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1959-1964 Topps Football Complete and Near Compl

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop Start Price:875.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD
1959-1964 Topps Football Complete and Near Compl
<B>1959-1964 Topps Football Complete and Near Complete Sets Run.</B></I> The landscape of professional football was forever altered with the emergence of the National Football League's formidable rival, the renegade American Football League, which began operating in 1960. Topps featured an NFL players only issue in 1960, but by 1964 featured a set of AFL-only players cards. This group of early Topps sets documents a pivotal time in our nation's most popularly viewed sport. A total of eleven cards have been graded by PSA with an aggregate SMR value of $1089. Graded cards - 1959 <B>PSA NM 7:</B></I> #130 Tittle; 1961 <B>PSA MT 9:</B></I> #44 Ringo, 170 Peters, <B>PSA NM-MT 8:</B></I> #177 Bruney, <B>PSA NM 7:</B></I> #150 Maynard; 1962 <B>PSA NM-MT 8:</B></I> #36 Davis (OC), 104 Gifford; 1963 <B>PSA NM-MT 8:</B></I> #143 Nomellini, <B>PSA NM 7:</B></I> #74 Meredith; 1964 <B>PSA MT 9:</B></I> #148 Otto, 168 Mix. <BR><BR> Ungraded cards from the 1959 set include #1 Unitas (VG), 4 McGee (EX/MT), 5 McElhenny (NM), 10 Brown (EX), 20 Gifford (VG/EX), 23 Starr (EX), 82 Hornung (EX), 116 Kramer (VG), 132 Parker (VG/EX), 140 Mitchell (EX) and 155 Taylor (EX). Grades 17% NM to NM/MT, 68% EX to EX/MT and 15% VG to VG/EX (Some lesser). Highlights from the 1960 set include #1 Unitas (EX), 3 Moore (NM), 23 Brown (EX), 51 Starr (GD), 52 Taylor (NM), 54 Hornung (EX), 63 Matson (NM), 74 Gifford (GD), 113 Tittle (EX/MT). Grades 13% NM to NM/MT, 67% EX to EX/MT and 20% VG to VG/EX (Few lesser). Ungraded cards from the 1961 set include #1 Unitas (VG), 2 Moore (NM), 20 Lebaron (NM/MT), 39 Starr (EX), 40 Hornung (GD), 71 Brown (FR), 145 Blanda (EX/MT), 166 Kemp (VG). Grades 21% NM to NM/MT, 69% EX to EX/MT and 10% VG to VG/EX (few lesser). Ungraded cards from the 1962 near set (missing only #90 Tarkenton) include #1 Unitas (EX/MT), 17 Ditka (EX), 28 Brown (EX), 39 Meredith (GD), 62 Lions Team (NM), 63 Starr (GD), 64 Hornung (EX/MT), 66 Taylor (EX/MT), 68 Ringo (EX), 76 Checklist (Marked), 88 Gabriel (EX/MT), 110 Huff (Color Added), 115 Jurgensen (EX), 127 Layne (EX), 164 Snead (EX/MT), 166 Mitchell (EX/MT) and 176 Checklist (Marked). Grades 73% EX to EX/MT, 22% VG to VG/EX and 5% FR to GD. Ungraded cards from the 1963 set include #1 Unitas (VG/EX), 2 Moore (EX/MT), 14 Brown (VG/EX), 44 Jones (VG), 62 Ditka (EX), 82 Lilly (FR), 86 Starr (EX/MT), 87 Taylor (NM), 96 Nitschke (EX/MT), 98 Tarkenton (VG), 107 Marshall (EX/MT), 155 Wilson (VG/EX) and 170 Checklist (VG). Grades 14% NM to NM/MT, 71% EX to EX/MT and 15% VG to VG/EX. Ungraded cards from the 1964 near set (missing only #30 Kemp) include #1 Addison (NM), 31 Lamonica (EX), 68 Blanda (EX/MT), 82 Checklist (Marked), 90 Bell (EX), 96 Dawson (EX), 121 Maynard (EX), 139 Flores (EX/MT), 155 Alworth (EX/MT), 159 Hadl (EX), 176 Checklist (marked). Grades 12% NM to NM/MT, 56% EX to EX/MT and 32% VG to VG/EX (few lesser).<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Trading Card Set, Medium (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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