Lot # 1688: 1970 Topps Near-Complete Set (675/720) Including #189 Thurman Munson Rookie PSA NM-MT 8 Plus 1,397 Duplicates

Presented is a very substantial collection of 1970 Topps Baseball consisting of a near-complete set of 675 different cards (out of 720 in the set) plus 1,398 duplicates. Missing the following 45 cards for completion: #135, 145, 150 Killebrew, 179, 181, 195, 220, 240, 250, 257, 286, 315, 326, 342, 360, 440, 445, 573, 598, 615, 623, 639, 640 Kaline, 645, 649, 650, 651, 653, 655, 656, 657, 660 Bench, 674, 675, 676, 682, 691, 698, 700 F. Robinson, 703, 708, 709, 713, 715, and 720. This collection is highlighted by 80 Hall of Famers, including Nolan Ryan, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente, plus non-Hall of Fame stars such as Pete Rose and Thurman Munson (PSA NM-MT 8). Condition is 23% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 58% Vg-Ex to Ex, 14% Gd to Vg, and 5% lesser (including a few with a slight miscut). Keys: #1 Mets Team (5/95 L/R, otherwise Ex), three 10 Yastrzemski (two Ex-Mt and Fr-Gd), two 140 Jackson (both Gd), 160 Niekro, 189 Munson RC (PSA NM-MT 8), two 197 NL Playoff Gm. 3 - Ryan, three 230 B. Robinson (two Ex-Mt and Ex+), four 290 Carew (two Vg-Ex and two Vg), 300 Seaver (Gd), three 330 Brock, two 350 Clemente (Vg-Ex and Fr-Gd), two 380 Perez, two 449 Palmer (Ex and Vg), four 403 Bunning, three 458 Rose AS, four 459 Jackson AS, five 461 Yastrzemski AS, two 462 Aaron AS (Vg-Ex+ and Vg due to centering), eight 463 F. Robinson AS, four 464 Bench AS, six 466 Marichal AS, three 500 Aaron (Vg-Ex, Vg+, and Gd), three 530 Gibson (Ex+, Vg-Ex, and Vg+), two 537 Morgan, two 560 Perry, three 580 Rose (Ex, Gd, and Fr), 600 Mays (Fr), 630 Banks (90/10 T/B, otherwise Ex), and 712 Ryan (Ex). This is a very attractive and mostly mid- to high-grade collection of this classic 1970s Topps series. Total: 2,072 cards (near set of 675 plus 1,397 duplicates).