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Non-Sports Cards
9193. 1909-1910 Hassan Cigarettes (3) Complete Sets: Cowboys, Indians, and Explorers. Three classic early
complete non-sports card sets issued by Hassan Cigarettes in 1909–1910, depicting the American West and history’s greatest explorers. Includes:
1909 T53 Hassan Cigarettes Cowboy Series (49) - complete set, overall in VG to VG-EX with just one or two lesser.
1910 T73 Hassan Cigarettes Indian Life in the 60s (50) - complete set displaying bright colors and fresh surfaces throughout, consistently grading VG-EX with several grading EX and just one or two lesser.
1910 T118 Hassan Cigarettes World’s Greatest Explorers (25) - complete set grading VG to VG-EX overall, with three G, one P, and two EX. Starting Bid $200
9194. 1930s Non-Sports Lot of (51) with Dick Tracy, Tarzan, and Schutter-
Johnson. Collection of 51 non-sports cards from the 1930s, representing five different sets. Includes:
c. 1930s R63 ‘Guess Who?’ (5) - (VG-EX) 1930 R72 Schutter-Johnson ‘I’m Going To Be’ (24) - partial set of (17/24) plus 7 duplicates (VG-EX to EX) 1934 R56 General Gum Funnies (13) - (EX) 1934 V256 Tarzan & The Crystal Vault (1) - (VG-EX) 1937 R41 Dick Tracy Caramels (8) - (G-EX) Starting Bid $200
9195. 1930s-40s Hollywood Icons Movie Star Card Lot
of (152). Lot of 152 cards of Hollywood icons and movie stars of the 1930s-40s, from three different sets. Includes:
1930s R133 Movie Star Strip Cards (56) - highlighted by John Wayne, Joan Crawford, Will Rogers, Cary Grant, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, W. C. Fields, Bing Crosby, Tom Mix, and others (overall EX to EX-MT).
1935 Gallagher Famous Film Scenes (48) - complete set of (48/48) with scenes including Joan Crawford, Laurel and Hardy, W. C. Fields, and others (overall NM).
1940 Bridgwater Film Stars Mini Trading Cards (48) - highlighted by Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Spencer Tracy (overall NM). Starting Bid $200
9196. 1933 R115 Jig Saw Nougat Presidents Near
Set (11+/14). Near set (11/14) of 1933 R115 Jig Saw Nougat cards of American presidents, plus four duplicates for a total of 15 cards. This scarce issue is seldom offered in such a large grouping. Includes: Abraham Lincoln (3), Andrew Johnson, U. S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt (3), William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, and Calvin Coolidge.
Missing cards are: Arthur, Cleveland, and McKinley. Starting Bid $200
9197. 1933–34 R136 National Chicle Sky Birds Near
Complete Set (90/108). An outstanding near-complete set (90/108) of 1933–1934 National Chicle Sky Birds cards, a popular and colorful set depicting early aviators and their pioneering planes. Highlights include: #20 Eddie Rickenbacker (VG-EX), #36 Charles Lindbergh (EX), #48 Amelia Earhart (VG-EX), #49 Orville Wright (EX+), and #72 Spirit of St. Louis (EX+). The lot features the entire first series from 1933 honoring World War I fighter pilots (cards #1–24), and is missing the scarce ‘high number’ run at the end of the set. Missing cards are #s: 63, 84–87, 94, and 97–108. Starting Bid $200
9198. 1950s Western-Themed Non-Sport Complete Sets (4). Four complete Western-themed non-sports card sets
from the 1950s, including: 1955 Times Confectionery Co. Roy Rogers in Old Amarillo - complete set (24/24), grading NM overall with many NM-MT cards. 1957 CWS Jaycee Tipped Western Stars - complete set (24/24) plus one duplicate, grading overall 80% NM-MT and 20% NM. 1958 Topps TV Westerns - complete set (71/71), grading overall 50% NM, 30% EX-MT, and 20% EX. This iconic entertainment set features scenes from 11 different shows, including Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Boots & Saddles, Wanted: Dead or Alive, and Have Gun, Will Travel. 1959 Fleer Indian Trading Cards - high-grade complete set (80/80), grading overall 40% NM-MT, 50% NM, and 10% EX-MT (with just one or two lesser). This unusual, early non-sport Fleer set portrays Indian chiefs and intriguing scenes of Native American life. Starting Bid $200
9199. 1950s-60s Music Sets: Elvis, Fabian, and Freddie & The
Dreamers. Three high-grade complete sets of 1950s-60s rock ‘n’ roll/pop music non-sports cards, highlighted by superstar Elvis Presley, teen idol Fabian, and Merseybeat phenoms Freddie and the Dreamers. Includes:
1956 Topps Elvis Presley - high-grade complete set (66/66), grading overall 20% NM, 50% EX-MT, and 25% EX, with 5% lesser.
1959 Topps Fabian - high-grade complete set (55/55), grading overall 10% NM-MT, 70% NM, and 20% EX-MT.
1965 P.T.A. Freddie and the Dreamers - high-grade complete set (66/66) grading overall 50% NM-MT and 50% NM. Starting Bid $200
9200. 1950s-60s Non-Sports Lot of (107) with Topps Space, Civil War News, and Outer Limits. Lot of 107 non-
sports cards from the 1950s–60s, highlighted by selections from the popular 1957 Topps Space, 1962 Topps Civil War News, and 1964 Topps/Bubbles, Inc. Outer Limits sets. Includes:
1957 Topps Space Cards (10) - EX-MT 1959 Topps You’ll Die Laughing (7) - EX 1961 Nu-Cards Dinosaur Series (7) - EX to EX-MT 1961 Nu-Cards Horror Monsters Second Series - Orange (7) - EX+ 1962 Topps Civil War News (21) - VG-EX 1963 Donruss Combat (4) - EX-MT 1964 Topps/Bubbles, Inc. Outer Limits (17) - VG-EX 1965 Donruss King Kong (5) - EX-MT 1965 Fleer Weird-Ohs (9) - NM 1965 Topps Battle Cards (4) - VG 1966 Topps Batman A Series (1) - VG-EX 1966 Topps Monster Laffs (12) - EX-MT to NM 1967 Donruss The Monkees (3) - EX-MT Starting Bid $100
9201. 1960s TV Series High-Grade Complete Sets (3): Beverly Hillbillies, Munsters, and Superman. Three
high-grade complete sets of mid-1960s television series cards, including The Beverly Hillbillies, The Munsters, and Superman. These are three beautiful non-sports sets inspired by some of the decade’s most iconic television characters. Overall, the cards are bright and fresh with sharp corners and just a few downgraded due to centering. Overall, the cards grade about 20% NM, 40% EX-MT, and 40% EX. Includes: 1963 Topps Beverly Hillbillies - complete set (66/66) with two graded: #1 People in Californy Sure Dress Funny (PSA EX 5) and #66 There’s Someone In This Thing (PSA EX-MT 6).
1964 Leaf The Munsters - complete set (72/72) plus 13 duplicates
1966 Topps Superman - complete set (66/66) with two graded: #1 Krypton Is Doomed (PSA EX-MT 6) and #66 Harmless Blow (PSA EX 5). Starting Bid $200
(6). Six mid-1960s complete sets of non-sports cards based on popular television shows of the era. Includes:
1964 Donruss Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - consistent and uniform complete set (66/66) grading overall 30% NM-MT, 60% NM, and 10% EX-MT, with strong centering throughout.
1965 Fleer Gomer Pyle - consistent complete set (66/66) uniformly presenting NM-MT, with sharp corners throughout and just a few downgraded due to centering.
1965 Fleer McHale’s Navy - consistent complete set (66/66) uniformly presenting NM-MT, with sharp corners throughout and just a few downgraded due to centering.
1966 Topps Rat Patrol - complete set (66/66) with bright colors and sharp corners throughout, with centering problems downgrading about half the cards. Overall, the cards grade at 30% NM, 40% EX-MT, and 30% EX.
1966 Philadelphia Gum Tarzan - fresh and consistent complete set (66/66), grading overall 10% NM-MT, 50% NM, 20% EXMT, and 20% EX.
1967 Topps Maya: Mysteries of India - complete set (55/55) with bold colors and sharp corners, consisting of NM and NM-MT cards throughout, with just two or three lesser due to centering. Starting Bid $200
9203. 1963 Rosen John F. Kennedy Mid-High Grade Set (64).
Mid-to-high grade complete set (64/64) of 1963 Rosen John F. Kennedy cards, chronicling the great American’s life from childhood through the presidency. Cards show him as a youngster on the school football team, as a lieutenant aboard PT-109, his marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy, his career in Congress, his presidency, and his family. Starting Bid $100
9204. 1963 Topps Astronauts 3-D High-Grade Complete Set with Graded Checklist (55). High-
grade complete set (55/55) of 1963 Topps Astronauts 3D, an iconic non-sports issue commemorating the Mercury 7—Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton. The set chronicles astronaut selection, training, and their missions as America’s first spacemen, with outer space scenes on the backs viewable with 3-D glasses. Overall, the cards grade at 40% NM, 35% EX-MT, and 25% EX, with downgrades due almost exclusively to centering. The last (and toughest!) card in the set—#55 Checklist—has been graded by PSA EX-MT 6. Starting Bid $200
9205. 1965 James Bond and Man from UNCLE (2)
Complete Sets. Two high-grade complete sets of super spy cards from 1965. Both sets present in NM-MT condition overall, with just a few cards downgraded for centering and many worthy of third-party grading. Includes:
1965 Philadelphia Gum James Bond (65) - complete set, grading overall 50% NM-MT, 35% NM, and 15% EX-MT. Includes two cards graded by PSA: #1 Debonair But Deadly (PSA NM 7) and #66 The Final Encounter (PSA EX-MT 6).
1965 Topps Man from U.N.C.L.E. (55) - complete set, grading overall 50% NM-MT, 35% NM, and 15% EX-MT. Starting Bid $100
Scarce high-grade complete set (55/55) of 1965 Topps Gilligan’s Island cards, highlighted by three graded by PSA. Overall, the set grades at 60% NM (with a few better), 30% EX-MT, and 10% EX (mostly due to centering). Graded cards are: #1 You’ll Be Safe Skipper! Only If I… (PSA EX-MT 6), #41 Why’d I Have To Be Stuck On The Same… (PSA NM 7), and #55 The Castaways (PSA NM 7).
Released after the popular sitcom’s 1964 debut, this set features stills from the show with cartoonish ‘quotes’ overlaid. On the backs are sequential stills, so that when the set is complete and ordered sequentially it forms a flipbook with scenes entitled ‘Gilligan in Action’ and ‘Skipper Takes a Trip.’ Starting Bid $200
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9207. 1976 Topps Star Trek High-Grade Complete Set (88) with PSA 9 Captain Kirk. High-grade complete set
(88/88) of 1976 Star Trek cards, highlighted by ten cards graded by PSA, plus an original wax wrapper and nine stickers. Overall, the set grades at 40% NM-MT (with a few better), 40% NM, and 20% EX-MT. Graded cards are: #1 The U.S.S. Enterprise (PSA EX-MT 6), #2 Capt. James T. Kirk (PSA MINT 9), #5 Engineer Scott (PSA EX-MT 6), #8 The Phaser—Tomorrow’s Weapon (PSA NM-MT 8), #12 The Alien Mr. Spock (PSA MINT 9 (OC)), #18 Enterprise Orbiting Earth (PSA NM-MT 8), #20 Outwitting a God (PSA NM-MT 8), #38 Duel at Gothos (PSA NM-MT 8), #50 Fate of Captain Pike (PSA NM 7), and #88 Star Trek Lives (PSA NM 7). An outstanding, high-grade set honoring the classic sci-fi television drama. Also includes a complete set (44/44) of 1976 O-Pee-Chee Happy Days Series 1 cards, plus 10 stickers. Starting Bid $200
