Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 413:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Large Collection of Baseball Trading Cards Including 1989 Score Rookie and Traded Set and Hall of Fame Stars
This extensive collection of baseball trading cards comprises thousands of individual cards primarily spanning the years 1975 to 1995. The assortment features a wide range of manufacturers including Topps, Fleer, Donruss, Score, Upper Deck (including Collector’s Choice), Bowman, and Pinnacle. The lot is organized across a large cardboard storage box, multiple binders with plastic sleeves, and individual cards in rigid top-loaders. Notable factory-boxed inclusions consist of a 1989 Score Rookie and Traded set in its original blue box and several Fleer Baseball’s Award Winners sets in original orange packaging from the late 1980s. Key Hall of Fame and star players identified in the collection include Ken Griffey Jr., represented by 1994 Collector’s Choice and Pinnacle Hardball Heroes cards; early-career cards for John Smoltz (1989 Fleer and Score), Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, Barry Bonds, and Sammy Sosa. Vintage highlights include a 1975 Topps Brooks Robinson (number 50), 1982 Topps Stolen Base Leaders featuring Rickey Henderson, and 1983 Topps cards for Nolan Ryan and Mike Schmidt. A series of commemorative Negro League cards from the Front Row series is also present, featuring Josh Gibson, Monte Irvin, Buck Leonard, and Ray Dandridge.
Condition report:
All cards are offered in raw, ungraded condition. Protected star cards in top-loaders generally appear in Near Mint condition with sharp corners and clean surfaces. Bulk cards housed in the storage box exhibit varying degrees of minor edge wear and corner softening consistent with mass storage and handling. Original factory boxes show light shelf wear but remain intact. No significant creasing or moisture damage is observed across the highlighted items.
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