Lot # 2522: 1968 to 1971 Topps Football Insert Collection (470) Including Complete and Near-Complete Sets

Eclectic collection of 470 Topps football inserts (cards and mini-posters) spanning the years 1968 through 1971, including four complete and two near-complete sets. The collection is highlighted by scores of Hall of Famers and stars, including Joe Namath, Terry Bradshaw, Johnny Unitas, and Gale Sayers. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1968 Topps Stand-Ups Complete Set (22) Plus 52 Duplicates: Condition is 85% Vg to Vg-Ex (approximately two-thirds Vg and including a couple Ex) and 15% lesser. Keys: Three Brodie, three Gabriel, four Jurgensen (two Vg-Ex and two Vg), two Karras, four Little (Vg-Ex+ and three Vg), three Meredith, and Namath (Vg-Ex). 2) 1968 Topps Posters Near-Complete Set (15/16): Plus 15 Duplicates: Condition is 70% ranging from Gd to Vg-Ex (averaging Vg), 30% lesser. Missing only #15 Dawson for completion. Keys: Three #1 Unitas, three 2 Kelly, three 3 Hayes, 4 Starr, two 5 Taylor, three 6 Tarkenton, 8 Sayers, and 14 Maynard. Includes the following 15 duplicates: Two #1, two 2 , two 3, 5, two 6, 10, 11, 12, two 13, and 16. 3) 1970 Topps Super Glossy Partial Set (17/33) Plus Two Duplicates: Condition is 42% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 26% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 32% lesser. Keys: #2 Unitas (Nr/Mt), 5 Kelly (Nr/Mt), 6 Renfro (Nr/Mt-Mt), 9 Starr (Pr, skinned back), 19 J. Johnson (Ex-Mt), 24 Little (Nr/Mt+), 27 Dawson (Ex-Mt), and 32 Biletnikoff (Fr-Gd). Missing the following sixteen cards for completion: #7 Hayes, 8, 11, 13, 15 Tarkenton, 16, 17, 20 Jurgenson, 21, 22 Simpson, 23, 25, 26, 28 Griese, 29 Namath, and 33. Includes two duplicates (#4 and 30). 4) 1971 Topps Game Near-Complete Set (51/53) Plus 86 Duplicates: Condition is 31% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 50% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly due to centering), 12% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 7% lesser (mostly due to marks on the reverse). Keys: #1 Butkus (Ex-Mt), two 3 Namath (Ex+ and Ex, both due to centering), 10 Sayers (Gd+), three 16 Hayes, three two 17 Little, two 19 Hayes, three 22 Wood, 26 Bell, two 25 Dawson, 27 Olsen, two 29 Griese, 35 Tarkenton (Nr/Mt-Mt and two Vg due to centering), 37 Unitas (Ex-Mt due to centering), three 43 Bradshaw (two Ex-Mt and 100/0 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), three 46 Wilson, two 48 Alworth, three 49 Brodie, three 50 Starr (Nr/Mt+, Ex, and Fr), and two 51 Jurgensen. Missing #7 Simpson and 30 Csonka for completion. Includes the following 86 duplicates: Three #2, 3, three 4, 5, two 6, 8, 9, three 11, four 12, four 13, 14, two 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, four 21, two 22, two 23, two 24, 25, 29, 31, two 32, three 33, four 34, two 35, two 36, three 38, two 40, five 41, 42, two 43, three 44, five 45, two 46, 48, two 49, two 50, 51, and 52. Also included are twenty-five Field Position Markers. 5) Three 1971 Topps Posters Complete Sets (3 sets, 96 posters) Plus 113 Duplicates: Condition is 88% ranging from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex and including a few better), 12% lesser (due mostly to splitting along the intersection of the fold lines). Keys: Five #4 Namath, six 5 Tarkenton, seven 7 Griese, six 10 Starr, five 11 Hayes, eight 12 Sayers, four 13 Simpson, seven 17 Jurgensen, nine 19 Alworth, six 20 Wilson, five 24 Bell, nine 25 Olsen, three 26 Sanders, five 28 Butkus, nine 29 Unitas, and nine 31 Little. Very attractive and substantial collection of Topps football inserts loaded with Hall of Famers and stars, representing an outstanding collecting value compared to many other sets from the era. Total: 470 items.