Lot # 1508: 1961 Topps Complete Set (587)

Presented is a very sharp-looking complete set of one of the era's most popular issues, crisp and clean throughout. The 1961 Topps set includes five different Mickey Mantle cards, and was Topps' first venture into the popular League Leader subset. The Most Valuable Player subset, an extremely difficult high-number run, and the rookie cards of Juan Marichal, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo also highlight this set. Condition is 15% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a few Nr/Mt-Mt), 67% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 18% Gd to Vg (including a couple lesser). Five cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC. Keys: #2 Maris (Vg), 10 B. Robinson (Vg), 35 Santo RC (Vg-Ex), 44 AL HR Ldrs (Ex), 80 Killebrew (Ex), 120 Mathews (Ex), 141 B. Williams RC (Vg-Ex), 150 Mays (Vg), 160 Ford (Ex), 200 Spahn (85/15 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 211 Gibson (Ex), 228 Yankees Team (Vg-Ex), 260 Drysdale (Ex+), 287 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex), 290 Musial (Vg-Ex), 300 Mantle (VG 3), 307 Mantle WS Gm. 2 (98/2 T/B, otherwise Ex), 344 Koufax (Ex), 350 Banks (Ex), 360 F. Robinson (Ex-Mt), 388 Clemente (Vg-Ex), 401 Ruth Hits 60th (Ex), 405 Gehrig Benched (Ex), 406 Mantle Blasts HR (NM 7), 415 Aaron (Vg), 417 Marichal RC (Vg-Ex), 425 Berra (99/1 T/B, otherwise Gd+), 429 Kaline (Vg-Ex+), 443 Snider (1/99 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 475 Mantle MVP (Vg-Ex), 478 Maris MVP (Vg), 482 Mays MVP (Vg-Ex), 484 Aaron MVP (EX/NM 6), 517 McCovey (Ex+), 576 Maris AS (Ex+), 577 Aaron AS (NM/MT 8), 578 Mantle AS (EX 5), and 579 Mays AS (Ex). 1961 will always be remembered as a "magical year" in baseball history, and a high-quality, mid- to high-grade complete set of 1961 Topps as offered here will always be a highly prized "time capsule." Total: 587 cards.