Lot # 1453: 1964 Topps Rookie All-Star Banquet #19 Richie Allen PSA EX-MT+ 6.5

Graded NM-MT+ 6.5 by PSA. Outstanding high-grade example of the rare 1964 Topps Rookie Banquet card #19 featuring Richie "Dick" Allen. The 1964 Topps Rookie All-Star Banquet set was only distributed to guests attending Topps' 1964 annual dinner honoring the Major League recipients of Topps' rookie all-star team awards. In a novel approach that year, Topps decided to abandon the traditional dinner program and instead produced this card set, which was distributed as a special keepsake to attendees. Each of the thirty-six cards in the set is designed as if it were a "page" of a program and is numbered in the lower right corner. All of these black-and-white cards are printed on quality card stock, and are highlighted by either red or light blue graphics, with the exception of the "front cover" and "back cover" cards (which are multicolor). The offered example features excellent clarity and strong corners. The blank reverse is also entirely clean. This is a rare and unusual Topps Rookie Award All-Star Banquet sample card in high grade and featuring a prominent player.