1970 Topps Thurmon Munson RC #189
PSA 7
DESCRIPTION: A beautiful example graded well after PSA raised their grading standards over the pandemic. One owner since 1970. Graded for the first time in February 2024. Truly pack fresh (read below). Great appeal with terrific centering on front. Sharp edges and corners. The main flaws are some print dots on front and slight off-centering on back.
PROVENANCE: I recently began assisting a local retired professional with his vast childhood collection of sports cards, sports memorabilia, books, and toys (partially shown in last pic). He kept nearly everything he acquired as a kid, including packaging ephemera. He personally pulled this card from a pack of 1970 Topps, and he still has the wax box it came out of. He arranged all his cards, mostly from 1966-1975, in neat stacks in shoe boxes--and they have been stored in a highly organized fashion just like that for 50+ years in smoke-free, climate-controlled homes. Remarkably, until we submitted this card for grading, it had never been inside any kind of sleeve. Never in a penny sleeve, never in a toploader, never in an album, never in a screwdown or one-touch. He also never attempted to sell his cards before now; they've never been handled at card shops, shows, or garage sales. A truly pack-fresh and high-grade vintage Topps card with one original owner.
SHIPPING: Price includes insurance. Shipped securely in bubble wrap/cardboard via USPS First Class/Ground Advantage.
** See other highlights from this collection (if not in store, then sold):
CARD: 1966 Topps Roberto Clemente PSA 7
CARD: 1966 Topps Harmon Killebrew PSA 8
CARD: 1966 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 8
CARD: 1967 Topps Tom Seaver RC PSA 8
CARD: 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan RC PSA 7
CARD: 1970 Topps Roberto Clemente PSA 9 (only one at 10)
CARD: 1974 Nabisco Sugar Daddy Kareem Abdul-Jabbar PSA 9
BOX: 1966-1975 Topps Empty Display Wax Box (listed by year, with variations)
BOX: 1967 Leaf Star Trek Empty Display Wax Box (SCARCE)
BOX: 1969 Topps Mod Squad Empty Display Wax Box