Lot # 1199: 1954 to 1969 Topps and Post Cereal Shoebox Collection (1,229) Including 97 Hall of Famers

Shoebox collection of 1,229 baseball cards, including Topps, Fleer, Jell-O, Post Cereal, and Exhibit issues, spanning the years 1954 to 1970. The collection is highlighted by ninety-seven Hall of Famers, including a 1957 Topps #302 Sandy Koufax, a 1964 Topps #50 Mickey Mantle, and a 1968 Topps #247 Johnny Bench rookie. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1947-1966 Exhibits (7 cards): Ex to Ex/Ex-Mt overall. Includes: Brewer, Burdette/front view, Cerv/plain uniform, Goodman/batting, Malzone, Score/plain cap, and Wertz/portrait. 2) 1954 Topps (8 cards): Ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with one Vg. Includes: #54, 61, 63, 66, 77, 80, 133, and 197. 3) 1955 Topps (1 card): #28 Banks (Ex). 4) 1956 Topps (4 cards): #15 Banks (Vg+, gray back), 140 Score RC (Vg-Ex, gray back), 226 Giants Team (Vg-Ex), and 295 (Ex). 5) 1957 Topps (3 cards): #201 (Ex), 302 Koufax (Ex-Mt), and 398 (Ex-Mt). 6) 1958 Topps (4 cards): #489 (Vg-Ex+), 492 (Ex-Mt), 493 (Vg), and 495 (Vg+). 7) 1961 Post (10 cards): Ranging from Pr to Gd (averaging Fr). Includes: #53, 95, 99, 100, 101 Spahn (Gd), 109, 126, 140, 169, and 200. 8) 1962 Topps (5 cards): #10 Clemente (possible slight trim, otherwise Ex-Mt), 222 (Ex+), 541 (Nr/Mt), 563 (Gd-Vg), and 585 (Vg-Ex+). 9) 1962 Post (23 cards): Ranging from Pr to Vg (averaging Gd), with a couple Vg-Ex. Includes: #4 Kubek, 6b Maris (Fr, from Life Magazine), 18, 32 D. Williams, 36, 42, 50, 56, 65, 90, 93, 99, 103, 106, 117, 120, 141, 146, 163, 176, 178, 180, and 187. 10) 1963 Topps (230 cards, 168 different): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt (averaging Ex), with a few slightly higher and lower. Keys: #205 Aparicio (Ex), two 245 Hodges (both Ex), 458 Lopez, and 562 McNally RC (Ex). 11) 1963 Post (28 cards): Ranging from Pr to Ex (averaging Vg). Includes: #2, 10 Kaat (Pr), 23, 26, 40, 52, 54, 55, 58, 77, 78, 82, 91, 94, 103, 104, 110, 117, 125, 126, 137, 147, 156 Torre, (Vg-Ex) 157, 159, 168, 175, and 195. 12) 1963 Jell-O (3 cards): #17 Berra (Fr), 67 (Vg), and 133 (Pr-Fr). 13) 1963 Fleer (1 card): #62 (Ex+). 14) 1963 Peel-Offs (11 cards): Ranging from Gd to Ex+ (averaging Vg+). Keys: Ashburn (instructions back) and Mazeroski (blank back). 15) 1964 Topps (102 cards): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt), with a couple slightly lesser. Keys: #3 NL Wins Ldrs w/ Koufax/Marichal/Spahn, 50 Mantle (Ex), 155 Snider (Ex), 175 B. Williams, 243 Allen RC (Ex-Mt), two 247 DeBusschere, and 460 Gibson (Ex-Mt). 16) 1965 Topps (41 cards): Ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with a couple slightly lesser. 17) 1965 Topps Embossed (10 cards): Ex to Ex-Mt overall, with one Nr/Mt, one with a slight miscut, and two lesser. Includes: Two #3, 8 Koufax (Pr-Fr due to pinhole), 10, 16 B. Robinson (80/20 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), two 19 Clemente (Ex-Mt and Ex), 38, 49, 58 Banks (Ex-Mt), and 59 Aaron (Ex+). 18) 1966 Topps (100 cards): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt), with a couple slightly lesser. Keys: #37 Herman, 72 Perez (Vg-Ex), 160 Ford (Ex+), 210 Mazeroski, 254 Jenkins RC (Ex-Mt due solely to centering), 450 Oliva, 510 Wilhelm, and 530 Roberts (Nr/Mt+). 19) 1967 Topps (15 cards): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex+). Includes: #24, 39, 81, 93, 98, 124, 142, 158, 166 Mathews (Ex), 171, 195, 224, 226, 249, and 272. 20) 1968 Topps (416 cards): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with a few slightly lesser. Includes moderate duplication. Keys: #2 AL Batting Ldrs, 4 AL RBI Ldrs, two 20 B. Robinson (Nr/Mt+ and Ex+), 50 Mays (Vg-Ex+), 58 Mathews, 100 Gibson (Ex+), three 110 Aaron (Nr/Mt, Ex-Mt, and Ex), 130 Perez, 150 Clemente (Nr/Mt due to centering), two 215 Bunning, 220 Killebrew (Ex+), 235 Santo, 240 Kaline (Nr/Mt-Mt), 247 Bench RC (Ex), two 290 McCovey, 310 Aparicio, two 330 Maris (Ex-Mt and Ex+), two 350 Wilhelm, two 355 Banks (Ex+ and Ex), three 361 Killebrew AS, 362 Cepeda AS, two 363 Carew AS, 364 Morgan AS, 365 B. Robinson AS, two 366 Santo AS, two 369 Yastrzemski AS, three 370 Aaron AS (all Ex), 371 Oliva AS, 372 Brock AS, 373 F. Robinson AS, 390 Mazeroski, 408 Carlton (Ex-Mt), 410 Jenkins, and 528 Tigers Team. 21) 1969 Topps (202 cards, 175 different): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt), with a few Nr/Mt-Mt and a couple slightly lesser. Keys: #4 NL RBI Ldrs w/ McCovey/Santo/Williams, 12 NL K Ldrs w/ Gibson and Jenkins, two 24 Alston, 50 Clemente (Nr/Mt+), 75 Aparicio, 82 Oliver RC, 99a Nettles RC, 130 Yastrzemski (Ex+), two 200 Gibson (both Ex-Mt), three 311 Lyle RC, 350 Allen, 428 Brock AS, 432 Gibson AS, 400 Drysdale (Nr/Mt), 460 Torre, 539 Ted Shows How, 597 Fingers RC (Vg-Ex), 600 Oliva, and 653 Rodriguez RC. 22) 1969 Topps Stamps Team Albums (4 booklets): Condition of the albums is Vg overall, with one missing the interior pages. Six stamps are attached to the albums as intended, including Bunning, Stargell, and Sutton. 23) 1970 Topps Booklets (1 booklet): #22 Gibson (Ex). This is a very substantial representation of classic card issues from the 1950s and 1960s, a collection unto itself, including many highlights. Total: 1,229 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.