Lot # 1710: 1962 Topps Complete Set (598) Plus 23 Variations Including 152 PSA-Graded Cards

The 1962 Topps set has a well-deserved reputation for being the era's most condition-sensitive issue. The flush-to-the-border brown wood-grain design of the 1962 Topps set makes this issue particularly susceptible to edge and corner wear and makes the assembly of high-grade sets all the more difficult. This is a very attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of this classic set, which includes all the great stars of the era. This particular set also includes nine significant variations (#129, 132, three 139, 147, 174, 176, and 190) and 14 green-tint variations (#114, 116, 120, 122, 126, 133, 140, two 149, 150 Kaline, 175, 182, 185, and 191). Also includes two duplicates (#385 Wynn and 436) and four signed cards (#7 Thomas, 93 Blanchard, 357 Walker, and 382 D. Williams). A total of 152 cards have been professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (142), SGC (9), and BVG (1). PSA Grading Composite: MINT 9 (1 card): #580 (OC). NM-MT+ 8.5 (1 card): #401 Maris/Cepeda (BVG). NM-MT 8 (115 cards): #4, 5 Koufax, 11, 16, 19, 21 Kaat, 24, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 42, 48, 51, 56, 59, 60, 69, 74, 76, 78, 81, 86, 94, 97, 98, 102, 114, 124, 149/green, 154, 155, 172, 175, 204, 217 Alston, 220, 226, 231, 245, 246, 249, 250, 252, 257, 258, 262, 263, 264, 267, 269, 274, 277, 282, 373, 375, 379, 384, two 385 Wynn (one OC), 390 Cepeda (OC), 393, 403, 408, 409, 422, 424, 432, 433, two 436, 440, 443, 466, 467, 480, 481, 501, 506, 508, 509, 515, 519, 523, 526, 528, 529, 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 544 McCovey, 546, 548, 551, 552 (OC), 556, 557, 558, 560, 562, 563, 564, 565, 568, 573, and 582. NM 7 (31 cards): #25 Banks, 54, 123, 137/green, 140 Gehrig/Ruth/green, 270, 324, 340 Drysdale (SGC 84), 360 Berra, 407, 413, 425 Yastrzemski, 463, 465, 478, 514, 531, 555, 561, 574, 575 Schoendienst, 584, 585 (OC), 586, 590, 592 Bouton RC, 593 (SGC 84), 594 Uecker RC, 595 (SGC 84), 597, and 598 Hickman RC. EX-MT 6 (4 cards): #320 Aaron (SGC), 387 Brock RC (SGC), 571 and 579. EX+ 5.5 (2 cards): #1 Maris (SGC) and 10 Clemente (SGC). EX 5 (4 card): #199 Perry RC (SGC), 200 Mantle, 300 Mays, and 530 Gibson. The condition of the 471-card unencapsulated balance is 17% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (mostly Nr/Mt), 69% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 14% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few that measure a bit small). Unencapsulated Keys: #18 Manager's Dream (Ex+), 30 Mathews (Ex-Mt+), 45 B. Robinson (Ex), 50 Musial (Vg-Ex), 53 AL HR Ldrs (Vg-Ex+), 70 Killebrew (Ex due mostly to centering), 99 Powell RC (Ex-Mt), 100 Spahn (Ex), 139a Reniff/portrait (Vg-Ex), 139b Reniff/pitching (Ex), 139c Babe Hits 60/pole in background (Ex), 139d Babe Hits 60/no pole in background (25/75 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 140 Gehrig/Ruth (Nr/Mt due to centering), 150 Kaline (Ex-Mt+), 150 Kaline (Ex-Mt+, green tint), 218 Torre RC (Vg), 251 Yankees Team (Ex), 310 Ford (Nr/Mt), 313 Maris Blast (Ex), 318 Switch Hitter Connects - Mantle (Ex), 350 F. Robinson (Ex), 394 Aaron AS (Vg), 395 Mays AS (Vg-Ex+), 471 Mantle AS (measures a bit small, otherwise Ex), 500 Snider (Nr/Mt), 505 Marichal (Ex), 545 Wilhelm (Ex-Mt+), and 596 Pepitone RC (Ex due to centering). This is a very impressive 1962 Topps set, far superior to the average set of this very condition-sensitive issue. The equivalent SMR value for just 147 of the graded cards (not including the five PSA-qualified cards) is $9,918. Total: 623 cards (complete set of 598 plus 23 variations and two duplicates). Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA (for the four signed cards). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.