Lot # 1688: 1961 Topps Near-Complete Set (477/587) Plus 525 Duplicates

Presented is a very substantial and sharp-looking collection of 1961 Topps Baseball consisting of a near-complete set of 477 different cards (out of 587 in the set) plus 525 duplicates. This collection is highlighted by scores of stars and Hall of Famers, including Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Roberto Clemente. Seventeen of the duplicates are from the rare high-number series (#523-589). Condition is 22% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (mostly Nr/Mt), 62% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 16% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few lesser, a few with a slight miscut, and a couple that measure a bit small). Keys: Two#2 Maris (both Ex), 10 B. Robinson (0/100 L/R, otherwise Ex+), four 20 Roberts, two 35 Santo RC (Vg), three 44 AL HR Ldrs (Nr/Mt, Vg-Ex+, and Vg-Ex), 80 Killebrew (Vg-Ex), three 88 Ashburn, three 141 B. Williams RC (Nr/Mt, Ex+, and 95/5 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), 150 Mays (Ex-Mt), two 160 Ford (Vg-Ex and trimmed, otherwise Vg-Ex), 200 Spahn (next card showing, otherwise Ex-Mt), two 207 Koufax/Podres, 228 Yankees Team (Vg-Ex+), 290 Musial (Ex), 300 Mantle (Vg-Ex), 307 Mantle WS Gm. 2 (Nr/Mt), 344 Koufax (85/15 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt-Mt), 350 Banks (Fr), two 360 F. Robinson (Nr/Mt and Ex-Mt due to centering), three 380 Minoso, 388 Clemente (Ex+), six 404 Hornsby Tops NL, 405 Gehrig Benched (Ex-Mt), five 406 Mantle Blasts HR (two Ex-Mt, two Ex, and 95/5 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt+), three 408 Mathewson Strikes Out 267, six 409 Johnson Hurls Third Shutout, three 415 Aaron (two Ex and Vg-Ex), 425 Berra (Ex), seven 429 Kaline (four Ex, Vg-Ex, Vg, and miscut right edge, otherwise Ex), five 435 Cepeda, four 440 Aparicio, three 443 Snider (Ex and two Vg-Ex/Ex due to centering), two 460 Hodges, 475 Mantle MVP (miscut right edge, otherwise Vg-Ex+), nine 477 Fox MVP, 478 Maris MVP (Vg-Ex), 482 Mays MVP (Nr/Mt), two 484 Aaron MVP (Ex-Mt and Vg-Ex), three 485 Banks MVP, four 490 Bunning, six 505 Schoendienst, 517 McCovey (Nr/Mt-Mt), two 577 Aaron AS (Ex+ due to centering and Gd+), 578 Mantle AS (Ex due to centering), 579 Mays AS (Ex-Mt), two 580 Kaline AS, and two 589 Spahn AS (Ex and Vg). Missing the following 110 cards for completion: #4, 6, 8, 15, 16, 22, 26, 28, 31, 41, 54, 59, 64, 66, 73, 77, 85, 91, 97, 104, 116, 119, 120 Mathews, 121, 144, 161, 165, 173, 174, 187, 211 Gibson, 214, 230, 242, 245, 250, 252, 254, 260 Drysdale, 270, 274, 287 Yastrzemski, 289, 291, 293, 294, 295, 299, 319, 325, 326, 328, 343, 354, 359, 370, 382, 383, 389, 392, 393, 400, 401 Ruth Hits 60th, 413, 414, 417 Marichal, 418, 427, 453, 457, 468, 469, 471, 493, 498, 499, 502, 503, 504, 520, 521, 522, 524, 525, 528, 529, 530, 531, 541, 542, 546, 547, 549, 554, 556, 557, 560, 563, 564, 567, 569, 570, 571, 573, 575, 576 Maris AS, 583, 584, 585, and 586. 1961 will always be remembered as a "magical year" in baseball history, and a high-quality, mid- to high-grade collection of 1961 Topps as offered here will always be a highly prized "time capsule." Total: 1,002 cards (near set of 477 plus 525 duplicates). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.