(LOT 442)
Brilliant/High-Grade 1965 Topps Complete Set – 284 of the 598 Subjects PSA Encapsulated with Grades Ranging from PSA 8 thru PSA 10!
Who could possibly forget the sheer excitement of walking into a local candy store as a kid and purchasing a pack of baseball cards with the hopes of finding your childhood heroes! Indeed, virtually the entire baseball card collecting community is built on those precious memories of shuffling thru baseball card wax packs and painstakingly attempting to compile that season's complete set. So many times, we've heard a similar story about how purchasing a particular year's baseball card packs ignited a young boy's inaugural interest into the card collecting world. Such was the case for our esteemed consignor whose illustrious baseball memorabilia collecting craze commenced after walking into a small "five and dime" store to buy some packs of 1965 Topps baseball cards. It only took a few packs to "hook" this avid fan into a life of collecting some of the finest cardboard specimens you could ever imagine, mesmerized by the 1965 Topps extremely colorful player images and lower left team pennants gracing the front side of these ultra-popular cards.

While he managed to put together several world-class 1965 Topps sets, the time has come for him to relinquish one of those amazing compilations, with this 100% complete 1965 Topps 598-subject gathering including a sensational 284 PSA graded examples (47.5% of the entire set). Even more impressive is the fact that all of the graded cards range from PSA 8 thru PSA 10 with an overall grade breakdown as follows: PSA 10's (2); PSA 9's (62); PSA 8.5's (14); PSA 8's (206). These world-class assessments tally to an incredible 8.26 cumulative G.P.A., with the remaining 314 ungraded cards virtually all depicting vendor quality aesthetics!? As elite enthusiasts are well aware of, some of the key 1965 Topps cards include the Steve Carlton (#526) and Joe Morgan (#16) rookies, the #134 Mantle's WS Game Winning & Record Breaking 16th WS HR in Game#3, and Mantle's primary #350 subject.

Overall, the 1965 Topps set includes 30 individual HOF cards of which 28 are PSA Encapsulated (HOFs #50 Juan Marichal & #461 Phil Niekro are raw cards), with their respective grades listed as follows: #16/Morgan Rookie (NM/MT 8); #120/F. Robinson (NM/MT 8); #130/Kaline (NM/MT 8); #134/Mantle's Clutch WS Game#3 HR (Mint 9); #150/B. Robinson (Mint 9); #160/Clemente (NM/MT 8); #170/Aaron (NM/MT 8); #176/McCovey (NM/MT 8); #200/Torre (NM/MT 8); #205/Spahn (NM/MT 8); #220/B. Williams (NM/MT 8); #250/Mays (NM/MT 8); #260/Drysdale (NM?MT 8); #300/Koufax (NM/MT 8); #320/Gibson (NM/MT 8); #330/Ford (NM/MT 8); #350/Mantle (NM/MT 8); #360/Cepeda (NM/MT 8); #377/Stargell (NM/MT 8); #385/Yastrzemski (NM/MT 8); #400/Killebrew (NM/MT 8); #470/Berra (NM/MT 8); #477/Carlton Rookie (NM/MT 8); #500/Mathews (NM/MT 8); #510/Banks (Mint 9); #526/Hunter SP Rookie (NM/MT 8); #540/Brock SP (NM/MT 8); and #581/Perez SP Rookie (NM/MT 8). Graded notables also include #155/Maris (NM/MT 8); #207/Rose (NM/MT 8), and #340/Oliva (NM/MT 8).

From the first day our consignor opened his glorious 1965 Topps wax packs, he chose to preserve these cards in the most meticulous manner, now choosing to relinquish one of his prized sets to another sophisticated enthusiast to enjoy for years to come. As previously stated, the 314 "raw" cards virtually all reflect vendor quality, with aesthetics and potential technical assessments ranging from "EX/MT" to "Mint". We now extend to any passionate hobbyist this grand opportunity to seize one of the finest aesthetically pleasing 1965 Topps compilations imaginable with all of the 284 PSA Graded cards listed as follows (HOF Names/Checklist #'s and Grades also listed above): PSA 10's (2 Cards) #56 & 144; PSA 9 Stars (8 Cards) #4, 20, 134, 150, 276, 282, 510 & 519; PSA 9 Commons (54 Cards) #27, 28, 35-37, 45, 58, 61, 83, 102, 125, 129, 136, 141, 142, 146, 154, 167, 169, 172, 179, 180, 183, 188, 203 Green, 223, 231, 248, 333, 374, 375, 398, 413, 418, 423, 441, 455, 475, 476, 486, 493, 499, 505, 514, 528, 532, 537, 541, 544, 545, 566, 569, 594; PSA 8.5 Commons (14 Cards) #18, 100, 104, 269, 319, 344, 348, 367, 383, 389, 416, 444, 491 & 582; PSA 8 Stars (45 Cards) #1-3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 15, 16, 95, 99, 120, 130, 155, 160, 170, 176, 193, 200, 205, 207, 220, 250, 260, 300, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 377, 385, 400, 410, 461, 470, 477, 485, 500, 513, 526, 540, 556, 581 & 598; PSA 8 Commons (161 Cards) #7, 10, 11, 19, 22-26, 30-32, 34, 39-43, 48, 49, 53, 57, 62, 65, 66, 69, 72, 78, 79, 8182, 84-88, 90, 91, 97, 106, 112, 115, 122-124, 126, 132, 133, 135, 138, 139, 148, 149, 151-153, 161, 164-166, 171, 173, 181182, 184, 189, 191, 192, 199, 208, 209, 211, 221, 224, 226, 236, 245, 254, 258, 259, 261, 262, 266, 267, 272, 273, 278, 280, 281, 289, 291, 292, 294, 297, 301, 304, 309, 312, 316, 317, 322, 326, 331, 338, 347, 353, 366, 368-371, 373, 380, 386-388, 392, 397, 403, 408, 414, 415, 421, 425, 426, 429, 431, 437, 440, 443, 446, 460, 463, 472, 473, 479, 480, 508, 512, 515-517, 521, 531, 534, 535, 539, 547, 551, 552, 555, 560, 563, 564, 568, 572, 575, 588-590 & 597. All of the remaining 314 subjects/checklist #'s depict aesthetics and/or potential technical assessments ranging from "EX/MT" to "Mint".

MIN BID $5,000
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