This “golden age” gallery is highlighted by the following:
1959 Topps: (370 cards, average VG to VG-EX, 10 high numbers) with #350 Banks (VG), #380 Aaron (PR, reverse paper loss), #387 Drysdale (VG), #450 Mathews (VG), #461 Mantle WS (VG), #467 Aaron WS (PR, reverse paper loss), #572 Pierce AS (GD);
1960 Topps: (361 cards, average VG-EX, 5 high numbers) with #1 Wynn (VG), #50 Kaline (VG), (4) #73 Gibson (average VG), #132 F. Howard RC (VG), (3) #160 Mantle/Boyer (all GD), #210 Killebrew (VG), (2) #332 Yankees Team (VG-EX, VG), (2) #484 Pirates Team (both VG-EX);
1961 Post: (50 cards, average VG-EX, 20% paper loss residue or writing) with #1 Berra (VG-EX, company), #145 Mays (FR, reverse paper loss, company), #177 Grammas (EX, box);
1961 Topps: (1,245 cards, average EX, 4 high numbers) with #10 B. Robinson (VG), #41 Mays/Clemente LL (VG-EX), (3) #88 Ashburn (2) EX, VG-EX), (3) #120 Mathews (all VG-EX), #260 Drysdale (VG), #287 Yastrzemski (VG-EX), #300 Mantle (FR, writing), (2) #307 Mantle WS (one GD, one FR, pen mark), #406 Mantle HR (VG), (3) #443 Snider (all VG), #576 Maris AS (GD), #589 Spahn AS (VG);
1962 Post: (43 cards, average VG-EX) with #83 Allison (VG-EX), #109 Koufax (EX), #149 Aaron (EX-MT), #155 Willey (NM), #171 Hoak (FR, reverse writing), (2) #173 Clemente (both VG, red lines);
1962 Post Canadian: #6 Maris (VG, French Text Reads “Residence”);
1963 Jell-O: #110 (VG);
1963 Post: (27 cards, average FR, 52% paper residue or writing) with #28 L. Wagner (PR, paper loss/residue, Life Avg. is .272), #118 Snider (VG)
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