. 3 (75/25 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 150 B. Robinson (75/25 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 155 Maris (Ex), 160 Clemente (PSA NM 7), 170 Aaron (Ex-Mt due mostly to centering), 176 McCovey (Ex-Mt), 205 Spahn (slight trim, otherwise Ex), 207 Rose (SGC NM 84), 250 Mays (Nr/Mt due to centering), 260 Drysdale (Ex+), 300 Koufax (PSA NM 7), 320 Gibson (70/30 L/R and B/T, otherwise Nr/Mt), 330 Ford (Ex+), 377 Stargell (25/75 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 385 Yastrzemski (Ex+), 400 Killebrew (Ex-Mt), 470 Berra (Ex-Mt due solely to centering), 477 Carlton RC (BVG NM 7), 500 Mathews (slight trim to bottom edge, otherwise Vg-Ex), 510 Banks (Ex), 526 Hunter RC (Vg-Ex), 540 Brock (slight trim to bottom edge, otherwise Vg+), and 581 Perez RC (Vg-Ex+). Very attractive mid- to high-grade near-complete set (minus one) with many highlights. Total: 597 cards.