One of the most difficult Topps hockey sets to complete in high-grade is this 110 card "Tall Boys" set from 1964-65. Due to their larger dimensions, the set was prone to extensive corner and edge damage, plus the longer borders allowed greater opportunities for tilting and off-centering. An additional obstacle for completion is the 11 single printed cards, all within the high number series. Presented here is one of the nicer condition 1964-65 Tall Boys sets we've seen in quite some time. Overall EX condition with most cards ranging between VG-EX to EX-MT with a few better and worse. We sent 5 key cards to PSA for grading. Key cards are #20 Hull(HOF) NM PSA 7, 54 !st Series Checklist NM PSA 7(OC), 55 2nd Series Checklist EX-MT PSA 6, 58 Williams EM(OC), 59 Pilote(HOF) EM(OC), 68 Plante(HOF) EM/NM(OC), 72 Dornhoefer VG+, 73 Maki VG+, 74 Villemure VG-EX, 80 Rousseau EX, 89 Howe(HOF) EX+ PSA 5.5, 91 Nesterenko EX+/EM, 92 Paille EX(OC), 98 Hicke EM, 102 Horton(HOF) EX+, 105 Horton AS VG-EX/EX, 106 Mikita AS VG, 107 Hull AS EX-MT PSA 6.
SMR value for the 5 graded cards alone is over $1250.