Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 391:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Collection of Several Thousand Vintage Baseball Cards Including T206 Piedmont, 1949 Bowman, and 1960s-1970s Topps issues
This collection consists of several thousand vintage baseball trading cards, primarily produced by Topps, with additional examples from Bowman and Piedmont. The lot spans approximately 1909 to 1978 and includes numerous sets, with significant representation from the 1960s and 1970s, including 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, and 1970 through 1978 Topps.
Notable highlight cards within the collection include:
A 1978 Topps Rookie Shortstops card number 707 featuring Paul Molitor and Alan Trammell.
A T206 Piedmont Robert Byrne (Pittsburgh Nationals) card with a green background. The reverse of this card features the printed text: BASE BALL SERIES 400 DESIGNS, Piedmont THE CIGARETTE OF QUALITY, and FACTORY No 25, 2d DIST. VA.
A 1949 Bowman card number 166 featuring Mike Tresh of the Cleveland Indians. The reverse is marked: No. 166 of a Series of 240, MIKE TRESH, and Copyright Bowman Gum, Inc., 1949.
A 1966 Topps card number 281 featuring Bruce Howard of the Chicago White Sox.
A 1964 Topps card number 199 ChiSox Clubbers featuring Bill Skowron, Johnny Romano, and Floyd Robinson.
A 1961 Topps card number 163 Hot Corner Guardians featuring Billy Gardner and Cletis Boyer.
A 1965 Topps card number 47 J.C. Martin of the Chicago White Sox.
The collection is organized across multiple containers. One large white two-row cardboard storage box is filled with mid-to-late 1970s issues. A smaller brown cardboard box contains cards from the 1960s and early 1970s. Additionally, several individual highlight cards are housed in plastic top loaders for protection.
Condition report:
The collection is in collector-grade condition, generally ranging from Very Good (VG) to Excellent (EX). Older issues from the 1909 to 1960s period show expected signs of age, including corner softening, surface wear, and varying centering. The T206 Piedmont Robert Byrne card exhibits rounded corners and edge wear consistent with its age, with a handwritten ink notation Z/7 present on the reverse. The 1949 Bowman Mike Tresh card is in Fair to Good condition with significant corner rounding and surface soiling. The 1978 Topps number 707 rookie card appears well-centered with sharp corners. Many of the 1970s cards in the bulk storage appear to be in mid-to-high grade condition. No cards in this lot have been professionally graded or slabbed.
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