1961 Fleer Football Near-Complete Set (206/220)

Sold For:

$1,200

Year:

1961

Auction:

2024 Spring

Lot #:

2965

Category:

Featured

Presented is a near-complete set of 1961 Fleer football cards, consisting of 206 different cards (out of 220 in a set). Missing the following fourteen cards for completion: #9 Atkins, 58, 64, 80, 82, 133, 153, 160, 169, 171, 172, 176, 185, and 216. Fleer issued four football sets during the early 1960s in an effort to compete with Topps' established efforts in the sport. The 1961 set consists of 220 cards highlighted by Hall of Famers Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, Paul Hornung, Jim Otto (rookie card), Don Maynard (rookie card), and Bart Starr as well as non-Hall of Fame rookie cards of Don Meredith and John Brodie. The Fleer sets are far rarer than their Topps counterparts from the same era. The condition is 29% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 48% Vg-Ex to Ex, 8% Gd to Vg, and 15% lesser (mostly due to small pen marks on the reverse and including a couple miscut). Keys: #11 Jim Brown (Ex), 30 Unitas (Vg), 41 Meredith RC (Ex-Mt), 59 Brodie RC (Ex+), 88 Starr (Vg-Ex), 90 Hornung (Ex-Mt+), 117 Layne (Ex+), 147 L. Taylor RC (Ex), 155 Kemp (small pencil marks on reverse, otherwise Ex), 166 Blanda (Nr/Mt), 188 Flores RC (Ex-Mt+), 197 Otto RC (angled cut to top edge, otherwise Ex), 202 J. Robinson RC (Ex-Mt), and 215 Maynard RC (Vg-Ex+). Very attractive, mostly mid- to high-grade near-complete Fleer football set, including many Hall of Famers and stars of the era. Total: 206 cards. Opening Bid $200.