Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 431:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Collection of Vintage Sports Trading Cards and Memorabilia Featuring 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Card and 1982 Topps Football Sticker Books
A large assortment of multi-sport trading cards and related memorabilia spanning the late 1970s through the early 1990s. The collection includes cards from major manufacturers including Topps, Upper Deck, Fleer, Donruss, Score, Pro Set, and NBA Hoops. The lot is organized across a large white cardboard storage box, a smaller red cardboard box marked Football, a red three-ring binder containing cards in protective nine-pocket sheets, and several specialty collector albums.
Notable baseball cards identified in protective holders include a 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card (#1), a 1990 Score Frank Thomas rookie card (#663), and a 1981 Topps Willie Stargell (#100). Other sports are represented by a 1990-91 NBA Hoops Mark Jackson (#205), a 1991 Upper Deck Brett Hull (#31), and 1991 Pro Set Collect-A-Books inserts featuring Barry Sanders and Jim Kelly. The binder contains various cards from 1991 Topps football organized by team, alongside 1992 Skybox/Dairy Queen USA Team prospect cards and Pro Set Super Bowl commemorative inserts.
Memorabilia highlights include at least two 1982 Topps Football sticker books, an early 1990s Topps Baseball sticker yearbook, and Fleer collector albums.
Condition report:
Cards generally appear to be in raw Excellent to Near Mint condition. Many key star and rookie cards are housed in rigid plastic top loaders, several of which show significant yellowing and aging to the plastic while the cards inside appear protected. Loose cards stored in bulk boxes show varying degrees of minor corner wear and surface rubbing consistent with age. Sticker books and albums exhibit typical signs of shelf wear and minor edge curling. None of the items are professionally graded.
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