1970 O-Pee-Chee Complete Set (546)

Sold For:

$1,500

Year:

1970

Auction:

2022 Fall

Lot #:

1552

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1970s to Present Cards

Very attractive and overall mid-grade complete 546-card set of 1970 O-Pee-Chee baseball cards plus twenty-five duplicates. Condition is 14% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 48% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 38% Gd to Vg (including a couple miscut and a few with a slight trim). Keys: #1 Mets Team (Vg-Ex), 10 Yastrzemski (Ex), 140 Jackson (15/85 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex), 150 Killebrew (Ex), 189 Munson RC (Fr), 197 Ryan Saves the Day! (Fr), 290 Carew (Gd), 300 Seaver (Vg), 350 Clemente (Vg-Ex), 449 Palmer (Vg+), 462 Aaron AS (Pr-Fr due to ink on top edge), 500 Aaron (Vg-Ex+), and 530 Gibson (100/0 T/B, otherwise Vg+). O-Pee-Chee baseball cards were issued regionally only in Canada and are much rarer than their American counterparts. They are particularly rare to find in complete-set form. This is a very attractive set of this fascinating, overlooked, and scarce issue. Total: 571 cards (set of 546 plus 25 duplicates). Reserve $200.