Lot # 2510: 1952 to 1979 Topps, Bowman, and Philadelphia Football Shoebox Collection (2,425) Including 400+ Hall of Famers

Very substantial shoebox collection of 2,425 cards from twenty-four different football-card sets spanning the years 1952 to 1979. The collection is highlighted by 400+ Hall of Famers, including Jim Brown, Joe Namath, Bart Starr, Roger Staubach, and Johnny Unitas, plus rookie cards of Joe Greene, Bobby Mitchell, Merlin Olsen, and Les Richter, among others. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1952 Bowman Small (3 cards): #37 Hirsch (Vg-Ex), 61 Richter RC (Ex), and 81 (Vg). 2) 1953 Bowman (1 card): #35 (Ex+). 3) 1955 Topps All-American (2 cards): #42 (Ex) and 54 (Ex+). 4) 1956 Topps (12 cards): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt (averaging Ex), with one Nr/Mt. Includes: #6 Van Brocklin (Ex-Mt), 8 Creekmur, 18, 20 Christiansen, 30 Richter, 42 Fears, 54, 66, 78 Hirsch, 90, 102, and 114. 5) 1959 Topps Partial Set (130/176) Plus 49 Duplicates: Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex+), with 10% lesser. Keys: #12 Dillon, 22 Butler, two 58 St. Clair, two 84 Richter, 86 Jones, two 131 Lary, 140 Mitchell RC (Vg-Ex+), and 176 Tracy RC (Vg-Ex). Missing the following forty-six cards for completion: #1 Unitas, 4, 5, 6, 10 Brown, 16, 19, 20 Gifford, 23 Starr, 28, 29, 30, 31, 40 Layne, 41, 44, 50, 51 Huff, 54, 55, 57, 60, 65, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 80, 82 Hornung, 85, 86, 100, 103 Karras, 107, 109, 114, 116 Kramer, 130 Tittle, 132 Parker, 144, 147, 155 Taylor, 171, 172, and 174. 6) 1960 Topps (18 cards): 72% ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt) and 28% lesser (mostly Vg to Vg-Ex). Includes: #28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45. 7) 1964 Philadelphia Partial Set (137/198) Plus 6 Duplicates: Ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with 10% lesser. Keys: #4 Marchetti, 8 Parker, 30 Jim Brown (Ex), 61 Lane, 62 Lary, 72 Davis RC (Ex-Mt), 73 Gregg, 74 Hornung (Ex+), 75 Jordan, 76 Kramer, 78 Ringo, 79 Starr (Ex), 80 Taylor (70/30 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 82 Wood, 89 Gabriel, 91 Olsen RC (Ex+), 114 R. Brown, 117 Gifford (Ex), 124 Tittle (Ex), two 144 Johnson, two 164 St. Clair, two 185 Huff, and 189 Mitchell. 8) 1965 Philadelphia (15 cards): Ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt). Includes: #29, 30, 31 Jim Brown (Ex), 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 Warfield RC (Ex-Mt), 42, and 197 Checklist 1 (Ex). 9) 1966 Topps (52 cards, 49 different): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex), with 10% lesser. Keys: #48 Blanda (Ex+), 67 Dawson (Ex-Mt), 104 Biletnikoff (Vg-Ex), 115 Otto (Ex), and 128 Mix. 10) 1967 Topps (2 cards): #84 (Ex) and 124 (Ex+). Both cards are rarer versions from the Milton Bradley Win-A-Card board game. 11) 1968 Topps (90 cards, 71 different): Ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with 5% lesser. Includes one Stand-Up. Keys: #1 Starr (Ex), 35 Mitchell, 55 Checklist, 93 Bell, 99 McDonald, two 130 Karras, 161 Tarkenton (Ex+), two 166 Krause, 171 Dawson (Ex+), 173 Little RC (10/90 L/R, otherwise Ex), and 206 Kelly. 12) 1968 Topps Posters (1 poster): #1 Unitas (Vg-Ex). 13) 1969 Topps (4 cards): #1 Kelly (Ex-Mt), 68 (miscut right edge, otherwise Nr/Mt), 171 (Ex), and 250 (Vg-Ex). 14) 1970 Topps Super Glossy (66 cards, 25 different): Ranging from Vg to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex), with many lesser grades due to centering. Keys: Two #15 Tarkenton (both Vg-Ex), four 20 Jurgensen, and three 28 Griese (Ex and two Vg). 15) 1971 Topps Near-Complete Set (205/263) Plus 141 Duplicates: Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt), with 5% lesser. Keys: #1 Unitas (Ex), 10 Alworth, 27 Checklist (Ex+), 71 Page, 80 Griese, 106 Checklist (Vg-Ex), 110 Little, two 113 Houston RC (both Ex), 114 Lanier RC (Ex), 157 Kelly, 210 Sanders RC (Vg-Ex+), two 245 Greene RC (Ex and Vg+), and 257 Mosely RC (Ex-Mt). Missing the following fifty-eight cards for completion: #2, 3, 6, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25 Butkus, 28, 30, 34, 39, 45, 47, 50, 51, 58, 61, 63, 69, 73, 78, 79, 80, 91, 105, 120 Tarkenton, 121, 125, 132, 135, 140, 141, 150 Sayers, 156 Bradshaw, 160, 172, 177, 178, 180, 185, 188 Wehrli, 198, 200 Starr, 213, 214, 220, 228, 229, 236, 238, 247, 250 Namath, 253, 254, and 260 Simpson. 16) 1971 Topps Game (71 cards, 35 different) Plus Nine Field-Position Markers: Ranging from Gd to Nr/Mt (averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), with a couple lesser and a couple trimmed. Keys: Seven #1 Butkus, two 7 Simpson (both Vg), 10 Sayers (trimmed, otherwise Gd), 35 Tarkenton, two 43 Bradshaw (Ex and Vg), and two 50 Starr (Ex and Vg). 17) 1971 Topps Posters (15 posters, 13 different): Ranging from Gd to Vg-Ex (averaging Vg), with one lesser and one trimmed. Includes: #1, 6, 9, two 17 Jurgensen, 18 Brodie, two 23, 25 Olsen, 26 Sanders, 28 Butkus, 29 Unitas (Gd), 30, 31 Little, and 32. 18) 1972 Topps Near-Complete Low Number (#1-263) Run (260/263) Plus 220 Duplicates: Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt and including a few Nr/Mt-Mt), with 7% lesser. Missing the following three cards for completion: #110 Sayers, 150 Bradshaw, and 200 Staubach. Keys: Three #4 NFC Passing Ldrs w/ Staubach, 13 Riggins RC (Ex), 55 Manning RC (Vg), 65 Plunkett RC (Nr/Mt), 93 Hendricks RC (Ex), 100 Namath (Vg, with printing defect), 101 Greenwood RC (Ex-Mt), three 104 Yarry RC, 106 Alzado RC (Ex), 122 Staubach Pro Action, 160 Simpson (Vg-Ex+), 165 Unitas (Pr-Fr), 170 Butkus (Fr), two 186 Upshaw RC, 235 Blanda, 240 Little RC, and 244 Joiner RC (5/95 L/R, otherwise Ex). 19) 1973 Topps (88 cards, 78 different) Plus Five Team Checklists: Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex+), with 5% lesser. Keys: #89 Harris RC (Ex due to centering), 100 Csonka, Culp RC, two 280 Greene, 289 Little, two 335 Dawson, 343 Youngblood RC (Vg-Ex), 380 Krause, 391 Kelly, 435 Bell, and 475 Staubach (Ex). 20) 1974 Topps (96 cards, 93 different) Plus Seven Team Checklists: Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex+), with 5% lesser. Keys: #40 Greene, 106 Renfro, 125 Yary, two 130 Simpson (Ex-Mt and Ex+), 131 Csonka, 136 Humphrey, 150 Unitas (0/100 T/B, otherwise Vg-Ex+), two 200 Griese, 220 Harris (Ex due to centering), 230 Butkus (10/90 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt-Mt), 245 Blanda, 250 Lilly, 383 Hannah RC (Ex), 385 Hendricks, 470 Bradshaw (Nr/Mt), and 490 Biletnikoff. 21) 1975 Topps Partial Set (342/528) Plus 209 Duplicates and 17 Scratch-Offs: Ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt and including a few Nr/Mt-Mt), with 10% lesser (mostly Vg to Vg-Ex). The scratch-off game cards are unscratched, ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with a couple lesser. Keys: #12 Blount RC (Ex+), three 39 Bleier RC (Nr/Mt and two Ex-Mt), two 65 Pearson RC (both Nr/Mt-Mt), 100 Griesse, two 145 Staubach (30/70 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt and Ex+), two 300 Harris, 380 Stabler, 400 Tarkenton, two 461 Bradshaw (Nr/Mt-Mt and Nr/Mt), and 490 C. Harris RC (Ex+). 22) 1977 Topps (1 card): #195 Swann (Nr/Mt). 23) 1978 Topps (102 cards): Ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with 10% lesser. Keys: #35 Hannah, 65 Bradshaw (Nr/Mt+), 320 Stallworth RC (Ex), 338 Joiner, 430 Yary, 475 Blount, and two 480 Gradishar. 24) 1979 Topps (49 cards): Condition ranges from Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex-Mt+), with a few lesser. Keys: #200 Tarkenton, 275 Blount, two 390 Campbell RC (Ex-Mt and Vg-Ex), two 400 Staubach (Ex-Mt and Vg), and 500 Bradshaw (Ex-Mt). A very attractive and sizable collection of cards from these classic football-card sets with countless highlights. Total: 2,425 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.