1962 Post Cereal Football Near-Complete Set (161/200)

Sold For:

$540

Year:

1962

Auction:

2019 Fall

Lot #:

2487

Category:

Football Cards or Memorabilia

Near-complete set (161 out of 200) plus four duplicates of 1962 Post Cereal Football cards, Post's only football set produced within the United States. Condition is 23% Ex (including a few Ex-Mt), 43% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 34% lesser (including a few that are cut very small). The preceding grades, as well as those in the composite below, are without respect to the neatness of the cut as many of the cards are cut inside of the borders and would only qualify for "Authentic" if submitted for professional grading. (Some of the cards are cut very neatly, but there are numerous cases of jagged or tapering cuts.) Keys: #24 Morrison (cut very small, otherwise Gd), 25 Nolan (Gd), two 61 Brown (Vg-Ex and Pr-Fr), 62 Fiss (Vg+), 74 S. Baker (Vg), 90 Unitas (Vg), 97 Johnson (Pr due to tape), 103 St. Clair (Vg-Ex+), 110 Coia (Vg/Vg-Ex), 111 Ditka (Gd), 117 Morris (Vg), 126 Layne (cut small, otherwise Vg+), 133 Tracy (Vg-Ex), 135 Clarke (Vg), 136 Connelly (Ex), 141 Lilly (ink spot on lower-right corner, otherwise Gd+), 142 Meredith (Gd), 145 Tubbs (Ex), 153 Koman (poorly cut, otherwise Vg), 158 Guglielmi (Ex), 169 Pardee (Pr), 176 Joyce (Pr-Fr), 184 Tarkenton (Fr), 186 Youso (Fr), and 188 Anderson (Vg). Missing #1-5, 6 Hornung, 7, 8 Kramer, 9, 10 Moore, 11, 12 Starr, 13 Taylor, 14-16, 19, 28 Shofner, 29 Tittle, 36, 37 Jurgensen, 41 Richardson, 43 Walston, 48, 54 McCord, 55, 59 Schmidt, 93 D. Baker, 136 Connelly, 152, 160, 193 Krakoski, and 194-200 for completion. A very attractive near-complete set of this scarce and very underrated early 1960s food issue. Total: 165 cards (near-complete set of 161 cards plus 4 duplicates). Reserve $200. Estimate (open).