"1972 Topps #249 Frank Nunley 49ers MLB Michigan VG-EX Yellow Border Vintage"

"Description

You're looking at an increasingly rare piece of 49ers history - the 1972 Topps Frank Nunley card #249 in exceptional condition! This vintage treasure captures a key defensive player from the team's early 1970s era.

The iconic yellow-bordered design of the 1972 Topps set is legendary among serious collectors for its distinctive look and notorious condition sensitivity. Finding these vintage gems in this condition becomes more challenging with each passing year!

As knowledgeable collectors understand, the yellow borders of this set are extremely susceptible to chipping and wear, making well-preserved examples like this one increasingly difficult to locate. The scarcity of high-grade examples continues to drive values upward as vintage football gains deserved recognition.

This card features Frank Nunley, the stalwart Michigan alum who anchored the 49ers defense during a formative period in franchise history. His All-Big Ten collegiate credentials and leadership on the field make this card especially significant to both 49ers and Michigan Wolverines collectors.

The vibrant yellow border frames Nunley perfectly in his classic red 49ers uniform - a visual time capsule of NFL history that stands out dramatically in any vintage collection. Cards with colored borders in this pristine condition are becoming increasingly difficult to find!

Condition

This card is in remarkable Very Good to Excellent condition - truly outstanding preservation for a card over 50 years old! The notorious yellow borders, which typically show significant wear and chipping, remain impressively intact.

The corners display minimal wear, retaining much of their original sharpness - a true rarity for cards from this vintage set which typically suffer from significant corner damage after decades of storage.

The edges are clean with minimal whitening, showing none of the typical excessive wear or roughness so common with 1972 Topps football cards. This level of edge preservation is increasingly difficult to find.

Centering is quite good with only a slight off-center bias - far better than typically found in the notoriously poorly centered 1972 Topps production run. Many examples from this set suffer from extreme centering issues.

The surface retains excellent color vibrancy with minimal surface wear. The bright yellow border and rich red of Nunley's 49ers jersey remain unfaded - a problem area that often deteriorates on lesser examples.

The card back is clean and fully readable, with all statistical information intact and legible. The cartoon illustration remains clear and appealing with good color retention.

Card Details

• Player: Frank Nunley

• Position: Middle Linebacker (MLB)

• Team: San Francisco 49ers

• Card Number: #249

• Year: 1972

• Set: Topps Football

• College: Michigan (All-Big Ten selection for two years)

• Career Note: Took over as starting MLB during the 1969 season

• Special Feature: Key defensive player during transformative years for the 49ers franchise

• Design Element: Distinctive yellow border specific to 49ers players in this set

Rarity

The 1972 Topps Football set is becoming increasingly difficult to find in acceptable condition, particularly due to the notorious yellow borders that show even the slightest wear and damage.

With each passing year, the supply of vintage cards from this era continues to diminish as cards are lost, damaged, or permanently sealed in graded slabs in long-term collections.

Cards featuring defensive players from this era are experiencing a collecting renaissance as sophisticated collectors look beyond just quarterbacks and running backs to build complete team sets and appreciate the defensive stars of yesteryear.

The 1972 Topps set holds particular significance for vintage football collectors as it captures an important transitional period in NFL history following the AFL-NFL merger and the dawn of the modern football era.

49ers collectors take note - vintage cards from the pre-Walsh/Montana era are experiencing significant price increases as collectors seek to document the complete franchise history prior to their Super Bowl success.

Collector's Note

The market for vintage football cards from the early 1970s has experienced remarkable growth in recent years, with well-preserved examples commanding unprecedented premiums. This particular era represents the sweet spot of collectibility - old enough to be truly vintage but recent enough to find in collectable condition.

Savvy collectors are increasingly focusing on condition rarity rather than just star power, recognizing that well-preserved examples of cards with colored borders are the true rarities in today's market.

This is potentially your ONLY CHANCE to own this increasingly elusive 1972 Topps Frank Nunley card in such impressive condition! As graded population reports continue to stabilize, the truly exceptional examples are being locked away in long-term collections.

The investment potential for condition-sensitive cards from this era continues to show strong growth as more collectors recognize the historical significance and inherent scarcity of well-preserved examples.

This is a must-have addition for any serious vintage football collection, 1972 Topps set build, San Francisco 49ers team collection, Michigan Wolverines alumni showcase, or linebacker specialist focus.

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Don't Wait - Act Now!

The window of opportunity to acquire vintage football cards from this era in respectable condition continues to narrow as more collectors enter the market and existing examples deteriorate or disappear into permanent collections.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to own a genuine piece of 49ers defensive history featuring an All-Big Ten Michigan standout before it disappears into another collection for decades!"

 _gsrx_vers_1715 (GS 9.9.2 (1715))

Condition: Ungraded

Item specifics

Offered by Gosla Antiques & Collectibles, purveyors of antiquities, curiosities and collectible wares. Dispatched from Pennsylvania, United States, with tracking.