Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/7/2017
Grab bag of old ball cards here is led chronologically but certainly not by condition(!), by (25) really rough 1952 Bowman cards. There's really only one mentionable name, although it's "Willie Mays". Scuffed, with multiple creases and rounded corners and a half-inch horizontal tear on the right side, it still might be attractive to some. Half a dozen '52 Topps are also real low grade, with however one high number present; 389-Ben Wade, to go along with 129-Mize and #s 117, 120, 242 and 266. A dozen '58 Topps have no notables, but a '59 Topps Willie Mays card (VG) and one picturing Warren Spahn (G+) are to note among two dozen from that year (G+ to VG). Ten 1960 Leaf cards are also rough, but do include #s 77, 87, 98 and 102. From '61 are (18) Topps commons, mostly in rough shape. Post Canadian cards from '62 include a few decent examples, with part of the front of a box picturing Mickey Mantle and advertising the cards in nice crease-free condition. An attractive crease-free Eddie Mathews card, with blue showing on all four borders, highlights the rest. Completing are (18) '63 Topps examples, including Sandy Koufax (G) and 242-Power Plus with Banks and Aaron (G), along with (18) not-newsworthy miscellaneous cards. A low grade bonanza from the original owner awaits its new home.
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