Lot # 1715: High-Grade 1970 Topps Near-Complete Set (716/720) Including 61 PSA-Graded Cards

Presented is an outstanding 1970 Topps near-complete set, missing just four cards for completion (#189 Munson, 580 Rose, 660 Bench, and 712 Ryan; all offered in this auction separately). At 720 cards, the 1970 Topps set was the largest set of Topps cards issued to that date. Includes three checklist variations (#244, 343, and 432). Condition is 69% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint) and 31% Ex to Ex-Mt (including 2% lesser, a couple with a slight miscut, a few that measure a bit small, and one with a slight trim). Sixty-one cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA. PSA Grading Composite: MINT 9 (16 cards): #10 Yastrzemski, 26, 40 Allen, 64, 69, 195, 197, 220 Carlton, 300 Seaver, 304, 306, 315 Aparicio, 449 Palmer, 555 Cepeda, 565 Hunter, and 622 Sutton. NM-MT 8 (45 cards): #1 Mets Team, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 140 Jackson, 150 Killebrew, 166, 181, 198, 210 Marichal, 211 T. Williams, 230 B. Robinson, 240 Jenkins, 250 McCovey, 286, 290 Carew (NM-MT+ 8.5), 330 Brock, 340, 350 Clemente, 394 Hodges, 440 Mazeroski, 450 McCovey AS, 452, 456, 457, 458 Rose AS, 461 Yastrzemski AS, 468, 470, 500 Aaron, 510 Oliva, 530 Gibson, 537 Morgan, 560 Perry, 575, 600 Mays, 630 Banks, 640 Kaline, 670 Santo, and 700 F. Robinson. Dating from when sets could not be purchased all at once and had to be assembled by series as they were released throughout the season, the 1970 Topps set includes a countless array of stars and Hall of Famers. This is an extremely attractive high-grade near-complete set of this classic 1970's Topps series. The SMR value for just the 61 graded cards is $8,827. Total: 719 cards (near set of 716 plus three variations). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.