Have a hole in your set collection? More than 50 complete and near-complete vintage sets are on the block in Robert Edward Auctions’ June Encore event.
Top-ranked sets, ranging from a 1950 Bowman Baseball complete set currently #10 on the PSA Set Registry with a 6.74 GPA to complete sets of 1960, ‘61, ‘63, ‘64 and ‘65 Topps Baseball, each of which boasts at least an 8.0 GPA, are among them. There’s also a 1960 Fleer Football complete set in 12 uncut strips.
The 3,300 lot auction also includes nearly two dozen Babe Ruth items. A 1921 Exhibits Ruth PSA VG+ 3.5 and a 1934 R309-1 Goudey Premium SGC FAIR 1.5 are up for bid along with seven different 1933 Goudey examples.
Fittingly, Thursday marks 76 years since Ruth made his final appearance at Yankee Stadium where the team retired his iconic number 3.
M116 Sporting Life
The event includes more than 170 examples from the classic 1910-1911 M116 Sporting Life series, almost all of which grade Near Mint or better by PSA, including 80 PSA NM-MT 8s and nine PSA MINT 9s. Three of the cornerstone players featured within the set are up for bid, including Honus Wagner (blue background), Eddie Plank, and Christy Mathewson (pastel background), the latter two of which are each available in PSA EX-MT 6s.
Other notable items in the auction include:
- 1914 E145 Cracker Jack #30 Ty Cobb SGC FAIR 1.5
- 1957 Topps #95 Mickey Mantle PSA NM-MT+ 8.5
- 1933 R319 Goudey #92 Lou Gehrig PSA EX 5 (Lot 10)
- 1907 Wolverine News Postcard Ty Cobb Batting Rookie PSA Authentic
- 1970-1971 Topps Basketball #160 Jerry West PSA GEM MINT 10
- 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks & Prospects Autographs Aaron Judge Blue Wave Refractor #18/50 PSA 10
- 1909-1913 M101-2 Sporting News Supplements
- 1939 R334 Play Ball #92 Ted Williams Rookie PSA 2.5
- 1941 Play Ball Paper Complete Set (24) on two uncut sheets
- 1952 Topps #312 Jackie Robinson High Number PSA 2
- 1958 Topps Football #62 Jim Brown Rookie PSA 6
- Signed 1980-1981 Topps Basketball Larry Bird/Julius Erving/Magic Johnson Rookie PSA/DNA GEM MINT 10
- 2018-2019 Panini Prizm Basketball Unopened blaster box case (20 Boxes
“There is tremendous diversity within this auction, which is a testament to our broad consignor base and the ever-expanding nature of our events. We’re excited by this variety and how it will appeal to all different types of collectors,” stated Brian Dwyer, President of REA. “From a range of unopened material and complete high-grade sets to signed pieces and desirable rookie cards across both vintage and modern, this is a loaded event that will lead nicely into our blockbuster Summer Catalog Auction kicking off next month in conjunction with the National.”
The auction runs through Sunday, June 23.
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