Lot # 1565: 1968 Topps Near-Complete Set (595/598) Including Bench and Ryan Rookies

Presented is a crisp and clean near-complete set (595/598) of 1968 Topps, highlighted by the rookie cards of Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench. The 1968 Topps set also includes the extremely popular “combo” cards featuring more than one player with #490 Superstars (Harmon Killebrew, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays) and #530 Bird Belters (Frank and Brooks Robinson). Missing the following three cards for completion: #280 Mantle, 330 Maris, and 480 Manager's Dream. Condition is 27% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few higher), 60% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 13% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few lesser). Ten cards have been graded and encapsulated by PSA (3), SGC (3) or GAI (4). Keys: #20 B. Robinson (Vg-Ex+), 36 (SGC NM/MT+ 92), 45 Seaver (NM 7), 50 Mays (Vg-Ex), 80 Carew (Ex-Mt), 100 Gibson (Ex-Mt+), 110 Aaron (Ex-Mt), 150 Clemente (Ex-Mt+), 177 Ryan RC (Ex-Mt), 220 Killebrew (Ex), 230 Rose (Vg-Ex+), 236 (GAI MINT 9), 240 Kaline (Ex), 247 Bench RC (NM 7), 250 Yastrzemski (Ex-Mt), 262 (SGC NM/MT+ 92), 290 McCovey (NM 7), 315 (SGC NM/MT+ 92), 355 Banks (Vg-Ex+), 370 Aaron AS (Ex), 374 Clemente AS (Ex+), 408 Carlton (Ex), 468 (GAI MINT 9), 484 (GAI MINT 9), 490 Superstars (Vg-Ex+), 500 F. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 520 Brock (Ex+), 522 (GAI MINT 9), 530 Bird Belters (Ex-Mt), and 575 Palmer (Ex-Mt). Also included are the following four duplicates: #10, 107, 366, and 518. This is a very attractive mid- to high-grade near-complete set of one of the great 1960s Topps issues, loaded with Hall of Famers. Total: 599 cards (near set of 595 plus 4 duplicates).