Lot # 2528: 1971 Topps Football Complete Set (263): #25 PSA Set Registry (7.41 GPA)

Presented is an extraordinary high-grade complete 263-card set of 1971 Topps football cards, entirely graded and encapsulated by PSA. The colored flush-to-the-border design of the 1971 Topps football set makes this issue particularly challenging to collect in extremely high grade. This set includes the rookie cards of Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw, Joe Greene, Ken Houston, and Willie Lanier, and stars such as Johnny Unitas, Dick Butkus, Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, Gale Sayers, and Joe Namath. This set consists of 110 NM-MT 8s, twenty-one NM+ 7.5s, and 132 NM 7. This set is registered as the 25th highest-graded set on the PSA Set Registry with an impressive overall GPA of 7.41. This is an extraordinary set! PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT 8 (110 cards): #4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 19, 22, 23, 26, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 80, 81, 83, 85, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109, 112, 113 Houston RC, 115, 117, 119, 125, 127, 131, 138, 142, 143, 144, 148, 149, 151, 154, 158, 160, 161, 163, 164, 165, 167, 168, 169, 173, 176, 179, 181, 184, 185, 187, 191, 195, 196, 199, 201, 209, 212, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 222, 223, 225, 235, 241, 242, 248, 249, 255, and 257. NM+ 7.5 (21 cards): #13, 27 Checklist, 29, 53, 107, 126, 146, 150 Sayers, 155, 157, 170, 198, 205, 206, 210 Sanders RC, 228, 236, 240, 243, 244, and 258. NM 7 (132 cards): Including #1 Unitas, 25 Butkus, 106 Checklist, 114 Lanier RC, 120 Tarkenton, 156 Bradshaw RC, 188 Wehrli RC, 200 Starr, 245 Greene RC, 250 Namath, and 260 Simpson. This is a remarkably consistent and extremely attractive complete set of this popular 1970s football-card issue that would be a worthy addition to even the most advanced collection. The total SMR value in the assigned grades (factoring in the 21 half grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $5,837. Total: 263 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.