Lot # 1552: 1962 Topps Complete Set (598)

The 1962 Topps set has a well-deserved reputation for being the era's most condition-sensitive issue. The flush-to-the-border brown wood-grain design of the 1962 Topps set makes this issue particularly susceptible to edge and corner wear and makes the assembly of high-grade sets all the more difficult. This is a very attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of this classic issue, which includes all the great stars of the era. This particular set also includes a checklist variation (#516) and two green-tint variations (#115 and 164). Condition is 30% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a few Nr/Mt-Mt), 58% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 12% Gd to Vg (including a couple lesser, a couple with color added, and 10 with a slight trim). Eight cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC (7) and PSA (1). Keys: #1 Maris (EX 5), 5 Koufax (color added, otherwise Vg-Ex), 10 Clemente (Ex), 18 Manager's Dream (Vg), 25 Banks (Vg), 30 Mathews (Ex), 45 B. Robinson (15/85 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 50 Musial (EX 5), 53 AL HR Ldrs (Ex), 70 Killebrew (Ex-Mt), 99 Powell RC (Ex), 100 Spahn (Ex+), 139d Babe Hits 60/no pole in background (Ex), 140 Gehrig/Ruth (Ex+), 150 Kaline (Vg), 199 Perry RC (EX/NM 6), 200 Mantle (PSA EX 5), 218 Torre RC (Vg+), 251 Yankees Team (Vg-Ex+), 300 Mays (Vg), 310 Ford (Ex), 313 Maris Blast (Ex+), 318 Switch Hitter Connects - Mantle (Ex), 320 Aaron (EX 5), 340 Drysdale (Vg-Ex+), 350 F. Robinson (color added, otherwise Nr/Mt), 360 Berra (Ex), 387 Brock RC (EX+ 5.5), 394 Aaron AS (Vg+), 395 Mays AS (Ex-Mt), 401 Maris/Cepeda (Vg+), 425 Yastrzemski (Ex), 471 Mantle AS (15/85 L/R, otherwise Ex), 500 Snider (ink stamp on reverse, otherwise Ex), 505 Marichal (Vg-Ex), 530 Gibson (Ex-Mt), 544 McCovey (Ex-Mt+), 545 Wilhelm (Ex-Mt), 575 Schoendienst (Vg), 592 Bouton RC (Vg-Ex), 594 Uecker RC (Vg-Ex+), 596 Pepitone RC (Ex+), and 598 Hickman RC (Ex). Extremely attractive mid- to high-grade complete sets such as this are always extremely popular when available, as they represent such a tremendous collecting value. Total: 601 cards (set of 598 plus three variations).