Lot # 1616: High-Grade 1965 Topps Near-Complete Set (597/598) Including 143 PSA-Graded Cards

Outstanding crisp, clean, classic 1965 Topps near-complete set consisting of 597 different cards (out of 598 in the set), missing only #350 Mantle for completion (being sold individually in this auction). One of the most popular sets of the decade, the 1965 Topps set includes rookie cards of Hall of Famers Joe Morgan, Steve Carlton, Catfish Hunter, and Tony Perez. A total of 143 cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (138) and SGC (5). PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (118 cards): #1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 16 Morgan RC, 20 Bunning, 29 (SGC 88), 39 (NM-MT+ 8.5), 40, 48, 54, 56, 61, 65, 70, 74, 77, 81, 95 Mazeroski, 97, 102, 104, 105, 122, 124, 130 Kaline, 134 Mantle WS, 139, 141, 150 B. Robinson, 155 Maris, 160 Clemente, 163, 166, 172, 174, 178, 184, 188, 193 Perry, 194, 197, 204, 207 Rose (SGC), 215, 216, 220 B. Williams, 236, 243, 252, 260 Drysdale, 273, 274, 276 Wilhelm, 283, 289, 297, 300 Koufax, 302, 304, 306, 309, 312, 317, 320 Gibson, 323, 330 Ford, 339, 341, 343, 344, 345, 347, 351, 354, 372, 373, 382, 383, 385 Yastrzemski, 387, 389, 391, 393, 394, 398, 400 Killebrew, 406, 409, 412, 417, 422, 423, 425, 427, 435, 437, 440, 457, 466, 472, 476, 477 Carlton RC, 491, 494 (SGC NM/MT+ 92), 507, 514, 526 Hunter RC (SGC), 530, 533, 540 Brock, 546, 556 Schoendienst (SGC 88), 558, 576, 592, and 593. NM 7 (25 cards): #2, 100, 110 Santo, 125, 175, 177 (NM+ 7.5), 187 Stengel, 192, 221, 314, 361, 369, 378, 381, 399, 421, 450, 467, 490, 509, 543, 550, 581 Perez RC, 588, and 598. The condition of the 454-card unencapsulated balance is 66% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few Mint) and 34% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a few slightly lesser and a couple with a slight miscut). Unencapsulated Keys: #120 F. Robinson (Ex-Mt), 470 Berra (Nr/Mt), and 510 Banks (Nr/Mt+). Extremely attractive high-grade near-complete set (minus one) with many highlights. The equivalent SMR value for just the 143 graded cards (factoring in the three half grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $8,452. Total: 597 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.