US Caramel Ruth, Goudey Lajoie Headline Greg Bussineau’s Latest Auction

Greg Bussineau Sports Rarities has just put the finishing touches on its Fall 2014 Vintage Trading Cards and Memorabilia catalog/Internet auction. The sale will feature 950 lots of important rarities, highest graded examples, legendary Hall of Famer cards and complete sets.

Bidding will begin on Nov. 13 and will end on Dec. 4. Highlights from the auction are as follows.

Prewar baseball
– 1887 N172 Old Judge Cigarettes Kid Nichols (Pitching – Right Hand Forward) SGC VG/EX 50
– 1887 N28 Allen & Ginter Timothy Keefe PSA NM 7
– 1887 N284 Buchner Gold Coin Cap Anson (Hands Outstretched) PSA EX-MT 6 (finest PSA-graded)
– 1888 N162 Goodwin Champions Cap Anson PSA EX-MT 6
– 1909-11 T206 White Border Ty Cobb (Red Portrait, Sweet Caporal 350 – Factory No. 30 Reverse) SGC NM 84
– 1909-11 T206 White Border Sherry Magie (Magee, Piedmont 150 – Factory No. 25 Reverse) SGC FAIR 20
– 1909-11 T206 White Border Admiral Schlei (Batting, Uzit Cigarettes Reverse) SGC EX+ 70
– 1909-11 T206 White Border Cy Young (Cleveland, Portrait, Piedmont 150 – Factory No. 25 Reverse) PSA EX-MT 6
– 1911 T205 Gold Border Frank Chance (Piedmont Cigarettes Reverse) PSA NM-MT 8
– 1911 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets #9 Ty Cobb (Checklist Back) SGC VG/EX 50
– 1911 T3 Turkey Red Cabinets #9 Ty Cobb (Checklist Back) PSA EX-MT 6
– Many PSA high-grade and low-pop 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folders
– 1912 T207 Brown Background Walter Johnson (Recruit Little Cigars Reverse) PSA EX-MT 6
– 1912 T207 Brown Background Louis Lowdermilk (Cycle Cigarettes Reverse) SGC EX+ 70
– 1915 Cracker Jack #17 Roger Bresnahan SGC Mint 96
– 1916 M101-4 Sporting News #91 Walter Johnson (Sporting News Back) PSA NM-MT 8 (population of two)
– 1917 Collins-McCarthy #30 Ty Cobb (Blank Back) PSA EX-MT 6 (finest PSA-graded)
– 1917 Collins-McCarthy #80 Rogers Hornsby (Blank Back) PSA EX-MT+ 6.5 (finest PSA-graded)
– 1917 Collins-McCarthy #82 Joe Jackson (Blank Back) PSA EX-MT+ 6.5 (population of one, finest PSA-graded)
– 1922 E120 American Caramel Series of 240 Babe Ruth PSA EX 5
– 1932 US Caramel #32 Babe Ruth SGC NM/MT 88 (population of two)
– 1933 Goudey #106 Nap Lajoie SGC NM 84
– 1934 Goudey #61 Lou Gehrig SGC NM/MT 88
– 1935 Goudey #1D Bridges/Cochrane/Gehringer/Rogell PSA NM-MT 8
– 1935 Goudey #3A Brandt/Maranville/McManus/Ruth PSA NM 7
– Many PSA high-grade and low-pop 1935 Goudey cards.
– 1937 O-Pee-Chee #107 Hank Greenberg PSA MINT 9 (population of one)
– 1939 Play Ball #92 Ted Williams PSA NM-MT 8
– 1939 Play Ball #26 Joe DiMaggio PSA NM-MT 8
– 1940 Play Ball #27 Ted Williams PSA NM-MT 8.

Postwar baseball
– 1948 Leaf #32 Warren Spahn SGC NM/MT+ 92
– 1948 Bowman #36 Stan Musial SGC NM/MT 88
– 1949 Bowman #27 Bob Feller PSA Mint 9
– 1950 Bowman #98 Ted Williams PSA NM-MT 8
– Many PSA graded 1951 Topps Connie Mack All Stars
– 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle PSA VG 3
– 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle SGC EX+ 70
– 1952 Topps #407 Ed Mathews PSA NM-MT 8
– 1953 Glendale Meats Art Houtteman SGC VG 40
– 1953 Topps #76 Pee Wee Reese PSA Mint 9
– 1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron PSA NM-MT 8
– 1954 Topps #201 Al Kaline PSA NM-MT+ 8.5
– 1955 Bowman #23 Al Kaline PSA MINT 9
– 1955 Topps #2 Ted Williams PSA NM-MT 8
– 1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax SGC Mint 96
– 1955 Topps #124 Harmon Killebrew PSA NM-MT+ 8.5
– 1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente PSA NM-MT 8
– 1955 Topps #187 Gil Hodges PSA Mint 9
– 1955 Topps Double Headers #69 Ted Williams/Hal Smith SGC Mint 96
– 1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle (Gray Back) SGC NM/MT 88
– 1956 Topps Baseball complete set – PSA-graded (weighted GPA 8.00)
– 1957 Spic and Span Braves complete set – PSA-graded (weighted GPA 7.78, first current finest)
– 1957 Topps #212 Rocco Colavito PSA Gem MT 10
– 1962 Topps #150 Al Kaline PSA Mint 9
– 1962 Topps #167 Tim McCarver PSA Gem MT 10
– 1962 Topps #313 Maris Blasts 61st PSA Gem MT 10 (population of one)
– 1965 Topps #350 Mickey Mantle PSA Mint 9
– 1967 Topps #569 Rod Carew Rookie PSA NM-MT+ 8.5
– 1967 Topps #581 Tom Seaver Rookie SGC Mint 96
– 1968 Topps #177 Nolan Ryan Rookie PSA Mint 9
– 1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson SGC Mint 96
– 1969 Topps Super #24 Mickey Mantle PSA Mint 9.

Other sports
– 1948 Leaf Football #34 Sammy Baugh PSA NM-MT 8
– 1952 Bowman Large Football #99 Joe Stydahar PSA Mint 9 (population of one)
– 1952 Bowman Large Football #127 Ollie Matson PSA NM-MT 8
– 1952 Bowman Large Football #129 Jack Christiansen PSA Mint 9
– 1953 Bowman Football #56 Y.A. Tittle PSA Mint 9
– 1971 Topps Football #156 Terry Bradshaw PSA Mint 9
– 1972 Topps Football #200 Roger Staubach PSA Mint 9
– 1948 Bowman Basketball #69 George Mikan PSA NM-MT 8
– 1986 Fleer Basketball #57 Michael Jordan PSA Gem MT 10
– 1957 Topps Hockey #20 Glenn Hall SGC Mint 96 (population of one)
– 1980 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #140 Ray Bourque PSA Gem MT 10
– 1980 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #289 Mark Messier PSA Gem MT 10
– 1984 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #67 Steve Yzerman PSA Gem MT 10
– 1985 O-Pee-Chee Hockey #9 Mario Lemieux PSA Gem MT 10.

Full-color catalogs are available free of charge through GBSR’s website at www.gregbussineau.com. For more information or to preview items, call (231) 922-8037.