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Lot # 3479: 1959 Topps Football Near-Complete Set (169/176) Plus 120 Duplicates Including Jim Brown and Johnny Unitas

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Presented is a very substantial collection of 1959 Topps football consisting of a near-complete set of 169 different cards (out of 176 in the set) plus 120 duplicates. The collection is highlighted by dozens of Hall of Famers, including Johnny Unitas (2), Jim Brown, Bart Starr, Paul Hornung (3), and rookie cards of Sam Huff (3), Bobby Mitchell, and Jim Taylor (2). This collection consists of the following: 1) Near-Complete Set (169/176): 20% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 58% Vg-Ex to Ex, 13% Gd to Vg, and 9% lesser (mostly due to pencil on the fronts). Keys: #1 Unitas (Vg), 10 Brown (Pr due mostly to partially erased pencil on front), 20 Gifford (Vg), 23 Starr (Vg), 40 Layne (Ex-Mt), 51 Huff RC (Ex), 82 Hornung (Ex+), 103 Karras RC (Ex-Mt), 116 Kramer RC (small pencil mark on top border, otherwise Ex), 130 Tittle (Nr/Mt), 132 Parker RC (Pr), 140 Mitchell RC (Ex), 155 Taylor RC (95/5 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), and 176 Tracy RC (Ex-Mt). Missing the following seven cards for completion: #16, 78, 112, 118, 125, 154, and 168. 2) Duplicates (120, including 95 different): 27% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly Ex), 37% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 36% lesser (mostly due to pencil on the fronts). Includes the following: #1 Unitas (Gd), 2, 3, 4, 15, 18, two 19 Nomellini, 20 Gifford (Pr), 21, 22, two 25, 26, 27, 28, two 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, two 40 Layne (Ex and Pr), 42, 44 Johnson, two 45, 46, two 51 Huff RC (both Pr due marks), 54, two 57, 62, two 65 Conerly, 66, 69 Stautner, two 73, 74, 77, 80 Perry, 81, two 82 Hornung (Vg and Pr), 84, 85, 89, 92, 94, two 95, 96, two 97, 98, 100 Moore, 101, 102, 103 Karras RC (Pr), 104, 105, 107, three 109 Marchetti, two 110, 111, 117, 120, 121, 122, 123, two 126, two 127, two 129, 130 Tittle (Ex), two 131 Lary, 133, 136, 138, three 139, two 143, 144, 145, 147, two 148, 149, 150 LeBaron, 152, 153, 155 Taylor RC (Pr), two 156, 157, 158, 159, two 160, 162, 165, 166, 167, 169, 171, 172, 174, and 176 Tracy RC (Ex). This is a very attractive collection of this popular football issue, loaded with Hall of Famers and stars from the era! Total: 289 cards (near set of 169 plus 120 duplicates).