Lot # 1716: 1961 to 1977 Topps Shoebox Collection (1,868) Including 179 Hall of Famers

Presented is a very substantial "shoebox" collection of 1,868 cards from 16 classic Topps issues spanning the years 1961 to 1977. The collection is highlighted by 179 Hall of Famers, including Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, and Nolan Ryan. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1961 Topps (2 cards): #287 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex) and 578 Mantle AS (Nr/Mt). 2) 1962 Topps (190 cards): Includes eight green tint variations and both variations of #462 Tasby. Condition ranges from Gd to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex), with 5% lesser, a few higher, and a few that measure small. Keys: #1 Maris (Gd), two 5 Koufax (Ex and Vg+), two 10 Clemente (Ex and Vg), 25 Banks (small ink marks on front, otherwise Vg), 30 Mathews (Vg), 50 Musial (Ex), 70 Killebrew (Gd+), 99 Powell RC (Ex), 100 Spahn (Vg), 139b Reniff/pitching (Ex), 147a Kunkel/ball in hand, 150 Kaline (Vg, green tint), 170 Santo, 190a Moon/with cap, 199 Perry RC (color added, otherwise Ex-Mt), 218 Torre RC (Vg-Ex), two 288 B. Williams, 350 F. Robinson (Ex), 360 Berra (Vg-Ex), 425 Yastrzemski (Ex+), 468 B. Robinson AS, and 505 Marichal (Vg+). 3) 1963 Topps (129 cards): Condition is 28% Ex to Ex-Mt, 59% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 13% lesser. Keys: #25 Kaline (Vg-Ex), 108 Wilhelm, 115 Yastrzemski (Ex+), 120 Maris (Vg), 126 Uecker (Ex), 154 Alston, 252 Santo, 275 Mathews (Vg), 415 Gibson (Vg-Ex+), 440 Marichal, 446 Ford (Vg-Ex), and 540 Clemente (Vg). 4) 1964 Topps (321 cards): Condition is 23% Ex to Ex-Mt (including some Nr/Mt), 63% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 14% lesser (including a few miscut). Keys: Three #3 NL Pitching Ldrs w/ Koufax, 11 NL RBI Ldrs w/ Aaron, 35 Mathews (Vg-Ex), two 41 McCovey/Wagner, 81 Fox/Killebrew, 120 Drysdale (small pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), 128 Lolich RC, 136 WS Gm. 1 - Koufax, 175 B. Williams, 177 Killebrew (Vg-Ex), 210 Yastrzemski (Ex), 244 La Russa RC (Ex+), 250 Kaline (Vg-Ex), two 285 Roberts, two 287 Conigliaro RC, 300 Aaron (Vg+), and 306 Mays/Cepeda (Ex-Mt). 5) 1965 Topps (4 cards): #207 Rose (Ex due to centering), 380 Colavito (Vg-Ex+), 385 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex), and 513 Yankees Team (Fr). 6) 1966 Topps (10 cards): #1 Mays (Vg), 30 Rose (Vg), 70 Yastrzemski (Vg-Ex), 183 Checklist (Ex), 234 R. White RC (Ex), 424 May RC (Ex), 500 Aaron (partially erased pencil on reverse, otherwise Vg), 536 (Ex-Mt), 540 McLain (Vg), and 542 (Ex). 7) 1967 Topps (306 cards): Includes 22 cards from the scarce high-number series (#534-609).Condition is 42% ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt, 53% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 5% lesser. Keys: #5 Ford (Ex-Mt), 20 Cepeda, 30 Kaline (Vg-Ex+), 45 Maris (Vg-Ex), 50 Oliva, 55 Drysdale (Ex), 60 Aparicio, 70 Santo, 100 F. Robinson (Vg-Ex), 140 Stargell (Vg-Ex), 146 Carlton (Vg-Ex), 166 Mathews (Ex-Mt), 200 Mays (Vg-Ex+), 215 Banks (Vg+), 228 Hodges, 250 Aaron (Vg-Ex), 294 Alston, 315 B. Williams, 320 Perry (Ex), 326 Uecker, 337 Morgan (Ex), 350 Torre, 355 Yastrzemski (Ex), 369 Hunter, 422 Wilhelm, 430 Rose (Ex-Mt), 600 B. Robinson (Nr/Mt), 604 Red Sox Team (Vg+), and 609 John (Ex). 8) 1968 Topps (89 cards): Condition is 62% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a few better) and 38% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a couple lesser). Keys: #20 B. Robinson (Ex), 27 Hodges, 37 B. Williams, 45 Seaver (Ex+ due to centering), 50 Mays (Vg-Ex), 80 Carew (Ex), 85 Perry, 86 Stargell, 87 D. Williams, 103 Sutton, 130 Perez, two 144 Morgan, two 230 Rose (Ex-Mt and Vg-Ex), 250 Yastrzemski (Nr/Mt), and 408 Carlton (Nr/Mt-Mt). 9) 1969 Topps (408 cards): Condition is 14% Nr/Mt (including some Nr/Mt-Mt), 44% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 38% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 4% lesser (including a few marked checklists and three trimmed). Keys: #95 Bench (Nr/Mt), 100 Aaron (Vg), 120 Rose (Ex-Mt), 130 Yastrzemski (Vg), 175 Bunning, 237 Cox RC (Ex), 255 Carlton (Ex due to centering), 412 Mantle/checklist (marked, otherwise Ex), 420 Santo AS, 424 Rose AS (Ex-Mt), 460 Torre, 480 Seaver (Nr/Mt), 500 Mantle (Vg-Ex+), 533 Ryan (Nr/Mt), and 653 A. Rodriguez RC (Ex, bat boy pictured). 10) 1970 Topps (127 cards): Condition is 11% Nr/Mt or slightly better, 33% Ex to Ex-Mt, 34% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 22% lesser. Keys: #1 World Champions, 10 Yastrzemski (partially erased pencil on reverse, otherwise Ex), 17 Wilhelm, 21 Blue/Tenace RC, 61 NL Batting Ldrs (Nr/Mt), 75 Kaat, 150 Killebrew (Vg), 170 B. Williams, 330 Brock (slight tilt to picture, otherwise Ex-Mt), 403 Bunning, 500 Aaron (Ex+), and 580 Rose (Ex-Mt). 11) 1971 Topps (220 cards): Condition is 9% Ex to Ex-Mt, 68% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 23% lesser. Keys: #1 World Champions (Vg+), 14 Concepcion RC (Vg-Ex), 20 Jackson (100/0 L/R, otherwise Vg+), 26 Blyleven RC (Vg), 30 Niekro, 45 Hunter, 50 McCovey, two 55 Carlton (both Vg-Ex), two 91 Lemon, two 100 Rose (Ex+ and Ex), 110 Mazeroski, 117 Simmons RC (Vg), 180 Kaline (Vg), 193 Grich RC, 220 Santo, 239 Schoendienst, 245 Kaat, 248 Wilhelm, 276 Foster RC, 300 B. Robinson (Gd+), 341 Garvey RC (Ex), 350 B. Williams, 400 Aaron (90/10 T/B and 25/75 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 688 Anderson (Vg), 709 Baylor/Baker RC (Vg-Ex+), and 714 D. Williams (Vg+). 12) 1972 Topps (2 cards): #686 Garvey (Ex) and 695 Carew (Ex). 13) 1973 Topps (21 cards): Condition ranges from Vg to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex). Keys: #1 Ruth/Mays/Aaron (slightly miscut left edge and 95/5 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), 31 Bell RC, 50 Clemente (Vg-Ex), 90 B. Robinson (Ex due to centering), 130 Rose (Ex+ due to centering), 213 Garvey, 220 Ryan (Nr/Mt+), 255 Jackson (Ex), 257 Berra, 280 Kaline (Ex), 305 Mays (Ex), 344 Hunter, and 480 Marichal. 14) 1974 Topps (21 cards): Includes three "Washington" variations (#102, 226, and 241).Condition ranges from Vg to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex). Keys: #1 Aaron (Vg+), 35 Perry, 50 Carew, 55 F. Robinson, 60 Brock, 61 Aparicio, 80 Seaver (Ex), 220 Sutton, 230 Perez, 252 Parker RC (Vg-Ex+), 283 Schmidt (Nr/Mt), 300 Rose (Ex), 306 Weaver, 400 Killebrew, and 456 Winfield RC (Ex). 15) 1975 Topps (17 cards): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt). Keys: #70 Schmidt (Nr/Mt+), 228 Brett RC (Vg-Ex+), 260 Bench (Ex), 335 Palmer, 450 McCovey, and 545 B. Williams. 16) 1977 Topps (1 card): #476 Murphy RC (Nr/Mt-Mt). This is a very substantial grouping of cards, literally a collection unto itself, from 16 Topps sets spanning the 1960s to the 1970s. Total: 1,868 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.