Lot # 1679: 1961-1962 Fleer All-Time Greats Complete Set (154) Including 74 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards

Offered is a very attractive and mostly high-grade complete set of 1961-1962 Fleer All-Time Greats. Issued over a period of two years (#1-88 issued in 1961 and #89-154 issued in 1962), this classic set features all the great stars of the past, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, and Cy Young. The 1961-1962 Fleer set is a fairly difficult set to collect. Not only do the cards have some age to them (they are over 60 years old and not getting any younger) but they were issued over a period of two years, exclusively to youngsters in wax packs. Also, the higher-number cards issued in 1962 (#89-154) are considerably rarer than the lower number cards issued in 1961 (#1-88), though both series are much rarer than Topps cards from the same years. 1961-1962 Fleer were issued in modest numbers because most kids were naturally a little more interested in cards of modern stars, such as Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, than cards of Grover Cleveland Alexander and Hal Schumacher. The same may be true today, but there are many sets featuring modern stars. Few sets present such an interesting cross-section of old-timers (Hall of Famers and non-Hall of Famers) from all eras or have as important a role in the history of baseball cards as the 1961-1962 Fleer All-Time Greats set. Seventy-four cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (67) and SGC (7). PSA Grading Composite: MINT 9 (12 cards): #5 Averill (SGC 96), 9 Bottomley, 25 Feller (SGC 96), 27 (SGC 96), 32 Gehringer, 51, 60 McGraw, 81 Vance (SGC 96), 111 (SGC 96), 115 (SGC 96), 118 (SGC 96), and 131. NM-MT+ 8.5 (5 cards): #8, 19, 47, 67, and 130. NM-MT 8 (46 cards): #15, 26, 33, 34, 38, 39, 41, 45, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 80, 82, 83, 85, 88, 91, 96, 97, 99, 101, 102, 104, 106, 113, 114, 126, 127, 129, 135, 137, 138, 140, 142, and 145. NM 7 (10 cards): #2, 3, 4, 23, 24, 71, 120, 133, 147, and 154. EX-MT 6 (1 card): #90. The condition of the eighty-card unencapsulated balance is 34% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 56% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 10% Vg to Vg-Ex. Unencapsulated Keys: #1 Baker/Cobb/Wheat (Vg), 14 Cobb (Ex+), 31 Gehrig (slight trim, otherwise Ex+), 75 Ruth (Nr/Mt), 89 Sisler/Traynor (Ex-Mt+), 150 Wagner (Ex+), 152 Williams (Ex-Mt), and 153 Cy Young (Ex). This is an extremely attractive complete set of this classic and often overlooked Fleer issue. The equivalent SMR value for just the 74 graded cards (factoring in the five half grades at the lower whole-grade level) is $2,040. Total: 154 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.