Auction #7 - February 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2021
The 1963 Topps "Famous American Stamps" set is an 80 stamp set of yellow and purple graphic stamps picturing Heroes and Famous Americans. Nearly every president is included in the lot up through Kennedy as well as Boxing and Baseball stars like John L Sullivan, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. There are a number of stamps in the series that are tougher than others. The stamps were folded in half horizontally and placed in with a piece of gum.
This great near set of (66/80) of the 1963 Topps Famous American Stamps are in VGEX to EX condition primarily with a couple lesser. The stamps have horizontal folds as issued. This lot includes clean copies of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. It is rare to see a group this large of this difficult issue. The set is missing only the following subjects to be complete: 1, 11, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 44, 59, 62, 69, 75, 77 and 79. The majority of the stamps have a blue panel on the front with the name on them but they can also be found with black panels. The stamps with black panels in this set include: #3 Thomas Jefferson, #32 Harry S. Truman, #48 Generall Lee and #71 John Pershing. Great near complete set.
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