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Topps, Bowman and Fleer Sets
21 Lots
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Also see lots 6, 263, 265-266, 270-273, 280-281, 283, 294, 311, 339, 343
 Lot 89. 1948 Bowman Baseball set of 48. High grade set. Highlights: 1-Holmes (ex), 3-Kiner (ex+), 4-Mize (vg-ex), 5-Feller (vg), 6-Berra (nr mt), 7-Reiser (ex+-mt, o/c), 8-Rizzuto (ex-mt), 17-Slaughter (nr mt), 18-Spahn (ex+-mt), 36-Musial (vg-ex), 38-Schoendienst (gd). Balance of Set: 19 cards excellent-mint or better, 12 cards excellent, 6 cards good-very good;
Winning Bid $1,735.
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 Lot 90. 1953 Topps set of 274. High grade set with about 30% near mint and nearly 70% ex-mt or better. Low Number highlights: 1-Robinson (vg), 27-Campanella ( vg-ex), 37-Mathews (nr mt), 42-Slaughter (ex-mt), 54-Feller (vg), 61-Wynn (nr mt), 76-Reese (ex+), 77-Mize (nr mt), 82-Mantle (good), 86-Martin (vg-ex), 104-Berra (ex+-mt), 114-Rizzuto (ex-mt), 125-Williams (nr mt), 147-Spahn (vg-ex), 191-Kiner (ex-mt), 207-Ford (nr mt), 220-Paige (good), 228-Newhouser (ex), 244-Mays (good), 254-Roe (nr mt), 258-Gilliam (good), 263-Podres (ex-mt), 280-Bolling (good); Balance of Low numbers: 74 cards nr mt, 76 cards ex-mt, 34 cards excellent, 17 cards vg, 2 cards good; Balance of High Numbers: 15 cards nr mt, 19 cards ex-mt, 12 cards excellent, 2 cards vg.
Winning Bid $3,850.
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 Lot 91. 1954 Topps set of 250. Nice average very good set. Highlights: 1-Williams (vg-ex), 1-Robinson (vg), 17-Rizzuto (gd-vg), 20-Spahn (vg), 30-Mathews (poor), 32-Snider (ex), 37-Ford (fair), 50-Berra (vg), 94-Banks (fair-good, 2 small pen marks on front), 102-Hodges (vg-ex), 132-LaSorda (gd-vg), 201-Kaline (ex), 239-Skowron (ex), 250-Williams (vg); Balance of Cards: 84 cards are excellent or better, the balance are gd-vg.
Minimum Bid $1,000.
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 Lot 92. 1955 Topps set of 206. Extremely nice high grade set with over 40% near mint and about 75% ex-mt or better. Highlights: 2-Williams (nr mt, o/c), 4-Kaline (vg-ex), 28-Banks (ex+), 31-Spahn (ex-mt, o/c), 47-Aaron (vg), 50-Robinson (nr mt, o/c), 123-Koufax (vg), 124-Killebrew (ex), 155-Mathews (nr mt), 164-Clemente (nr mt, o/c), 187-Hodges (good), 189-Rizzuto (nr mt, o/c), 194-Mays (nr mt, o/c), 198-Berra (ex), 210-Snider (vg-ex); Balance of set: Low Numbers- 68 cards nr mt, 53 cards ex-mt, 25 cards excellent, 5 cards vg; High Numbers- 19 cards nr mt, 12 cards ex-mt, 6 cards excellent, 3 cards vg.
Winning Bid $3,328.
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 Lot 93. 1955 Topps Doubleheader complete set of 66. At first appearance a very nice set however, nearly all the cards have two tiny staple holes at the top and bottom of the cards. Highlights: The following grades are without regard to the staple holes. 25-6 Robinson/Hoak (ex), 31-32 Pollett/Banks (ex-mt), 45-6 Kaline/Valentine (vg), 69-70 Williams/Smith (ex), 105-6 Aaron/Herbert (vg), 111-112 Killebrew/Podres (vg), 127-128 Spahn/Brewer (vg-ex). Balance: Almost all appear to be excellent or better without regard to the staple holes, a few have a minor crease.
Minimum Bid $750.
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 Lot 94. 1956 Topps set of 340. This is an above average excellent set with 75% of the cards excellent or excellent-mint. Highlights: 1-Harridge (vg), 5-Williams (vg), 10-Spahn (ex+-mt), 15-Banks (ex), 20-Kaline (gd-vg), 30-Robinson (vg-ex), 31-Aaron (ex+), 33-Clemente (vg), 79-Koufax (ex+-mt), 101-Campanella (ex), 110-Berra (ex), 113-Rizzuto (gd-vg), 130-Mays (ex), 135-Mantle (vg), 150-Snider (ex-mt), 164-Killebrew (vg-ex), 166-Dodgers (ex), 200-Feller (vg), 226-Giants (good), 240-Ford (ex), 251-Yankees (vg-ex), 260-Reese (ex+), 292-Aparicio (vg-ex); Balance: 243 cards excellent or ex-mt, 63 cards very good, 11 cards good.
Winning Bid $2,200.
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 Lot 95. 1957 Topps near set of 406 missing #328-Robinson. Nice set with about 60% excellent or better. Highlights: 1-Williams (near excellent), 2-Berra (ex+), 10-Mays (vg), 18-Drysdale (vg), 20-Aaron (vg-ex), 30-Reese (nr mt), 35-F.Robinson (ex), 55-Banks (ex), 76-Clemente (vg-ex), 95-Mantle (fair), 125-Kaline (ex), 170-Snider (ex, o/c), 210-Campanella (vg-ex), 212-Colavito (vg), 286-Richardson (gd), 302-Koufax (vg), 324-Dodgers (vg-ex), 338-Bunning (good); 400-Dodgers (vg, o/c), 407-Yankees (good); Balance commons: 184 cards excellent or ex-mt, 100 cards very good, 15 cards good, 6 cards fr-gd; Balance Rare Series: 50 cards ex-mt, 27 cards vg, 3 cards good, 1 card fair.
Winning Bid $1,331.
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 Lot 96. 1958 Topps Very high grade set of 494 with three SGC graded cards including a very high graded Maris. An essentially near mint set. Bought by our consignor from the historic dealer Sam Rosen. As might be expected some cards are off center and there are a few minor defects from handling. The balance is near mint and better. Some of the stars following have been downgraded because of centering. Highlights: 1-Williams SGC 50 VG/EX 4) 5-Mays (nr mt, o/c), 25-Drysdale (nr mt, o/c), 30-Aaron (nr mt, o/c), 47-Maris (SGC 88 NM/MT 8), 52-Clemente (ex-mt), 70-Kaline (nr mt), 150-Mantle (SGC 70 EX+ 5.5 due to centering), 187-Koufax (nr mt), 246-Yankees (nr mt, slight o/c), 285-F.Robinson (ex), 307-B. Robinson (nr mt), 310-Banks (nr mt), 418-Mantle-Aaron (ex+-mt), 485-Williams AS (nr mt), 487-Mantle AS (nr mt).
Winning Bid $4,833.
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 Lot 97. 1959 Topps set of 572 with high grade Mantle and Koufax. Beautiful high grade set with over 70% nr mt and over 90% excellent or better. Highlights: 1-Frick (ex+), 10-Mantle (SGC 84 NM 7), 50-Mays (ex-mt), 150-Musial (ex+-mt), 163-Koufax (SGC 70 Ex+ 5.5), 202-Maris (nr mt), 212-Fence Busters (ex+-mt), 316-Lumeneti (nr mt), 321-Giallombardi (nr mt), 322-Hanebrink (ex), 336-Loes (nr mt, o/c), 362-Nichols (nr mt), 380-Aaron (ex-mt), 461-Mantle (ex-mt), 478-Clemente (ex), 510-Yankees (nr mt), 514-Gibson (ex+), 515-Killebrew (vg) , 543-Buc Trio (ex-mt), 550-Campanella (ex), 561-Aaron AS (ex), 563-Mays AS (ex+-mt), 564-Mantle AS (ex+); Low Number Balance: 361 cards near mint, 102 cards excellent or ex-mt, 28 cards very good; High Number Balance: 38 cards near mint, 18 cards excellent or ex-mt, 2 cards very good.
Winning Bid $3,755.
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 Lot 98. 1960 Topps set of 572 with a dozen major cards highly graded. A spectacular set with all cards out of a vending box. Bought by our consignor from the historic dealer Sam Rosen. We note a couple of common cards that have creases from handling. The graded cards that grade below near mint are because of centering. The balance are near mint and better subject to centering and printing defects. Low Number Highlights: 1-Wynn (vg), 10-Banks (nm-mt), 28-B.Robinson (nm-mt), 35-Ford (nm-mt), 50-Banks (nr mt), 73-Gibson (nr mt), 148-Yastrzemski (SGC 70 EX+ 5.5), 160-Mantle/Boyer (SGC 84 NM 7), 200-Mays (SGC 70 EX+ 5.5), 210-Killebrew (nm-mt), 250-Musial (SGC 84 NM 7), 300-Aaron (), 316-McCovey (ex+-mt), 326-Clemente (SGC 84 NM 7), 332-Yankees (nr mt), 343-Koufax (SGC 80 EX/NM 6), 350-Mantle (SGC 80 EX/NM 6)), 377-Maris (SGC 84 NM 7), 420-Mathews (nm-mt), 445-Spahn (nm-mt), 475-Drysdale (nm-mt), 480-Berra (nt-mt), 490-F. Robinson (nm-mt), 560-Banks AS (nm-mt),, 561-Kaline AS (nm-mt), 563-Mantle AS (SGC 86 NM+ 7.5), 564-Mays (SGC 84 NM 7), 565-Maris AS (SGC 84 NM 7), 566-Aaron AS (SGC 92 NM/MT+ 8.5).
Winning Bid $4,393.
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 Lot 99. 1960 Topps set of 572. Nice set with about 60% excellent or better. Highlights: 1-Wynn (ex+), 148-Yastrzemski (vg-ex), 160-Mantle/Boyer (ex-mt), 200-Mays (ex-mt), 250-Musial (ex+-mt), 300-Aaron (vg-ex), 316-McCovey (ex), 326-Clemente (nr mt, o/c), 332-Yankees (vg), 343-Koufax (ex-mt), 350-Mantle (vg-ex), 377-Maris (ex), 480-Berra (vg), 563-Mantle AS (ex), 564-Mays (ex-mt), 565-Maris AS (ex+), 566-Aaron AS (vg-ex); Balance Low #’s: 285 cards ex-mt with many near mint or mint, the balance are mostly vg-ex with a few less; Balance Tough Series: 23 cards nr mt, 26 cards excellent, 12 cards gd-vg, 1 card fair.
Winning Bid $1,000.
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 Lot 100. 1961 Topps set of 588. A spectacular set with eleven key cards SGC graded The cards are near mint and better subject to centering and printing defects. There are no gum stains. Bought by our consignor from the historic dealer Sam Rosen. As nice a 1961 Topps set as I’ve ever seen. In the same condition category as the 1957 set which brought $39,000 in our last auction. The graded cards that grade below near mint are because of centering. Common Card Highlights: 1-Groat (ex-mt), 2-Maris (SGC 84 NM/MT 7), 44-Mantle/Maris (nm-mt), 120-Mathews (nr mt-mt), 141-B. Williams (nm-mt), 150-Mays (SGC 84 NM/MT 7), 160-Ford (nm-mt, o/c), 200-Spahn (nm), 207-Dodger Southpaws (nm-mt), 211-Gibson (nr mt), 228-Yankees (nr mt), 287-Yaz (nm-mt), 290-Musial (nm-mt), 300-Mantle (SGC 88 NM/MT 8), 307-Mantle WS (nm-mt), 312-WS Maz (nr mt), 344-Koufax (SGC 88 NM/MT 8), 350-Banks (nm-mt), 388-Clemente (SGC 84 NM/MT 7), 401-Ruth’s 60th (nm-mt), 405-Gehrig (nm-mt), 406-Mantle HRs (nm), 415-Aaron (SGC 80 EX/NM 6), 417-Marichal (nm-mt), 425-Berra (nm-mt), 429-Kaline (nm-mt), 430-Mazeroski (ex+-mt), 443-Snider (nm-mt), 472 Berra MVP (nm-mt), 475-Mantle MVP (SGC 80 EX/NM 6), 517-McCovey (nm-mt), 576-Maris AS (SGC 84 NM/MT 7), 577-Aaron AS (SGC 84 NM/MT 7), 578-Mantle AS (SGC 80 EX/NM 6), 579-Mays AS (SGC 50 VG/EX 4), 589-Spahn AS (nr mt, o/c).
Minimum Bid $3,000.
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 Lot 101. 1961 Topps set of 587. A very nice average excellent (80%) set with 167 near mint cards. The cards are near mint and better subject to centering and printing defects. Highlights: 2-Maris (ex), 44-Mantle/Maris (ex), 150-Mays (ex), 228-Yankees (ex-mt), 297-Yaz (ex-mt), 290-Musial (ex+-mt), 300-Mantle (ex+), 307-Mantle WS (nr mt, o/c), 344-Koufax (ex), 388-Clemente (nr mt), 405-Gehrig (ex+-mt), 406-Mantle HRs (ex), 415-Aaron (vg-ex), 417-Marichal (ex), 425-Berra (ex-mt), 475-Mantle MVP (good); 576-Maris AS (vg), 577-Aaron AS (vg), 578-Mantle AS (vg-ex), 579-Mays AS (good), 586-Ford (vg), 589-Spahn AS (ex); Balance common Cards: 151 cards near mint, 281 cards excellent or ex-mt, 68 cards very good, 6 cards good; Balance Last Series: 15 cards near mint, 24 cards excellent, 13 cards very good, 6 cards good.
Winning Bid $1,250.
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 Lot 102. 1962 Topps set of 598. A mixed condition, but well above average set with a nice group of high number. Highlights: 1-Maris (good), 5-Koufax (fair, tape on corners), 10-Clemente (ex), 18-Mantle/Mays (ex, o/c), 50-Musial (ex-mt, o/c), 53-Mantle/Maris (ex+-mt), 199-Perry (ex), 200-Mantle (fair, tape stain at top), 300-Mays (nr mint, tape stain at top), 318-Mantle IA (ex), 320-Aaron (ex+), 387-Brock (vg), 425-Yastrzemski (ex-mt, o/c), 471-Mantle AS (ex-mt), 500-Snider (nr mt, o/c), 530-Gibson (ex+), 544-McCovey (ex, o/c), 592-Rookies (vg), 594-Uecker (nr mt), 596-Rookies (nr mt), 598-Hickman (nr mt); Balance common Cards: 111 cards near mint, 288 cards excellent or excellent+, 103 cards very good, 15 cards fair-good; Balance Last Series: 42 cards near mint, 19 cards excellent, 5 cards very good, 2 cards good.
Winning Bid $1,000.
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 Lot 103. 1963 Topps set of 577 including #431 variation with Mantle and Rose both SGC graded 6. Very nice set with 76% near mint or better and 95% excellent or better. Highlights: 18-Buc Blasters (ex-mt), 138-Mays/Musial (nr mt), 173-Bombers (nr mt), 200-Mantle (SGC 80 EX/MT 6), 210-Koufax (nr mt), 242-Banks-Aaron (ex+), 250-Musial (vg-ex), 300-Mays (ex-mt), 340-Berra (nr mt), 380-Banks (nr mt), 390-Aaron (nr mt), 472-Brock (nr mt) , 473-Mets (nr mt), 490- McCovey (ex+-mt), 500-Killebrew (nr mt); 537-Rose (SGC 80 EX/MT 6), 540-Clemente (ex+-mt), 550-Snider (nr mt), 553-Stargell (ex+-mt); Balance Low #'s: 346 cards near mint, 67 cards excellent, 23 cards very good; Balance Tough Series (447-576): 82 cards near mint, 38 cards excellent, 4 cards very good.
Winning Bid $3,413.
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