Lot # 1319: 1957 to 1978 Topps Shoebox Collection (1,884) Including 89 Hall of Famers

Presented is an impressive collection of 1,884 Topps (including 16 Kellogg's) baseball cards, spanning the years 1957 to 1978, highlighted by 89 Hall of Famers including Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Nolan Ryan, and Tom Seaver. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1957 Topps (1 card): #165 Kluszewski (Gd+). 2) 1959 Topps (210 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex), with 5% lesser. Keys: #30 Fox (Ex), 149 Bunning (Vg-Ex), and 387 Drysdale (Gd). 3) 1960 Topps (82 cards): Ranging from Gd to Ex (averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), with a few lesser. Keys: #18 Dodgers, 173 Martin, 212 Alston, 222 Lopez, 400 Colavito, and 429 Fox/Kuenn. 4) 1961 Topps (257 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with a few Ex-Mt and 7% lesser. Includes no cards from the high-number series (#523-589). Keys: #8 D. Williams, 20 Roberts (Vg-Ex), 132 Lopez, and 136 Alston. 5) 1962 Topps (57 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with 10% lesser. Keys: #21 Kaat (Gd+) and 85 Hodges (Vg-Ex+). 6) 1963 Topps (37 cards): Ranging from Gd to Ex (averaging Vg+). Keys: #54a DeBusschere RC/1962 Rookie Stars (Vg), 108 Wilhelm (Vg-Ex), and 440 Marichal (Ex). 7) 1964 Topps (47 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), with a couple lesser. Key: #550 Hubbs Memorial (Gd). 8) 1965 Topps (166 cards): 78% ranging from Gd to Vg-Ex (averaging Vg and including a couple Ex) and 22% lesser (mostly due to pen writing on the reverse). Keys: #3 AL HR Ldrs w/ Mantle (Vg), 15 Roberts (Gd), 62 Kaat (Vg), 187 Stengel (Vg), 193 Perry (Gd+), and two 414 Lopez. 9) 1966 Topps (298 cards): Vg to Vg-Ex overall, with a few better and 8% lesser. Keys: #36 Hunter (Vg). 10) 1967 Topps (14 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex). Includes: #151, 153, 154, 155, two 166 Mathews (Vg and 99/1 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 210 Gibson (Ex), 215 Banks (Vg), 237, 238 NL K Ldrs w/ Koufax and Bunning, 241 AL RBI Ldrs w/ F. Robinson and Killebrew, and two 369 Hunter (both Vg-Ex). 11) 1968 Topps (378 cards): 72% ranging from Vg to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex+ and including 3% better) and 28% ranging from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr). Keys: #80 Carew (Gd), 103 Sutton (Vg-Ex), 165 Oliva, 290 McCovey (Gd), 310 Aparicio (Vg-Ex), three 321 Durocher, and 450 Kaat (Nr/Mt+). 12) 1969 Topps "White Letter" Variations (7 cards): #440a McCovey (Vg-Ex), 444a (Ex-Mt), 451a (Vg), 464a (Vg-Ex), 468a (Ex), 486a (Vg+), and 493a (Ex). 13) 1970 Topps (290 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex overall (averaging Vg-Ex), with a few higher and lower. Keys: #17 Wilhelm, two 75 Kaat, two 148 Weaver, 170 B. Williams, 172 Garr RC, 190 Torre, 210 Marichal (Vg+), 242 Alston, 291 Durocher, and 300 Seaver (Vg-Ex+). 14) 1971 Topps (3 cards): #264 Morgan (Ex), 450 Gibson (Vg), and 528 (Vg-Ex+). 15) 1971 Kellogg's 3-D (16 cards): Condition is one Nr/Mt, five Vg to Vg-Ex (mostly due to small cracks), and ten Pr to Fr (mostly Pr and mostly due to cracking). Includes: #2 Seaver (Vg due to small crack), 3, 5 Clemente (Pr), 6 G. Perry (Pr), 10 Mays (Pr), 14, two 15 F. Robinson (Fr and Pr), 17 Brock (), 20, 33 McCovey (Pr), 35, 46, 50 Banks (Pr), 55 Killebrew (), and 68 Stargell (Pr). 16) 1972 Topps (6 cards): #51 Killebrew (Ex), 90 AL HR Ldrs (Vg-Ex+), 299 Aaron (Vg-Ex), 300 Aaron IA (15/85 L/R, otherwise Ex), 310 Clemente IA (Vg-Ex), and 474 (Vg+). 17) 1973 Topps (5 cards): #142 Munson (Nr/Mt), 220 Ryan (Ex), 255 R. Jackson (Vg-Ex), 330 Carew (Vg), and 380 Bench (Vg). 18) 1974 Topps (1 card): #215 Kaline (Ex-Mt due to centering). 19) 1975 Topps (6 cards): #5 Ryan HL (Vg+), 50 B. Robinson (Vg-Ex+), 320 Rose (Vg), 500 Ryan (Ex), 580 F. Robinson (Ex), and 630 (Vg-Ex+). 20) 1976 Topps (1 card): #480 Schmidt (Nr/Mt). 21) 1977 Topps (1 card): #140 Schmidt (Vg-Ex). 22) 1978 Topps (1 card): #200 Jackson (Ex-Mt). This is a very substantial and mostly mid-grade grouping, truly a collection unto itself, with numerous highlights. Total: 1,884 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.