Lot # 1714: 1970 Topps Near-Complete Set (715/720) Including 91 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

Addendum: The catalog title for this lot is incorrect. The set is near-complete, missing five cards for completion.

Very attractive near-complete 1970 Topps baseball set consisting of 715 different cards (out of 720 in the set). The 1970 Topps set was the largest set of Topps cards issued to that date. Missing the following five cards for completion: #140 Jackson, 580 Rose, 600 Mays, 621 Evans, and 660 Bench. Includes fourteen duplicates (#195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, and 310). Ninety-one cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (56) and SGC (35). PSA Grading Composite: NM-MT+ 8.5 (3 cards): #553, 624, and 633. NM-MT 8 (29 cards): #56, 206, 228, 267, 274, 278, 281, 292, 298, 330 Brock, 336 (OC), 347, 356, 371, 372, 374, 381, 420, 477, 492, 564, 591, 597, 607, 625, 626, 627, 708, and 709. NM 7 (10 cards): #143, 170 B. Williams, 174, 329, 348, 382, 425, 444, 531, and 560 G. Perry. EX-MT+ 6.5 (3 cards): #27, 121, and 610 (SGC). EX-MT 6 (11 cards): #23 (SGC), 70, 250 McCovey (SGC), 286, 300 Seaver (SGC), 459 Jackson AS, 461 Yastrzemski AS, 463 F. Robinson AS, 506, 585 (SGC), and 669. EX+ 5.5 (1 card): #50 (SGC). EX 5 (9 cards): #2 (SGC), 114 (SGC), 116 (SGC), 189 Munson RC, 225 (SGC), 500 Aaron, 530 Gibson (SGC), 622 Sutton, and 634 (SGC). VG-EX+ 4.5 (3 cards): #350 Clemente (SGC), 449 Palmer (SGC), and 595 (SGC). VG-EX 4 (8 cards): #150 Killebrew (SGC), 160 Niekro, 190 Torre (SGC), 230 B. Robinson (SGC), 290 Carew (SGC), 470 Stargell (SGC), 630 Banks (SGC), and 700 F. Robinson. VG+ 3.5 (2 cards): #453 Carew AS (SGC) and 640 Kaline (SGC). VG 3 (5 cards): #10 Yastrzemski (SGC), 30 (SGC), 60 (SGC), 137 (SGC), and 240 Jenkins (SGC). GOOD+ 2.5 (1 card): #620 (SGC). GOOD 2 (5 cards): #20 (SGC), 458 Rose AS (SGC), 462 Aaron AS (SGC), 464 Bench AS (SGC), and 537 Morgan (SGC). POOR 1 (1 card): #450 McCovey AS (SGC). The condition of the 638-card unencapsulated balance is 29% Ex to Ex-Mt (including 3% lesser), 65% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 6% lesser (including a few with a slight miscut). The condition of the 624-card unencapsulated balance is 29% Ex to Ex-Mt (including 3% better), 65% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 6% lesser (including a few with a slight miscut). Unencapsulated Keys: #1 Mets Team (Vg-Ex), two 197 NL Playoff Gm. 3 - Ryan (Ex and Vg), and 712 Ryan (Vg-Ex+, card resides in a BCCG holder). Dating from when sets could not be purchased all at once, and had to be assembled by series as they were released throughout the season, this 1970 Topps near-complete set includes a countless array of stars and Hall of Famers. Total: 729 cards (near set of 715 plus 14 duplicates). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.