This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/22/2019
The 1965 Topps baseball set successfully mixes attractive color with a no-nonsense design that captures the timelessness of the great American pastime. Combining the usual superstars (Mantle, Mays, Koufax, Clemente, and Aaron) with newcomers Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Catfish Hunter and Steve Carlton, and a whole slew of single printed high-numbers added to the mix, the '65 Topps set was and continues to be a huge success with collectors. The offered collection is a very high-grade conglomeration that includes 38 PSA graded cards covering just about every major player in the series, with PSA 9 MINT examples of #360 Cepeda and 533 McGraw, PSA 8 specimens of #1, 2, 55, 99, 130 Kaline, 134 Mantle WS Game 3, 150 B. Robinson, 155 Maris, 176 McCovey, 193 Perry, 207 Rose, 250 Mays, 260 Drysdale, 300 Koufax, 318, 320 Gibson, 330 Ford, 350 Mantle, 355, 362, 377 Stargell, 380, 385 Yastrzemski, 395, 400 Killebrew, 410, 426, 440, 461 Niekro RC, 475, 477 Carlton RC, 500 Mathews, 513, 519 and 560, and #170 Aaron PSA 7.5. The rest of the set rates at 10% MINT, 45% NM/MT, 30% NM, and 15% lower with #16 Morgan NM/MT (PD), 160 Clemente NM (OC), 470 Berra NM+, 510 Banks NM+, 526 Hunter RC NM (OC), 540 Brock NM and 581 T. Perez NM (OC).