Lot # 1701: 1974 Topps Near-Complete Master Set (744/746)

Presented is a very attractive mid- to high-grade near-complete master set of 1974 Topps baseball cards consisting of the following: near-complete basic set (659/660), complete 44-card Traded series, complete 24-card Team Checklists set, all fifteen "Washington, Nat'l" variations, and variations for cards #608 and 654. This set is missing the following two cards for completion: #599b/Padres small print and 599c/Padres large print. Includes one duplicate of card #599a/Washington. Condition of the base set is 19% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 62% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 19% Vg to Vg-Ex. Three cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (one by SGC). Keys: #1 Aaron (Ex-Mt+), 20 Ryan (NM 7), 80 Seaver (Vg-Ex), 130 Jackson (Ex), 250a McCovey/Washington (Ex), 252 Parker RC (Ex-Mt), 283 Schmidt (EX-MT 6), 300 Rose (Ex), 340 Munson (Vg-Ex+), 456 Winfield RC (SGC NM 7), and 598 Griffey Sr. RC (Ex). Condition of the Traded series ranges from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt (averaging Ex), including a couple Nr/Mt and a couple Vg. Condition of the Team Checklists set ranges from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, including one Nr/Mt and a couple lesser due to centering. This is an outstanding near-complete 1974 Topps master set. Total: 745 cards.