Lot # 1045: 1948 to 1979 Topps and Bowman Hall of Famers and Stars Collection (79) Including Brock, Drysdale, R. Jackson, McCovey, Stargell, and Brett Rookies

Presented is a substantial collection of 79 Hall of Famers and stars (including a few commons) from 29 classic Bowman and Topps sets spanning the years 1948 to 1979, and highlighted by rookie examples of Lou Brock, Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey, Mike Schmidt, and Willie Stargell. Many of the cards in this collection display mild warping and/or smoothed-out corners from storage in screw-down holders and have been slightly downgraded accordingly. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1948 Bowman (1 card): #5 Feller (Fr). 2) 1950 Bowman (1 card): #137 Pesky (Vg). 3) 1951 Bowman (1 card): #6 Newcombe (Gd+). 4) 1952 Topps (5 cards): #23 (Gd, black back), 30 (Pr, black back), 33 Spahn (Vg, black back), 59 Roberts (Fr-Gd), and 119 (Fr). 5) 1953 Topps (2 cards): #31 Blackwell (Vg) and 54 Feller (Vg-Ex). 6) 1953 Bowman Color (5 cards): #33 (Vg), 90 Campanella (Pr-Fr), 100 (Gd+), 113 Reynolds (Ex), and 138 Hodges (90/10 T/B, otherwise Vg). 7) 1954 Topps (1 card): #37 Ford (Vg-Ex). 8) 1956 Topps (2 cards): #140 Score RC (Ex, gray back) and 292 Aparicio RC (Gd+). 9) 1957 Topps (2 cards): #18 Drysdale RC (Pr) and 76 Clemente (Vg). 10) 1959 Topps (2 cards): #359 (Ex) and 439 B. Robinson (Vg+). 11) 1960 Topps (1 card): #316 McCovey RC (Vg). 12) 1961 Topps (3 cards): #10 B. Robinson (Ex), 141 B. Williams RC (Vg), and 287 Yastrzemski (Ex due to centering). 13) 1962 Topps (3 cards): #199 Perry RC (10/90 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex+), 387 Brock RC (Vg-Ex), and 425 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex+). 14) 1963 Topps (3 cards): #54b DeBusschere RC/1963 (Ex-Mt+), 169 Perry (Ex), and 553 Stargell RC (Vg-Ex). 15) 1964 Topps (4 cards): #146 John RC (Ex), 167 Piniella RC (Fr), 541 P. Niekro RC (Ex-Mt), and 567 Kaat (Vg). 16) 1965 Topps (3 cards): #16 Morgan RC (Vg-Ex), 526 Hunter RC (Vg+), and 581 Perez RC (Vg+). 17) 1966 Topps (5 cards): #30 Rose (Vg-Ex), 92 Yankees Team (Ex), 126 Palmer RC (Vg), 254 Jenkins RC (Vg), and 288 Sutton RC (Vg). 18) 1968 Topps (2 cards): #45 Seaver (Vg) and 80 Carew (Gd). 19) 1969 Topps (3 cards): 99a Nettles RC/black loop (out of focus, otherwise Ex), 260 R. Jackson RC (Gd+), and 510 Carew (Ex-Mt). 20) 1970 Topps (2 cards): 290 Carew (Ex) and 491 Nettles (Ex). 21) 1971 Topps (3 cards): #26 Blyleven RC (Vg-Ex+), 210 Carew (Vg), and 341 Garvey RC (Vg-Ex+). 22) 1972 Topps (5 cards): #79 Fisk RC (Vg), 435 Jackson (Vg+), 436 Jackson IA (Gd), and two 515 Blyleven (Vg+ and Vg). 23) 1973 Topps (1 card): #615 Schmidt RC (Gd). 24) 1974 Topps (2 cards): #283 Schmidt (Ex-Mt) and 456 Winfield RC (Vg). 25) 1975 Topps (5 cards): Two #70 Schmidt (Vg-Ex and Vg), two 223 Yount RC (Vg-Ex and Gd), and 228 Brett RC (Vg+). 26) 1976 Topps (3 cards): #316 Yount (Ex), 480 Schmidt (Vg-Ex), and 599 Guidry RC (Ex). 27) 1977 Topps (5 cards): #390 Winfield (Ex), 580 Brett (Ex), two 630 Blyleven (Ex-Mt and Ex+), and 635 Yount (Ex). 28) 1978 Topps (2 cards): #36 Murray RC (Ex) and 173 Yount (Ex+). 29) 1979 Topps (2 cards): #95 Yount (Vg-Ex+) and 330 Brett (Ex+ due to centering). This is an outstanding collection of Hall of Famers and stars, truly a collection unto itself, with tremendous break value. Total: 79 cards.