1964 to 1973 Topps Football Complete Set Run Collection Plus 1961 Nu-Card (12 Sets, 2,618 Cards)

Sold For:

$10,575

Year:

1964

Auction:

2009 Spring

Lot #:

1383

Category:

Boxing/Golf/Other Cards or Memorabilia

Extremely substantial and comprehensive collection of eleven complete Topps football sets, comprised of a complete set run spanning the years 1964 through 1973, plus an additional 1961 Nu-Card set: 1) 1964 Set (176 cards): 70% Ex to Ex-Mt (includes a few slightly better), 30% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #30 Kemp (Ex-Mt), 31 Lamonica RC (Ex), 68 Blanda (Vg-Ex), 96 Dawson (Ex), 176 Checklist (unchecked, otherwise Vg). 2) 1965 Set (176 cards): 75% Ex to Ex-Mt (includes a few slightly better), 25% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #35 Kemp SP (Ex), 46 Brown RC (Ex), 69 Blanda SP (25/75 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt), 87 Checklist SP (20/80 L/R, otherwise Ex), 99 Dawson SP (Vg), 122 Namath RC (slight tilt to the image, otherwise Ex), 133 Biletnikoff RC (Ex/Ex-Mt), 155 Alworth (Ex), and 176 Checklist SP (Ex). 3) 1966 Set (132 cards): 85% Ex to Ex-Mt (includes a few slightly better), 15% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #15 Funny Ring Checklist (30/70 L/R, otherwise Ex), 26 Kemp (Ex), 96 Namath (Vg-Ex/Ex), and 132 Checklist (5/95 T/B, otherwise Ex). 4) 1967 Set (132 cards): 80% Nr/Mt of better, 20% slightly lesser grades. Highlighted by card #98 Joe Namath (PSA NM 7). 5) 1968 Set (219 cards): 65% Ex to Ex-Mt (includes a few slightly better), 35% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #65 Namath (70/30 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt) and 196 Griese RC (30/70 L/R, otherwise Ex). 6) 1969 Set (263 cards): 85% Ex to Ex-Mt (includes a few slightly better), 15% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #26 Piccolo RC (Ex-Mt), 100 Namath (Nr/Mt), and 120 Csonka RC (Nr/Mt). 7) 1970 Set (263 cards): 95% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt), 5% slightly lesser grades. Keys: #90 Simpson RC (Ex-Mt) and 150 Namath (80/20 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt). 8) 1970 Topps Super (35 cards): 50% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 50% slightly lesser grades. Many of the cards look Nr/Mt from the front but have been downgraded due to surface creases along the top or bottom edge of the reverse. Keys: #1 Tarkenton (Vg-Ex), 3 Starr (Vg-Ex), 4 Dawson (Vg-Ex), 14 Butkus (Ex-Mt), 15 Unitas (Vg-Ex), 22 Sayers (Ex), 24 Simpson (Nr/Mt), 33 Namath SP (Ex), and 35 Griese SP (Ex). 9) 1971 Set (263 cards): 80% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt), 20% slightly lesser grades. Keys: #1 Unitas (Ex), 156 Bradshaw RC (Nr/Mt), 245 Greene RC (Ex-Mt), and 250 Namath (Ex-Mt). 10) 1972 Set (351 cards): 85% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt), 15% slightly lesser grades. Keys: #150 Bradshaw (Nr/Mt), 200 Staubach RC (10/90 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), 272 Griese AP (Nr/Mt-Mt), 291 Spurrier RC (80/20 L/R and T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 300 Page (80/20 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), and 343 Namath IA (80/20 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt). 11) 1973 Set (528 cards): 80% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt), 20% slightly lesser grades. Keys: #89 Harris RC (Nr/Mt), 115 Ham RC (Ex-Mt), and 487 Stabler RC (Ex-Mt). 12) 1961 Nu-Card (80 cards): 80% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (includes a few Mint cards), 20% slightly lesser grades. Six cards are graded by PSA and one card is graded by SGC. Keys: #117 Hadl (Nr/Mt), 118 Mitchell (Ex-Mt), 126 Simms (PSA MINT 9), 128 Collins (SGC NM/MT+ 92), 143 Davis (Nr/Mt), 152 Romig (PSA MINT 9), 161 Hoppman (PSA GEM MT 10), 164 Gross (PSA GEM MT 10), 166 Gabriel (Ex-Mt), 170 Furlong (PSA MINT 9), and 171 Hutchinson (PSA NM-MT 8). Total 2,618 cards representing twelve complete sets. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000++. SOLD FOR $10,575