Lot # 1718: 1970 to 1979 Topps Shoebox Collection (3,205) Including 120 Hall of Famers

Substantial collection of 3,205 Topps baseball cards spanning the years 1970 to 1979, highlighted by 120 Hall of Famers, including Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Roberto Clemente, George Brett, and Nolan Ryan. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1970 Topps (16 cards): Ex to Ex-Mt overall, with one Vg-Ex. Includes: #1 Mets Team (Ex-Mt), 10 Yastrzemski (Ex-Mt), 38, 49, 61 NL Batting Ldrs w/ Rose and Clemente, 64, 65 NL HR Ldrs w/ McCovey and Aaron, 70, 71, 84, 107, 115, 347, 539 Bowa RC, 600 Mays (Ex due to centering), and 634. 2) 1971 Topps (9 cards): Ranging from Vg/Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt). Includes: #10, 17, 202, 293, 550 Killebrew (20/80 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt+), 587, 640 F. Robinson (Ex-Mt), 674, and 751. 3) 1972 Topps (616 cards, 368 different): 29% Nr/Mt or better, 61% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 10% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a couple lesser and a couple with a slight miscut). Includes twenty-seven cards from the high-number series (#657-787). Keys: #49 Mays (Ex+), 51 Killebrew (Vg-Ex+), 87 NL RBI Ldrs w/ Torre/Stargell/Aaron, two 154 Simmons, 195 Cepeda, 200 Brock (Ex+), three 240 Allen, 241 Fingers, two 313 Aparicio, two 400 Oliva, 420 Carlton (Vg-Ex), 449 Lemon, two 451 La Russa, two 515 Blyleven, and 709 Kaat (Ex-Mt due to centering). 4) 1973 Topps (129 cards, 121 different): 36% Nr/Mt or better, 54% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 10% Vg to Vg-Ex Keys: #1 Ruth/Mays/Aaron (Ex-Mt), 50 Clemente (Ex-Mt), 90 B. Robinson (Ex-Mt), 130 Rose (Nr/Mt), 165 Aparicio, 190 Gibson, 193 Fisk (Ex), 230 Morgan, 237 Mathews, 257 Berra, two 305 Mays (Nr/Mt+ and Ex+), 370 Stargell, 380 Bench (Ex), 400 Perry, 472 Gehrig ATL, 480 Marichal, and two 609 Lopes RC. 5) 1974 Topps (373 cards, 279 different) Plus 82 Traded: 55% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few Mint), 40% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 5% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #4 Aaron Special, 35 Perry, 70 Allen, 179 Berra MGR, 190 Oliva, 197a/Washington, three 260 Simmons, two 270T Santo Traded, 300 Rose (Nr/Mt-Mt), 330T Marichal Traded, 387a/Washington, 440 Kaat, 542 Gossage, and 598 Griffey Sr. RC. Includes near-complete set of 41 different cards (out of 44) from the traded series. 6) 1975 Topps (594 cards, 303 different): 34% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 53% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 13% Vg to Vg-Ex. #192 MVPs and 660 Aaron are minis. Keys: Two #7 Busby/Bosman/Ryan HL, 35 Santo, 50 B. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 60 Jenkins, 75 Simmons, 100 Stargell, two 130 Niekro, 150 Gibson (Nr/Mt-Mt), 185 Carlton, 220 Sutton, two 243 Kaat, 280 Yastrzemski (Nr/Mt), two 325 Lopez, 400 Allen, 450 McCovey, 560 Perez, and 660 Aaron (Ex, Mini). 7) 1976 Topps (137 cards, all different): 54% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 41% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 5% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #100 Hunter, 341 Gehrig ATAS, 345 Ruth ATAS (Ex-Mt), and 349 Johnson ATAS. 8) 1977 Topps (1,088 cards): 15% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 64% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 21% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #1 Brett/Madlock LL, 10 Jackson (Gd), two 60 Rice, 110 Carlton, 170 Munson, 231 Brett RB, 232 Minoso RB, 234 Ryan RB (Nr/Mt+), 270 Parker, 280 Hunter, two 295 Carter, two 319 Gossage, three 425 Torre, two 430 Jenkins, 450 Rose (Vg-Ex), two 470 Simmons, 476 Murphy RC (Nr/Mt-Mt), 480 Yastrzemski, two 488 Clark/Mazzilli RC525 Eckersley, 600 Palmer, 620 Sutton, 630 Blyleven, 631 Brett Brothers and 638 Kaat. 9) 1978 Topps (84 cards, all different): 16% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 62% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 22% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #200 Jackson (Vg-Ex+) and 400 Ryan (Ex-Mt). 10) 1979 Topps (159 cards, all different): 18% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 61% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 21% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #39 Murphy, 204 Rose RB, 330 Brett (Nr/Mt-Mt), 358 Trammell, and 510 Simmons. This is an extremely impressive and sizable collection of cards from these classic sets with scores of stars and Hall of Famers. Total: 3,205 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.