Lot # 1658: High-Grade 1968 Topps Near-Complete Set (596/598) with 51 PSA-Graded Cards Including Mantle, Aaron, and Clemente PSA NM-MT 8

Presented is a superb near-complete set of 1968 Topps highlighted by 51 PSA-graded cards, including beautiful NM-MT 8 examples of Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente. Missing only the rookie cards of Nolan Ryan and Johnny Bench for completion (both offered individually in this auction). The 1968 Topps set is highlighted by the extremely popular “combo” cards featuring more than one player with #480 Managers Dream (with Roberto Clemente), #490 Superstars (Harmon Killebrew, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays), and #530 Bird Belters (Frank and Brooks Robinson). Includes both variations of the following seven cards: #10, 107, 192, 278, 356, 454, and 518. Fifty-one cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. Grading Composite: MINT 9 (3 cards): #3, 86 Stargell, and 250 Yastrzemski. NM-MT+ 8.5 (4 cards): #170, 274, 519, and 561. NM-MT 8 (42 cards): #8, 20 B. Robinson, 37 B. Williams, 45 Seaver, 47, 50 Mays, 58 Mathews, 60, 61, 64, 89, 91, 93, 98, 100 Gibson, 110 Aaron, 150 Clemente, 165 Oliva, 211, 261, 280 Mantle, 288, 340, 352, 355 Banks, 378 Gibson AS, 408 Carlton, 480 Manager's Dream, 481, 486, 490 Superstars, 493, 515, 522, 535, 550, 566, 570, 575 Palmer, 582, 591, and 596. NM+ 7.5 (1 card): #130 Perez. NM 7 (1 card): #205 Marichal. The condition of the 545-card unencapsulated balance is 51% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt and 49% Ex to Ex-Mt (including 3% slightly lesser). Unencapsulated Keys: #80 Carew (Vg-Ex+), 220 Killebrew (Ex), 230 Rose (Ex-Mt), 240 Kaline (Ex-Mt), 330 Maris (Ex-Mt), 370 Aaron AS (Nr/Mt), 374 Clemente AS (Nr/Mt), 500 F. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 520 Brock (Nr/Mt), and 530 Bird Belters (Ex+). This is an outstanding high-grade near-complete set (minus two) of one of the great 1960s Topps issues, loaded with Hall of Famers. The SMR value for just the 51 graded cards (factoring in the five half grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $4,080. Total: 603 cards (near set of 596 plus seven variations). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.