Offered is a near complete autographed set of the 1964 Topps Giants issue, a very popular baseball card set for autograph collectors. Most of these cards were obtained on person by our consignor, who attended various autograph shows along the East Coast during the 1990s and 2000s. While most of the cards are blue felt tip signed beauties in the ("9/10 and 10/10") scale, there are a couple black felt tips and eight ink signatures (#2, 3 Koufax, 13 Fox, 17, 18, 21 Elston Howard, 22 Farrell, and 57 Ken Boyer), with two of these ink cards (#2 Johnson and 22 Farrell) containing inscriptions. There are six missing cards, including #11 Clemente, 34 Maloney, 42 Stuart, 51 Mays, 55 Cepeda. and 56 Pinson.
Each card within the set has been authenticated and encapsulated by PSA/DNA.
The 1964 Topps Giants baseball card set appears to have been 'made for autographs.' The large postcard size format features a large head shot of the player with ample room for signatures. While the valuable Clemente is not in this group, there are other key rarities within. One of the toughest is #22 Dick Farrell. After Farrell retired from baseball in 1969, he moved to England and was almost inaccessible to collectors seeking his signature. Other keys include early deceased players such as Nelson Fox, Ken Boyer, and Elston Howard.
This is one of the most highly prized autographed near sets of the Topps era, all cards beautifully signed, averaging ("9/10") in strength.
HOFers include: #4 Koufax, 7 Ford, 12 Kaline, 13 Fox, 25 Mantle, 29 F. Robinson, 31 Spahn, 37 Marichal, 38 Killebrew, 39 Aparicio, 41 Gibson, 48 Yastrzemski, 49 Aaron, and 50 B. Robinson (HOF '83).
Total of 54 cards, and one of the nicest near complete sets of PSA/DNA authenticated 1964 Topps Giants cards ever offered.
