1963 Topps Complete Set Minus One (575/576) Including #540 Clemente and #553 Stargell Rookie Both PSA NM-MT 8

Sold For:

$5,400

Year:

1963

Auction:

2019 Fall

Lot #:

1610

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1960s Cards

16% Nr/Mt (including a few Nr/Mt-Mt), 56% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 28% Vg to Vg-Ex (including some due to paper loss along the edges, 3% lesser, a few miscut, and a few with a possible slight trim). Near-complete set of 1963 Topps cards, missing only the Pete Rose rookie card #537 for completion. The 1963 Topps issue features the Willie Stargell rookie card, along with many additional key star cards in the difficult high-number series, including Roberto Clemente and Duke Snider. We have selected four cards for grading and encapsulation by PSA. Keys: #18 Buc Blasters (Ex), 25 Kaline (Vg-Ex/Ex), 115 Yastrzemski (Ex), 120 Maris (Ex), 138 Mays/Musial (Gd due to small spots of paper loss on reverse), 173 Bombers' Best with Mantle (Ex), 200 Mantle (EX-MT 6), 210 Koufax (small ink spot on top border, otherwise Ex), 228 Oliva/Kranepool RC (Vg due to small spot of paper loss on reverse), 242 Banks/Aaron (Ex+), 247 Yankees Team (Ex-Mt), 250 Musial (Ex), 275 Mathews (Ex), 300 Mays (Ex), 320 Spahn (possible slight trim, otherwise Vg), 340 Berra (75/25 L/R, otherwise Ex), 345 B. Robinson (Nr/Mt - PSA deemed Minimum Size), 360 Drysdale (Ex+), 380 Banks (Vg), 390 Aaron (90/10 L/R, otherwise Ex+), 400 F. Robinson (Ex), 415 Gibson (possibly signed, otherwise Gd), 446 Ford (Vg-Ex), 472 Brock (Ex+), 473 Mets Team (Ex-Mt), 490 McCovey (slightly miscut left edge, otherwise Ex), 500 Killebrew SP (Vg), 540 Clemente (NM-MT 8), 550 Snider (Ex), and 553 Stargell RC (NM-MT 8). Also included is a variation of #102 Checklist. A very attractive complete set of one the most popular 1960s Topps sets. The SMR value for just the three graded cards is $1,600. Total: 576 cards (near-complete set of 575 cards plus one variation). Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000/$3,000+.