High-Grade 1962 Post Cereal Football Complete Set (200) Including 48 PSA- and SGC-Graded Cards Plus Two Uncut Panels

Sold For:

Reserve Not Met

Year:

1962

Auction:

2024 Fall

Lot #:

2864

Category:

Featured

Extremely attractive mid- to high-grade complete set of 1962 Post Cereal football cards, consisting of 200 different cards from Post's only football set produced within the United States. Included are two rare complete six-card uncut panels (all duplicates to cards in the set), highlighted by Hall of Famers John Henry Johnson, Hugh McElhenny, and Jim Ringo. Forty-eight cards are graded and encapsulated by PSA (26) and SGC (22). Grading Composite: SGC MINT 96 (5 cards): #28 Shofner, 36 (PSA), 136 Connelly, 143, and 193 Krakoski. SGC NM/MT+ 92 (1 card): #20. SGC NM/MT 88 (28 cards): #4 (PSA), 10 Moore, 33, 46 (PSA), 64 (PSA), 72, 76, 79, 82, 86 (PSA), 105 (PSA), 110 Coia (PSA), 111 Ditka (PSA), 120, 122, 130, 135 Clarke, 149 (PSA), 152, 154 (PSA), 158 Guglielmi, 161 (PSA), 164, 172 (PSA), 182, 186 Youso (PSA), 192 (PSA), and 199. SGC NM+ 86 (1 card): #48. PSA NM 7 (3 cards): #73, 75, and 127. PSA EX-MT 6 (8 cards): #26, 34, 45, 95, 102, 116, 132, and 189. PSA EX 5 (2 cards): #61 Jim Brown and 169 Pardee (SGC). Condition of the 152-card unencapsulated balance is 30% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including a few better), 55% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 15% Gd to Vg (including a few lesser). Unencapsulated Keys: #6 Hornung (Vg-Ex), 8 Kramer (Ex due solely to stain on reverse), 12 Starr (Ex+), 13 Taylor (Vg-Ex), 24 Morrison (Vg-Ex), 25 Nolan (Ex+), 29 Tittle (Vg-Ex), 37 Jurgensen (Vg), 41 Richardson (Ex), 43 Walston (Ex), 54 McCord (Nr/Mt+), 59 Schmidt (Ex), 62 Fiss (wax on reverse, otherwise Nr/Mt), 74 S. Baker (Vg-Ex), 90 Unitas (Nr/Mt), 93 D. Baker (Vg-Ex), 97 Johnson (Gd), 103 St. Clair (Ex-Mt), 117 Morris (Ex), 126 Layne (Ex-Mt), 133 Tracy (Vg), 141 Lilly (Vg), 142 Meredith (Vg-Ex+), 145 Tubbs (Ex-Mt), 153 Koman (Ex), 176 Joyce (Vg-Ex), 184 Tarkenton (Gd+), and 188 Anderson (Vg-Ex+). The preceding grades are without respect to the neatness of the cut as some of the cards are cut inside of the borders and would qualify only for "Authentic" if submitted for professional grading. (The cards are generally cut neatly, although there are some cases of jagged or tapering cuts.) The two uncut panels grade as follows: #104/125 Johnson/138/159/ 179 McElhenny/200 (Gd) and 11 Ringo/119/137/155/173/190 (upper-left corner of advertising panel torn off, otherwise Gd). An outstanding complete set of this scarce and very underrated early 1960s food issue. Total: 200 cards plus two six-card panels. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $2,000.