1961 Topps Complete Set (587)

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Unsold

Year:

1961

Auction:

2025 Spring

Lot #:

1787

Category:

Postwar Baseball Cards (1948-present)

Presented is a sharp-looking complete set of one of the era's most popular issues, crisp and clean throughout. The 1961 Topps set includes five different Mickey Mantle cards, and was Topps' first venture into the popular League Leader subset. The Most Valuable Player subset, an extremely difficult high-number run, and the rookie cards of Juan Marichal, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo also highlight this set. Includes both variations of #47 and 361. Condition is 32% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 59% Vg-Ex to Ex, and 9% Gd to Vg (including a few lesser, a couple that measure small, a couple with a slight trim, and seven miscut). Seven cards have been graded and encapsulated by SGC (4, submitted by REA) and PSA (3). Keys: #2 Maris (Vg), 10 B. Robinson (Ex+), 35 Santo RC (Ex-Mt), 44 AL HR Ldrs (Ex), 80 Killebrew (Vg-Ex), 120 Mathews (Vg-Ex), 141 B. Williams RC (Ex), 150 Mays (EX/NM 6), 160 Ford (pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Ex), 200 Spahn (Vg-Ex), 211 Gibson (80/20 T/B, otherwise Ex), 228 Yankees Team (Ex+), 260 Drysdale (measures small, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 287 Yastrzemski (80/20 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 290 Musial (PSA EX-MT 6), 300 Mantle (VG/EX 4), 307 Mantle WS Gm. 2 (Nr/Mt), 344 Koufax (Vg-Ex), 350 Banks (Nr/Mt), 360 F. Robinson (Ex-Mt), 388 Clemente (EX+ 5.5), 401 Ruth Hits 60th (Vg-Ex+), 405 Gehrig Benched (Nr/Mt), 406 Mantle Blasts HR (Vg-Ex), 415 Aaron (Vg-Ex), 417 Marichal RC (90/10 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), 425 Berra (Ex), 429 Kaline (possible slight trim, otherwise Vg-Ex), 443 Snider (Ex), 475 Mantle MVP (EX/NM 6), 478 Maris MVP (Vg-Ex+), 482 Mays MVP (Nr/Mt), 484 Aaron MVP (Ex), 517 McCovey (Ex-Mt+), 542 Twins Team (PSA VG-EX 4), 576 Maris AS (Ex+), 577 Aaron AS (Vg-Ex+), 578 Mantle AS (Gd+), 579 Mays AS (pressed lower-right corner, otherwise Vg), and 581 F. Robinson AS (PSA EX-MT 6). 1961 will always be remembered as a "magical year" in baseball history, and a high-quality, mid- to high-grade complete set of 1961 Topps as offered here will always be a highly prized "time capsule." Total: 589 cards (set of 587 plus two variations).