1968 Topps Near-Complete Set (590/598) Including 38 PSA-Graded Cards

Sold For:

$7,800

Year:

1968

Auction:

2021 Spring

Lot #:

1528

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1960s Cards

Condition is 79% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint) and 21% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple lesser and a few that measure a bit small). Presented is a crisp and clean near-complete set of 1968 Topps, consisting of 590 different cards (out of 598 in the set). The 1968 Topps set includes the extremely popular “combo” cards featuring more than one player with #480 Managers Dream (with Roberto Clemente), #490 Superstars (Harmon Killebrew, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays), and #530 Bird Belters (Frank and Brooks Robinson). Also included are both variations of four checklist cards (#107, 192, 454, and 518) and two of the three variations for #10 AL Pitching Ldrs (10a and 10b). Missing the following eight cards (each of which is offered individually in this auction) for completion: #100 Gibson, 110 Aaron, 150 Clemente, 177 Ryan RC, 247 Bench RC, 257 Niekro, 280 Mantle, and 355 Banks. Thirty-eight cards are professionally graded and encapsulated by PSA (except for one BVG as noted). PSA Grading Composite: MINT 9 (14 cards): #40, 85 Perry, 99, 145 Drysdale, 220 Killebrew, 235, 330 Maris, 362, 364, 365, 366, 370 Aaron AS, 372, and 530 Bird Belters. NM-MT+ 8.5 (2 cards): #5 and 215. NM-MT 8 (21 cards): #20 B. Robinson, 37 B. Williams, 45 Seaver, 58 Mathews, 86 Stargell, 140, 200, 205, 230 Rose, 250 Yastrzemski, 290 McCovey, 363, 369, 381, 385, 408 Carlton, 480 Manager's Dream, 490 Superstars (BVG), 500 F. Robinson, 518/Amer. L. Rookies, and 575 Palmer. NM 7 (1 card): #80 Carew. Unencapsulated Keys: #50 Mays (measures a bit narrow, otherwise Ex-Mt+), 240 Kaline (Ex), 374 Clemente AS (Ex+), and 520 Brock (Ex-Mt). This is an outstanding high-grade near-complete set of one of the great 1960s Topps issues, loaded with Hall of Famers. The SMR value for just the thirty-eight graded cards is $2,404. Total: 595 cards (near-complete set of 590 plus five variations). The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000/$3,000+.