Lot # 1576: 1948 to 1978 Topps and Bowman Hall of Famers and Stars Collection (154) Including Williams, Mantle, and Mays

Presented is a substantial collection of 154 Hall of Famers and stars (including a few commons) from twenty-eight classic Bowman and Topps sets spanning the years 1948 to 1978, and highlighted by Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays. Includes four signed cards. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1948 Bowman (2 cards): #2 Blackwell (Vg+) and 4 Mize (1/99 T/B, otherwise Gd). 2) 1951 Bowman (10 cards): #2 Berra (Pr), two 30 Feller (both Pr), 32 Snider (Pr), 165 Williams (Pr), 195 Roberts (Pr), 198 Irvin RC (Gd), 226 (Pr-Fr), 230 (Pr-Fr), and 234 (Fr). 3) 1952 Bowman (8 cards): Ranging from Pr to Fr. Includes the following: #15, 47, 76, 80 Hodges (Pr), 82, 126, 142 Wynn (Pr-Fr), and 154. 4) 1952 Topps (1 card): #88 Feller (Pr). 5) 1953 Topps (3 cards): #37 Mathews (Pr), 54 Feller (Pr), and 114 Rizzuto (Pr). 6) 1953 Bowman Color (1 card): #57 Boudreau (Pr). 7) 1954 Topps (1 card): #35 Gilliam (signed, otherwise Fr). 8) 1955 Topps (3 cards): #109 Lopat (Pr), 188 (Pr), and 189 Rizzuto (Pr). 9) 1956 Topps (3 cards): #64 (Gd, white back), 115 Jensen (signed, otherwise Fr, gray back), and 143 (signed, otherwise Pr-Fr, gray back). 10) 1957 Topps (2 cards): #10 Mays (Pr-Fr) and 407 Mantle/Berra (Fr). 11) 1958 Topps (4 cards): #1 Williams (Fr-Gd), 5 Mays (Fr), 271 Martin (signed, otherwise Vg+), and 485 T. Williams AS (Vg-Ex+). 12) 1960 Topps (2 cards): Two #7 Mays/Rigney (Gd and Fr). 13) 1961 Topps (2 cards): #89 Martin (Vg-Ex+) and 475 Mantle MVP (Pr). 14) 1961 Fleer All-Time Greats (1 card): #75 Ruth (Fr). 15) 1962 Topps (4 cards): #139d Babe Hits 60/no pole in background (pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg+), 141 Twilight Years (Ex), 471 Mantle AS (5/95 L/R, otherwise Gd+), and 545 Wilhelm (Pr-Fr). 16) 1964 Topps (2 cards): #50 Mantle (Pr) and 150 Mays (Gd). 17) 1965 Topps (1 card): #145 Tiant RC (Gd). 18) 1966 Topps (1 card): #125 Brock (Gd). 19) 1967 Topps (28 cards): Two #1 The Champs (both Gd), 63 Brock/Flood (Vg), 140 Stargell (Vg+), two 210 Gibson (Ex and Gd+), two 215 Banks (Ex and Vg-Ex), 250 Aaron (Vg), 285 Brock (Vg-Ex), 326 Uecker (Ex), two 337 Morgan (Vg-Ex and miscut, otherwise Vg), 355 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex), 423 Fence Busters (Vg-Ex+), four 430 Rose (three Ex and Vg-Ex+), two 445 Sutton (Ex and Vg-Ex+), six 456 Niekro (two Ex, two Vg-Ex, Vg, and Gd), and 475 Palmer (Vg-Ex). 20) 1968 Topps (5 cards): Two #72 John (Ex and Vg-Ex+) and three 85 Perry (Vg-Ex, Vg, and Pr). 21) 1969 Topps (6 cards): #235 Hunter (Gd), two 355 Niekro (both Vg-Ex+), and three 573 Palmer (all Vg due to moisture stains). 22) 1970 Topps (18 cards): #290 Carew (next card showing, otherwise Ex-Mt), 453 Carew AS (Ex-Mt), two 470 Stargell (Ex and Vg-Ex), four 560 Perry (three Ex-Mt and Vg-Ex), three 565 Hunter (Ex-Mt, Ex, and Vg-Ex), four 580 Rose (Nr/Mt, Ex-Mt, Ex+, and Vg due to centering), and three 622 Sutton (Nr/Mt-Mt, Ex-Mt, and Fr). 23) 1971 Topps (2 cards): Two #380 Williams (Ex and Gd). 24) 1973 Topps (28 cards): 25% Ex or slightly better, 53% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 22% lesser (including a couple with severe diamond cuts). Includes the following: Three #1 Ruth/Mays/Aaron (Vg-Ex and two Vg), three 100 Aaron (Ex+, Vg-Ex+, and Pr), 130 Rose (Vg-Ex), 175 F. Robinson, 230 Morgan, two 235 Hunter, 258 John, three 305 Mays (Ex and two Vg-Ex), five 320 Brock, two 330 Carew, 350 Seaver, 370 Stargell, 380 Bench (Vg), 474 Ruth ATL, 498 Nettles, and 503 Niekro. 25) 1974 Topps (2 cards): #201 Carew/Rose Ldrs (Vg-Ex) and 605 Tanana RC (Pr-Fr). 26) 1975 Topps (9 cards): Two #616 Rice RC (Ex and Vg-Ex), two 620 Carter RC (Ex and Vg+), 622 Lynn RC (Ex+), and four 623 Hernandez RC (Nr/Mt, two Vg-Ex, and Vg+). 27) 1976 Topps (5 cards): Five #599 Guidry RC (Vg, three Gd, and Pr-Fr). 28) 1978 Topps (1 card): #703 Morris RC (Vg+). This is an outstanding mixed-grade collection of Hall of Famers and stars, truly a collection unto itself, with tremendous break value. Total: 154 cards. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA (for the four signed cards).