1977 Topps "Star Wars" Series 1-5 PSA GEM MINT 10 and MINT 9 Near-Complete Set (262/330)

Sold For:

$63,000

Year:

1977

Auction:

2023 Summer

Lot #:

2784

Category:

Non-Sports Cards/Sheets/Card Artwork

Presented is an extremely attractive and ultra-high-grade near-complete set (262 of the 330) of 1977 Topps "Star Wars" entirely graded and encapsulated by PSA, with an average grade of 9.57. Missing the following sixty-eight cards for completion: #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 48, 66, 69, 76, 79, 82, 86, 87, 90, 91, 98, 104, 112, 113, 115, 121, 124, 131, 139, 150, 151, 154, 163, 168, 181, 201, 203, 212, 216, 218, 225, 231, 232, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 259, 269, 273, 280, 282, 284, 288, 289, 290, 293, 295, 297, 302, 305, 310, 313, 318, 319, 322, 326, 327, 329, and 330 (all being offered as separate lots in the current auction). These full-color cards feature scenes from the popular movie on the front, with a description of the scene on the reverse. The set is composed of an astounding 149 cards graded GEM MINT 10, 113 cards graded MINT 9 including #254 Darth Vader. PSA Grading Composite: GEM MINT 10 (149 cards): #8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64, 67, 68, 81, 83, 85, 93, 94, 95, 96, 103, 105, 107, 108, 116, 118, 122, 130, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 164, 166, 167, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 196, 198, 202, 206, 207, 209, 211, 213, 215, 224, 228, 230, 233, 237, 239, 240, 246, 252, 261, 265, 268, 270, 271, 274, 275, 276, 278, 279, 285, 287, 291, 292, 294, 296, 298, 301, 304, 306, 307, 311, 314, 315, 316, 317, 320, 321, 324, 325, and 328. MINT 9 (113 cards): #15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 26, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 53, 57, 60, 63, 65, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 84, 88, 89, 92, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 106, 109, 110, 111, 114, 117, 119, 120, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 132, 149, 152, 162, 165, 177, 180, 190, 195, 197, 199, 200, 204, 205, 208, 210, 214, 217, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 226, 227, 229, 234, 236, 238, 242, 243, 244, 247, 248, 249, 251, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 260, 262, 263, 264, 266, 267, 272, 277, 281, 283, 286, 299, 300, 303, 308, 309, 312, and 323. Star Wars is one of the few movies of the 1970s to survive with its popularity intact, and, if anything, it enjoys even greater popularity today. This is an extremely crisp, clean, and ultra-high-grade near-complete set of this popular set worthy of any nonsport-card collection. The SMR value in the assigned grades is $11,672. Total: 262 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $2,500.