Lot # 2026: 1997 Topps Willie Mays Commemorative Reprint Autographs Complete PSA- and BGS-Graded Set (18)

Presented is a complete 18-card set (numbered 1-27) of 1997 Topps Willie Mays Commemorative Reprint Autographs, entirely graded by PSA (17) and Beckett (1). These cards were inserted in one in every 2400 hobby packs of 1997 Topps Series One. It is an incredible accomplishment to see this set complete in the overall exceptional high grades found throughout. Many of the cards have single-digit populations in their respective grades, including four population one examples with none higher (1953, 1961, 1964, and 1966), three population two examples with none higher (1958, 1972, and 1973), nine with populations of three or four with none higher, and two with populations of one with only a single example higher. Ideally, the rookie reprint example is a MINT 9 with a perfect 10 subgrade for centering. This set consists of the following: #1 (1951 Bowman, Beckett MINT 9), 2 (1952 Topps, NM-MT 8), 3 (1953 Topps, MINT 9 and Authentic Auto), 6 (1955 Bowman, Authentic), 9 (1957 Topps, NM-MT 8 and Authentic Auto), 10 (1958 Topps, MINT 9 and Authentic Auto), 12 (1960 Topps, NM-MT 8 and Authentic Auto), 13 (1960 Topps AS, GEM MINT 10 and Authentic Auto), 14 (1961 Topps, GEM MINT 10 and Authentic Auto), 15 (1961 Topps AS, MINT 9 and Authentic Auto), 17 (1963 Topps, MINT 9 and Authentic Auto), 18 (1964 Topps, GEM MINT 10 and Authentic Auto), 19 (1965 Topps, NM-MT 8 and Authentic Auto), 20 (1966 Topps, MINT 9 and Authentic Auto), 23 (1969 Topps, NM-MT 8 and Authentic Auto), 24 (1970 Topps, EX-MT 6 and Authentic Auto), 26 (1972 Topps, MINT 9 and Authentic Auto), and 27 (1973 Topps, NM-MT 8 and Authentic Auto). This is a superb and unparalleled high-grade assembly of this very rare insert series dedicated to San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Total: 18 cards.