March 25, 2021: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/25/2021
This is a rare opportunity to pick up a striking example of the classic 1965 Topps Baseball issue in an overall condition of primarily Excellent to Near-Mint (92 percent), with only about four dozen cards falling below Excellent, most of those to VG-Ex. The set presents in a clean and consistent fashion, with bright, vivid colors and excellent gloss. An SGC 5.5 Mickey Mantle No. 350 headlines and conforms nicely to the broader range. Overall, it comes out to 12 percent Near-Mint, 66 percent Ex-Mt and 14 percent Excellent. Breakdown of keys and condition anomalies: No. 1 League Leaders – VG-Ex, 2 League Leaders – Ex-Mt-Plus, 3 League Leaders – Excellent, 5 League Leaders – Ex, 8 League Leaders – Ex, 15 Roberts – Ex, 16 Morgan Rookie – Ex-Mt, 24 Torre – Ex-Plus, 50 Marichal – Nr-Mt, 55 Conigliaro – Ex-Mt-Plus, 95 Mazeroski – Ex-Mt-Plus, 99 Hodges – Very Good, 104 Checklist – Good, 110 Santo – Ex-Mt-Plus, 120 Frank Robinson – Ex-Mt-Plus, 126 Dodgers Team – Ex, 130 Kaline – VG-Ex, 134 Mantle World Serie HR – VG-Ex, 150 Brooks Robinson – Nr-Mt, 155 Maris – VG-Ex, 160 Clemente – Nr-Mt, 170 Aaron – Ex-Plus, 176 McCovey – VG-Ex, 187 Stengel – VG, 189 Checklist – VG-Ex, 200 Torre – VG-Ex, 205 Spahn – Good, 207 Rose – Nr-Mt-Plus, 217 Alston – Good, 200 Williams – VG-Ex, 250 Mays – Ex-Mt-Plus, 251 Herman – VG-Ex, 260 Drysdale – Ex, 273 Checklist – Ex (mkd), 276 Wilhelm – Nr-Mt, 300 Koufax – Ex-Plus, 320 Gibson – Ex-Mt, 330 Ford – Ex-Mt, 360 Cepeda – VG, 350 Mantle – SGC 5.5, 361 Checklist – Ex-Mt, 377 Stargell – VG, 385 Yastrzemski – Ex-Mt-Plus, 400 Killebrew – VG-Ex, 410 Aparicio – VG, 414 Lopez – Ex-Mt, 443 Checklist – Ex, 461 Niekro – Nr-Mt, 470 Berra – Ex-Plus, 477 Carlton Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus, 508 Checklist – VG, 519 Uecker – Ex, 526 Hunter Rookie – Ex-Mt-Plus, 540 Brock – VG, 551 Mets Team – Ex-Plus, 556 Red Sox Team – Ex, 572 Orioles Team – VG-Ex and 581 Perez Rookie – Ex-Mt.
1965 Topps Baseball High-Grade Complete Set, Mantle SGC 5.5 (598)
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