1968 Topps "Baseball Action All-Star Stickers" Complete Panel Set (16)

Sold For:

$8,700

Year:

1968

Auction:

2020 Summer

Lot #:

1411

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1960s Cards

In 1968, Topps issued the "Action All-Star" test sticker set. The sixteen numbered vertical sticker panels in the set are each composed of three 3.25 x 5.25-inch panels, perforated at the joints for separation. Each three-panel strip features a large image of a star player in the center panel, with smaller pictures of three players on the top and bottom panels. Offered is a complete set of sixteen three-panel strips of 1968 "Action All-Star" test stickers, completely intact. Condition is seven Ex, seven Vg-Ex, and two Vg. Keys: #5 Mays (Ex), 7 Mantle (centered toward the left, otherwise Ex), 10 Aaron (Vg-Ex), and 12 Clemente (Ex). The panels display strong corners throughout, with a few off-center, tiny wrinkles responsible for many downgrades, and center panels generally stronger than outside panels. This is one of the scarcest, as well as most unusual, of all Topps test issues. Total: 16 three-panel strips.  Reserve $1,500. Estimate $3,000+.