Lot # 1503: 1966 Topps Complete Set (598) Including 56 PSA-Graded Cards

Bright, crisp, and clean complete 1966 Topps set. After he won the Most Valuable Player award in 1965, Topps saw fit to honor Willie Mays with the card #1 position in the 1966 set. This classic set is also well known for the scarcity of the high-number series, with many single-printed cards, in addition to being the only Topps set to feature Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays on the same card (#215). Condition is 38% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 54% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 8% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few with a slight trim and a few with a slight miscut). Fifty-six cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Keys: #1 Mays (trimmed, otherwise Ex+, card resides in a PRO holder), 30 Rose (Vg-Ex+), 36 Hunter (NM-MT 8), 50 Mantle (Vg-Ex+), 70 Yastrzemski (NM-MT 8), 100 Koufax (Ex), 110 Banks (Vg-Ex), 120 Killebrew (NM-MT 8), 125 Brock (Ex), 126 Palmer RC (Ex+), 160 Ford (Nr/Mt), 195 Morgan (Vg-Ex), 200 Mathews (NM-MT 8), 215 NL Batting Ldrs (Vg-Ex+), 254 Jenkins RC (NM-MT 8), 255 Stargell (EX-MT 6), 288 Sutton RC (Nr/Mt), 290 Santo (NM 7), 300 Clemente (Ex-Mt), 310 F. Robinson (Ex-Mt), 320 Gibson (Ex), 365 Maris (slightly miscut right edge, otherwise Ex-Mt), 390 B. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 410 Kaline (NM 7), 500 Aaron (Vg-Ex+), 526 Twins SP (80/20 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 530 Roberts (Nr/Mt+), 535 Davis SP (Vg-Ex+), 540 McLain SP (Ex-Mt), 550 McCovey SP (NM-MT 8), 555 Perranoski SP (80/20 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 561 Coleman SP (Ex), 580 B. Williams SP (Ex-Mt), 583 Tigers SP (Ex-Mt), 590 Skowron SP (Nr/Mt), 591 Jackson RC (Nr/Mt), and 598 Perry SP (Vg-Ex). Forty-six additional PSA-graded cards: NM-MT 8 (44 cards): #8, 11, 32, 34, 59, 66, 68, 69, 73, 84, 85, 87, 92 Yankees, 99 Buc Belters, 104, 105, 107, 109, 114, 116 Alston, 117, 118, 123, 124, 128, 130 Torre, 131, 132 Cepeda, 138, 139, 145, 148, 162, 174, 220, 340, 347, 357, 363, 468, 512, 536, 548, and 549. NM 7 (3 cards): #95, 119, and 517. This is an extremely attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of this Topps classic, loaded with stars and Hall of Famers, dating from the heart of the 1960s. The SMR value for just the fifty-six PSA-graded cards is $2,593. Total: 598 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.