Lot # 1696: 1971 Topps Near-Complete Set (664/752)

Presented is a near-complete set of 1971 Topps consisting of 664 different cards (out of 752 in the set). The black flush-to-the-border design of the 1971 Topps set makes this issue particularly challenging to collect in extremely high grade. Includes three duplicates (#424, 426, and 519). Condition is 19% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (approximately two-thirds Ex), 72% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 9% lesser (including a couple altered and a couple with a slight miscut). Keys: #5 Munson (Vg-Ex+), 20 Jackson (Gd+), 26 Blyleven RC (Fr), 100 Rose (Vg+), 117 Simmons RC (Vg), 160 Seaver (Vg-Ex), 250 Bench (Vg), 341 Garvey RC (Vg), 400 Aaron (Vg-Ex), 525 Banks (Vg), 530 Yastrzemski (Pr due to partially erased pencil), 570 Palmer (Ex), 600 Mays (erasure marks on front, otherwise Fr), 625 Brock (Vg), 630 Clemente (Vg), 640 F. Robinson (Vg-Ex+). Missing the following eighty-eight cards for completion: #180, 181, 213, 220, 329, 331, 353, 370, 385, 386, 406, 408, 417, 430, 439, 440, 444, 452, 454, 456, 469, 482, 492, 495, 510, 513 Ryan, 522, 532, 535, 538, 541, 543, 544, 550 Killebrew, 552, 561, 563, 567, 573, 574, 580, 592, 615, 618, 619, 626, 632, 635, 639, 641, 645, 646, 649, 650, 651, 658, 659, 660, 662, 664, 665, 666, 672, 673, 679, 680, 682, 687, 688, 692, 697, 698, 705, 706, 709 Baylor/Baker, 711, 713, 715, 720, 723, 725, 731, 739, 740, 742, 745, 747, and 751. Very attractive mid-grade near-complete set. Total: 667 cards (near set of 664 plus three duplicates).