Lot # 1389: 1961 Topps Partial Set (302/587) Plus 140 Duplicates

Presented is a partial set of 1961 Topps baseball consisting of 302 different cards (out of 587) plus an additional 140 duplicates, highlighted by dozens of stars and Hall of Famers such as Roger Maris, Roberto Clemente, and Carl Yastrzemski, plus rookie examples of Ron Santo, Billy Williams, and Juan Marichal. Condition is 10% Ex to Ex-Mt, 64% Vg to Vg-Ex (approximately two-thirds Vg), and 26% lesser (including a few trimmed and a couple with a slight miscut). Keys: #2 Maris (Vg+), two 10 B. Robinson (Vg-Ex and Gd) two 35 Santo RC (Vg+ and Fr), two 80 Killebrew (Vg and Fr), 141 B. Williams RC (Fr), 200 Spahn (Vg+), 287 Yastrzemski (90/10 L/R, otherwise Vg), 307 Mantle WS Gm. 2 (Vg+), three 388 Clemente (Vg, Gd, and Fr-Gd), 401 Ruth Hits 60th (Vg due mostly to centering), 405 Gehrig Benched (Vg-Ex), 417 Marichal RC (Gd), 429 Kaline (pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg+), 443 Snider (Pr due to pinhole), 475 Mantle MVP (Fr), and 576 Maris AS (Vg-Ex). Missing the following 285 cards for completion: #7, 15, 20, 24, 25, 29, 31, 33, 39, 42, 43, 44 AL HR Ldrs, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 57, 74, 75, 87, 91, 92, 97, 98, 99, 108, 109, 111, 113, 117, 120 Mathews, 122, 124, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 142, 146, 150 Mays, 151, 152, 155, 156, 159, 160 Ford, 164, 167, 172, 173, 176, 177, 178, 184, 185, 186, 187, 190, 193, 194, 195, 198, 201, 203, 207, 209, 210, 211 Gibson, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228 Yankees Team, 234, 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 255, 257, 258, 260 Drysdale, 265, 267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 273, 274, 275, 279, 284, 289, 290 Musial, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300 Mantle, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 316, 318, 319, 320, 321, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 331, 333, 334, 337, 338, 339, 344 Koufax, 346, 347, 349, 350 Banks, 351, 352, 354, 357, 359, 360 F. Robinson, 361, 362, 363, 364, 368, 369, 370, 371, 373, 375, 376, 377, 378, 382, 383, 389, 390, 392, 393, 397, 398, 399, 402, 403, 404, 406 Mantle Blasts HR, 407, 408, 410, 412, 415 Aaron, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 425 Berra, 428, 432, 438, 450, 451, 458, 460, 463a, 463b, 471, 472, 473, 477, 478 Maris MVP, 482 Mays MVP, 483, 484 Aaron MVP, 485, 486, 488, 491, 495, 496, 500, 501, 504, 506, 508, 509, 510, 512, 517 McCovey, 520, 521, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 532, 533, 535, 536, 538, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 558, 559, 560, 561, 563, 564, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 577 Aaron AS, 578 Mantle AS, 579 Mays AS, 580, 581, 584, 585, 586, and 589. Duplicates (140): Two #1, two 6, 9, 10 B. Robinson, 12, two 16, three 18, three 26, two 27, 34, 35 Santo RC, 41, 52, 54, 60, 61, 64, 70, 71, 73, three 76, 80 Killebrew, 81, 82, 83, two 84, 85, 90, 93, 100, 101, 102, 106, 114, 118, 144, 148, two 157, 161, 168, 170, two 171, 182, two 183, 189, 191, 196, 197, 199, 202, 204, two 231, 232, 235, 239, 243, 259, 264, 266, 277, two 283, 286, two 301, two 302, 303, 335, 341, 358, two 365, 366, 380 Minoso, two 386, two 388 Clemente, 394, 395, 396, 400, two 420, 424, 433, 434, 439, 442, 444, 447, 449, two 452, 454, three 456, two 459, 466, 467, two 470, 479, 481, 490, two 492, two 493, 494, 502, two 505, 507, 513, five 518, 519, and 557. Total: 442 cards (partial set of 302 plus 140 duplicates).