Lot # 1669: 1960 Topps Near-Complete Set (441/572) Including 286 Signed Cards

Near-complete set consisting of 441 different cards (out of 572 in a set) from the 1960 Topps series, highlighted by an impressive 286 different signed examples. Among these are several Hall of Famers and stars, including Bob Feller, Enos Slaughter, Minnie Minoso, and Bob Lemon. The signatures are scripted in a variety of inks. Includes six duplicates (#17, 40, 139, 150, 239, and 278). Condition is 17% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex), 69% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 14% lesser. Keys: #1 Wynn (Vg+), 55 Mazeroski, 92 Herzog (signed, 99/1 T/B, otherwise Vg+), 115 Face/Wilhelm (signed by Face), 136 Kaat RC (signed, Ex), 188 D. Williams (signed, Vg-Ex), 240 Aparicio, 264 Roberts (signed, Vg), 295 Hodges (next card showing, otherwise Vg+, 365 Minoso (signed, Gd), and 493 Snider (signed, Vg). Additional signed cards (283): #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 20 Face, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32 (signed by O'Toole), 36, 38, 39, two 40 (both signed), 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68, 71, 72 (signed by Paul Foytack, Frank Bolling, Eddie Yost, and Charlie Maxwell), 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 104, 105, 106, 108 (personalized), 110, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131, 135 (personalized), 137, 138, two 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146, 147, two 150, 151 (signed by Eddie Fisher), 152, 153 Thomson, 154, 156, 157, 158 (personalized), 161, 162, 163, 164 (signed by O'Toole), 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 174 (signed by Carroll Hardy, Carl Mathias, and Herb Score), 177, 178, 182, 183, 186, 187, 190, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208 (signed by Gene Freese, Joe Ginsberg, Frank Baumann, and Minnie Minoso), 209, 211, 218, 221, 225, 226, 228, 229, 231, 232, 234, 237, 238, two 239, 241, 245, 246, 247 McDougald, 251, 252, 253, 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 267, 268, 270, 271, 273, 274, 276, two 278 (personalized), 279, 280, 281, 286, 290, 293, 296, 297, 298, 301, 302 (signed by Ed Bouchee), 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 313, 315 Shantz, 317, 319, 323, 324 J. Perry, 325, 327, 329, 333, 334, 336, 337, 341 (personalized), 345 Newcombe, 346, 347, 348, 349, 351, 352 (signed by Lynch), 353 Larsen, 354, 356, 358, 359, 360 Score, 361, 362, 363, 364, 366, 368, 369, 370 Skowron, 371, 376, 378, 379, 380, 382, 392, 394, 401, 404, 405 Richardson, 406, 407, 409, 411, 412, 413 Athletics Team (signed by Cerv and Grunwald), 413 Athletics Team (signed by 10 players, including Whitey Herzog and Hank Bauer), 415, 416, 417, 418, 423, 426, 427 (personalized), 430, 432, 433, 435, 437, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 451, 459 (signed by Deal), 463 (signed by Bragan), 467 (signed by Vernon), 471, 477, 481, 482, 486, 491, 496, 497, 499, 501, 503, 507, 508, 510, 511, 516, 523, 534, 537 (signed by Dave Hillman, Bobby Thomson, Ike Delock, and Marty Keough), 544, 549, 550, 557, and 568. Missing the following 129 cards for completion: #7, 10 Banks, 18, 19, 28 B. Robinson, 34, 35 Ford, 50 Kaline, 65, 73 Gibson, 96, 100, 119, 120, 132, 148 Yastrzemski, 159, 160 Mantle/Boyer, 173, 185, 200 Mays, 210 Killebrew, 227, 242, 250 Musial, 260, 266, 283, 284, 287, 300 Aaron, 305, 316 McCovey, 321, 322, 326 Clemente, 332 Yankees Team, 335, 343 Koufax, 350 Mantle, 377 Maris, 395, 400, 420 Mathews, 445 Spahn, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 452, 453, 455, 456, 458, 460, 464, 465, 466, 469, 473, 475 Drysdale, 476, 478, 479, 480 Berra, 483, 484, 485, 488, 489, 490 F. Robinson, 492, 494, 495, 498, 500, 502, 504, 506, 509, 512, 513, 514, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 524, 525, 526, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 535, 536, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 545, 546, 547, 548, 551, 552, 553, 554 McCovey AS, 555, 556, 558, 559, 560 Banks AS, 561, 562, 563 Mantle AS, 564 Mays AS, 565 Maris AS, 566 Aaron AS, 569, 570, 571, and 572. Very attractive mid-grade near-complete set of this classic 1960s issue that is highlighted by 288 signed cards. This collection offers a tremendous foundation for the assembly of a completely signed set or offers a significant contribution to such a set already in progress. Total: 447 cards (286 signed). Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.