Lot # 716: 1968 Topps Football Partial Set (106/219)

Category: Football Cards

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 3 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2021 Premier Auction",
which ran from 8/9/2021 9:00 PM to
8/28/2021 9:00 PM



9% NM, 35% EX/MT, 43% EX, 11% VG/EX and a few lesser.  Sharp, original owner collection of 1968 Topps Football cards from the first series, including most of the keys.  The cards are largely strong, as is the case with many of the partial football sets in this auction the cards were collected in their year of issue and quickly stored away; these show signs of light handling but little other wear.  In this case, it appears that the collector stopped accumulating cards before the advent of the second series. Most of the condition flaws, besides touched corners, relate to Topps quality control issues with respect to print quality and centering.

A condition report on the key cards included is as follows:  #25 Meredith VG/EX, #35 Mitchell (HOF) VG/EX, #49 Warfield (HOF) EX/MT), #61 Johnson (HOF) EX, #62 Hanburger (HOF) EX, #74 Mackey (HOF) EX (wax stains), #75 Sayers (HOF) SGC EX/MT 6, #76 Hickerson (HOF) EX, #77 Reeves (HOF) EX/MT, #86 Smith (HOF) VG/EX), #88 Jurgensen (EX), #99 McDonald (HOF) EX, #100 Unitas (HOF) VG/EX, #103 Hayes (HOF) EX/MT), #124 Buoniconti (HOF) EX/MT), #127 Butkus (HOF) VG/EX, #129 Renfro (HOF) EX, #130 Karras (HOF) EX/MT.  Cards missing for completion of the first series are #1 Starr, 3, 19, 20, 23, 26, 38, 41, 55, 58, 59, 65 Namath (featured elsewhere in this auction), 68, 73, 82, 89 Mix, 92, 93, 107, 117 and 125.  

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