Lot # 1515: 1966 Topps Near-Complete Set (596/598) Including 11 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

Presented is a near-complete set of 1966 Topps baseball consisting of 596 different cards (out of 598 in the set). Missing only #223 NL Pitching Ldrs and 300 Clemente for completion. The 1966 Topps set features all the stars of the day, which in this era includes so many (Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Koufax, etc.). 1966 O-Pee-Chee cards of #70 Yastrzemski and 158 Brewer stand in place of the Topps versions. Condition is 10% Nr/Mt or slightly better, 74% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 16% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few lesser, a couple with a slight trim, a few with a slight miscut, and a few that measure small). Eleven cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (8) and SGC (3). Keys: #1 Mays (trimmed, otherwise Vg-Ex), 28 Niekro (NM-MT 8), 30 Rose (EX-MT 6), 50 Mantle (EX 5), 70 Yastrzemski (Nr/Mt, O-Pee-Chee), 72 Perez (EX-MT 6), 91a Uecker/no traded statement (Ex+), 100 Koufax (smoothed out corners from storage in a screw-down holder, otherwise Vg-Ex), 110 Banks (Ex-Mt), 120 Killebrew (Ex-Mt), 125 Brock (Ex-Mt), 126 Palmer RC (NM 7), 160 Ford (Ex-Mt), 195 Morgan (Ex), 200 Mathews (Ex), 215 NL Batting Ldrs (SGC EX 5), 254 Jenkins RC (Ex), 288 Sutton RC (Ex-Mt), 310 F. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 320 Gibson (Ex+), 365 Maris (slightly miscut right edge and 25/75 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), 390 B. Robinson (Ex), 410 Kaline (Nr/Mt), 469 Yankees Rookies (NM-MT 8), 500 Aaron (SGC EX 5), 526 Twins SP (Ex), 530 Roberts (Vg-Ex+), 535 Davis SP (Ex+), 540 McLain SP (SGC EX/NM+ 6.5), 550 McCovey SP (erased bottom border, otherwise Vg-Ex), 555 Perranoski SP (Ex), 561 Coleman SP (Nr/Mt), 580 B. Williams SP (Ex due to centering), 583 Tigers SP (EX 5), 590 Skowron SP (Nr/Mt+), 591 Jackson RC (VG-EX 4), and 598 Perry SP (Vg-Ex). This is a very attractive and consistent near-complete set of this Topps classic, loaded with stars and Hall of Famers, dating from the heart of the 1960s. Total: 596 cards.