Lot # 1335: 1951 to 1978 Topps, Bowman, Fleer, and Leaf Shoebox Collection (501) Including 96 Hall of Famers

Presented is a very attractive, mostly mid-grade "shoebox" collection of 501 cards from 28 different Bowman, Fleer, Leaf, and Topps issues spanning the years 1951 to 1978. Highlighted by ninety-six Hall of Famers, including Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, and Nolan Ryan. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1951 Bowman (13 cards): Vg to Vg-Ex, with one Ex and two Gd. Includes: #46 Kell (Vg+), 53 Lemon (Gd), 71, 105, 106, 140, 142, 176, 177 Keller, 197, 213, 214, and 249. 2) 1954 Bowman (2 cards): #151 (Vg) and 192 (Pr). 3) 1955 Topps (1 card): #45 Sauer (Pr). 4) 1956 Topps (1 card): #155 Kuenn (Vg). 5) 1957 Topps (4 cards): #97 Yankees Team (Pr-Fr), 113 (Pr), 329 (Pr), and 400 Dodgers' Sluggers (Gd+). 6) 1958 Topps (14 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Gd+). Includes: #66, 95, 199, 206, 232, 319, 342, 363, 365, 384, 411, 475 Stengel/Haney, 477, and 482 Banks AS (Vg+). 7) 1959 Topps (7 cards): Ranging from Gd to Vg-Ex, with one Pr. Includes: #116, 124, 127, 132, 140, 346, and 468 Snider's Play (Vg). 8) 1960 Leaf (19 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex, with four lesser. Key: #69 Wilhelm (Vg). 9) 1960 Fleer Baseball Greats (31 cards): 19% Ex to Ex-Mt, 45% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 36% lesser. Includes: #3 Ruth (Gd+), 12, 15, three 16, 18, 19, 21, 24, 28 Gehrig (Fr), 31, 36 Ott, 40, 42 Cobb (Gd), 47 Young (Fr), 49, two 53 Foxx, 56, 57, 61, two 63, 67, 68, 70, two 71, 72 Williams (Fr-Gd), and 73. 10) 1960 Topps (1 card): #160 Mantle/Boyer (Vg). 11) 1961 Topps (31 cards): Ranging from Gd to Vg-Ex (including a couple Fr and a couple Ex), with most showing wax stains on the reverses.. Keys: #35 Santo RC (Vg), 89 Martin (Ex), two 106 Herzog, 150 Mays (Gd), 415 Aaron (Gd+), 484 Aaron MVP (Ex). 12) 1962 Topps (7 cards): #30 Mathews (Ex), 54 NL HR Ldrs (Ex-Mt), 113 (Ex), 150 Kaline (Gd), 350 F. Robinson (Vg-Ex+), 360 Berra (Vg), and 396 F. Robinson AS (Vg), 13) 1963 Topps (4 cards): #5 NL ERA Ldrs (Ex+), 126 Uecker (Vg-Ex), 242 Banks/Aaron (Vg+), and 400 F. Robinson (Vg-Ex). 14) 1964 Topps (2 cards): #128 Lolich RC (Vg-Ex) and 155 (Vg). 15) 1966 Topps (4 cards): #110 Banks (Gd), 125 Brock (Pr-Fr), 226 AL K Ldrs (Ex), and 365 Maris (slightly miscut right edge, otherwise Gd+). 16) 1967 Topps (4 cards): #5 Ford (Vg-Ex+), 30 Kaline (Vg-Ex), 33 Bando RC (Pr-Fr), and 50 Oliva (Fr). 17) 1968 Topps (3 cards): #220 Killebrew (Vg), 250 Yastrzemski (Gd), and 290 McCovey (Gd). 18) 1969 Topps (213 cards): 27% Ex to Ex-Mt, 68% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 5% lesser. Keys: #99a Nettles RC/loop (Ex+ due solely to centering), 99b Nettles RC/no loop (Vg), 107 Checklist, 427 Oliva AS, 440 McCovey (Vg), 444a Moeller/last name in white (Pr), two 462 Schoendienst, 485 Perry (Vg), and 582 Checklist. 19) 1970 Topps (22 cards): Vg to Vg-Ex overall, with two lesser. Includes: Four #290 Carew (Vg-Ex and three Vg), 315 Aparicio, two 321, 450 McCovey AS, 453 Carew AS, 455 B. Robinson (wrong back, upside-down #432 Checklist back, Gd), 457, 459 Jackson AS (Ex), 510 Oliva, 537 Morgan, 550, 580 Rose (Vg-Ex), two 595 Wills, 611, 630 Banks (Vg), 670 Santo, and 712 Ryan (ink writing on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex). 20) 1970 Topps Scratch-Offs (6 cards): Pr to Pr-Fr, with one Ex. Includes: Allen, Bando, Bosman, Colbert, McCarver (Ex), and Stottlemyre. 21) 1971 Topps (15 cards): #5 Munson (Gd), 20 R. Jackson (Fr-Gd), 50 McCovey (Gd+), two 100 Rose (both Vg), 295 (Vg), 333 (Vg-Ex), 339 (Vg), 400 Aaron (Vg), 513 Ryan (Vg), 570 Palmer (trimmed, otherwise Ex+), 600 Mays (Vg), 630 Clemente (Fr), and two 709 Baker/Baylor RC (Vg and Pr). 22) 1972 Topps (2 cards): #33 Martin (Vg) and 486 (Vg). 23) 1973 Topps (76 cards): Ranging from Gd to Ex (averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), with a couple higher, a couple higher, and one trimmed. Includes three unnumbered team checklists (Tigers, Yankees, and A's). Keys: #50 Clemente (Vg), 90 B. Robinson (Vg-Ex+), three 136 Weaver, two 179 D. Williams, two 237 Mathews, 255 R. Jackson (Gd+), two 257 Berra, 305 Mays (Gd), 320 Brock (Vg-Ex), and two 624 Durocher. 24) 1974 Topps (7 cards): #1 Aaron (95/5 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex+), two 250a McCovey/San Diego (both Vg+), 250b McCovey/Washington Nat'l (Vg), two 456 Winfield RC (Vg+ and Vg), and 647 (Fr). 25) 1975 Topps (6 cards): Nr/Mt, Ex, three Vg, and trimmed. Includes: #150 Gibson (mini, Nr/Mt), 290, 361, 399, 517, and 637. 26) 1976 Topps (1 card): #512 (Vg). 27) 1977 Topps (3 cards): #265 Fidrych RC (Vg+), 412 (Vg+), and 473 Dawson RC (Vg-Ex). 28) 1978 Topps (2 cards): #204 (Vg) and 710 (Vg+). This is an impressive collection of baseball cards from twenty-eight classic baseball sets with numerous highlights. Total: 501 cards.