Lot # 1139: 1953 to 1971 Topps, Bowman, Fleer, and Post Cereal Shoebox Collection (837) Including 113 Hall of Famers

Shoebox collection of 837 baseball cards, including Bowman, Fleer, Post Cereal, and Topps issues, spanning the years 1953 to 1971. The collection is highlighted by 113 Hall of Famers, including Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, and Sandy Koufax. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1951 Topps Red Backs (1 card): #25 (Vg-Ex). 2) 1953 Bowman Black and White (3 cards): All Pr to Fr due to marks on the reverse. Includes the following: #40, 63, and 64 Hansen. 3) 1953 Bowman Color (11 cards): Condition is three Vg/Vg-Ex, Fr, and eight Pr-Fr (due to pen writing on reverse). Includes: #16, 17, 19, 20, 24, 38, 47, 55 Durocher (Fr), 64, 69, and 127. 4) 1954 Bowman (12 cards): Condition ranges from Fr to Vg-Ex (averaging Gd-Vg). Includes: #16, 28, 41, 47, 68, 79, 101 Larsen RC (Vg), 102, 110 Schoendienst (Vg+), 185, 191, and 223. 5) 1954 Topps (3 cards): #49 (Gd), 61 (Vg), and 233 (Vg-Ex+). 6) 1955 Topps (46 cards): Condition ranges from Pr to Ex (averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), with one better. Does not include any cards from the high-number series (#161-210). Keys: Two #1 Rhodes (Gd and Pr due to back damage). 7) 1956 Topps (166 cards): Includes 48 significant gray backs (#1-100). Condition ranges from Pr to Ex (averaging Gd-Vg), with a couple better. Key: #250 Doby (85/15 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex). 8) 1957 Topps (45 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with a couple higher and lower. 9) 1958 Topps (66 cards): Condition ranges from Gd to Ex (averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), with a couple lesser. Keys: #88 Snider (Gd), 400 Fox (Vg), and two 476 Musial AS (Gd+ and Fr). 10) 1959 Topps (66 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with 15% lesser. Keys: #150 Musial (Gd), 155 Slaughter (100/0 L/R, otherwise Ex), two 156 Ace Hurlers (Ex and Gd), 163 Koufax (Gd), 262 Hitters' Foes, 349 Wilhelm, 383 Words of Wisdom (Fr), 390 Cepeda (Ex+), 408 Keystone Combo, and 468 Snider's Play (Gd). 11) 1959 Fleer Ted Williams (6 cards): Includes: #1 Early Years (Gd), 21 (Vg+), 51 (Vg-Ex), 56 (slightly miscut bottom edge, otherwise Nr/Mt), 70 Williams/Thorpe (Ex+), and 71 (slightly miscut bottom edge, otherwise Ex-Mt). 12) 1960 Topps (20 cards): Condition ranges from Fr to Ex (averaging Vg). Includes: Two #1 Wynn (both Vg), 4, 7 Mays/Rigney (Fr), 32, two 50 Kaline (both Vg), 100 Fox, two 240 Aparicio, 295 Hodges (Vg), 302, 366, 370 Skowron, 426, 427, 459, 462, 530, and 539. 13) 1961 Topps (22 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex). Keys: #63 Kaat (Vg-Ex), 65 Kluszewski, 136 Alston, and 404 Hornsby Tops N.L. (Vg-Ex). 14) 1961 Post (4 cards): Allfour cards are "box" versions (hand-cut from cereal boxes). Includes: #86 D. Williams (Vg+), 108 (Pr), 114 (Ex-Mt), and 140 (Ex). 15) 1961 Fleer Baseball Greats (2 cards): #75 Ruth (Pr) and 89 Sisler/Traynor (pencil-marked checklist, otherwise Vg+). 16) 1961 Nu-Card Baseball Scoops (3 cards): #441 Hodges (Vg), 468 Colavito (Vg-Ex), and 472 Fox (Vg+). 17) 1962 Topps (100 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with a few better and approximately 10% lesser. Keys: Two #85 Hodges (Vg-Ex and pen mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 174a Willey/with cap (Vg), 190a Moon/with cap (Ex), 310 Ford (Vg-Ex+), 314 Colavito's Power, 360 Berra (Fr), 382 D. Williams, 462b Tasby/plain cap (Ex-Mt), 468 B. Robinson AS (Vg), 469 Aparicio AS, and 513 Herzog. 18) 1962 Post (17 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with three lesser. Includes: #27, 51 Minoso (Vg), 56, 74, 76, 80, 81, 100, 102, 106, 121, 118, 121, 134, 146, and two 155. 19) 1963 Topps (32 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex), with a couple lesser. Keys: #43 Stengel/Woodling (Vg), 165 Kaat (Ex), 245 Hodges (Gd), and 458 Lopez (Vg-Ex). 20) 1963 Post (4 cards): Condition is Ex, Vg-Ex, and two Vg. Includes: #35, 98, 149, and 154 (1963 Jell-O). 21) 1963 Fleer (8 cards): Includes: #1 Barber (color added, otherwise Vg), two 47 (Nr/Mt and Ex-Mt), 53 (Ex), three 64 Cepeda (two Ex and Vg-Ex), and Checklist (tiny stray ink marks, otherwise Vg-Ex). 22) 1964 Topps Stand-Ups (3 cards): Cash (color added, otherwise Gd+), Culp (Fr), and White (Vg). 23) 1964 Topps (80 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex+), with a few lesser. Approximately 50% display coin-rubbed reverses. Keys: #11 NL RBI Ldrs (Ex), 50 Mantle (Fr-Gd), 101 Alston, four 128 Lolich RC (two Vg-Ex, Vg, and slightly miscut right edge, otherwise Vg-Ex), three 136 WS Gm. 1 - Koufax (all Vg), 230 B. Robinson (Vg), and 285 Roberts (Vg-Ex+). 24) 1965 Topps (25 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex+), with a couple lesser and one Nr/Mt. Keys: #1 AL Batting Ldrs (Vg), 99 Hodges, 330 Ford (Gd), and 556 Schoendienst. 25) 1965 Topps Embossed (7 cards): #13 Kaline (Vg), 16 B. Robinson (Gd+), 22 F. Robinson (Vg), 26 Mathews (Vg), 46 Colavito (Vg-Ex+), 52 (Vg), and 69 Gibson (Gd). 26) 1966 Topps (7 cards): #28 P. Niekro (Vg), 92 Yankees (Vg), 160 Ford (Vg-Ex), 221 NL ERA Ldrs w/ Koufax and Marichal, 528 (Vg), 545 (Vg+), and 564 (Vg-Ex+). 27) 1967 Topps (31 cards): Condition ranges from Gd to Vg-Ex (averaging Vg), with one Fr. Includes: #1 The Champs (Vg+), 60 Aparicio, 75, 88, 93, 100 F. Robinson (Gd), 102, 103a Checklist - Mantle (Vg), 103b Checklist - Mantle (Vg+), 215 Banks (Gd), 216 Cash/Kaline, 228 Hodges, 237. 238, 239, 242 NL RBI Ldrs (Vg-Ex), 243, 244 NL HR Ldrs (Vg), 245, two 294 Alston, 333 Jenkins (Vg-Ex+), two 361 Checklist - Clemente, two 422 Wilhelm, two 445 Sutton (Vg-Ex+ and Vg+), 485, 536 J. Niekro RC, and 609 John (Gd). 28) 1968 Topps (19 cards): Condition ranges from Gd to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex), with one Fr. Includes: #1 NL Batting Ldrs (Ex-Mt), 2, 4, 5 NL HR Ldrs, 6, 19, 20 B. Robinson (Gd), 58 Mathews (Vg-Ex), 154 WS Gm. 4 - Gibson, 230 Rose (slightly miscut left edge, otherwise Vg), 240 Kaline (Vg-Ex+), two 310 Aparicio (both Vg-Ex), 350 Wilhelm, two 373 F. Robinson AS (Ex and Vg), 378 Gibson AS, 408 Carlton (Vg+), and 454. 29) 1968 Topps Game (7 cards): Condition ranges from Pr-Fr to Ex+, averaging Gd+. Includes: Two #2 Mantle (both Pr-Fr, one with pen mark on reverse), 7 F. Robinson, 8 Mays, 9 B. Robinson, 27 Kaline, and 30 Rose. 30) 1969 Topps (9 cards): #100 Aaron (95/5 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), two 250 F. Robinson (Vg-Ex and Vg), 410 Kaline (Vg-Ex+), 485 Perry (Ex), two 582a Checklist - Oliva (both Ex), and two 582b Checklist - Oliva (both Vg-Ex). 31) 1969 Topps Deckle (5 cards): #27 Clemente (Ex), 29 Gibson (Pr, with partially erased writing on front), two 31 McCovey (both Vg), and 32 Marichal (Ex). 32) 1970 Topps (4 cards): #10 Yastrzemski (Gd+), 350 Clemente (Vg-Ex+), 449 Palmer (Fr), and 459 Jackson AS (Vg). 33) 1970 Topps Booklets (1 booklet): #15 Rose (Ex-Mt). 34) 1971 Topps (2 cards): Two #530 Yastrzemski (both with color added, otherwise Vg-Ex and Gd+). This is a very substantial and eclectic representation of classic card issues mostly from the 1950s and 1960s era, a collection unto itself, including many highlights. Total: 837 cards.