November 19, 2020: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/19/2020
The colorful and important Star Co. issues from 1983-85 sustained the basketball collecting arena for the interval of 1983-85 after the withdrawal of Topps and the arrival of Fleer three years later. While most of their production focused on conventional-sized 2 ½-by-3 ½-inch cards, the company also produced a number of truly spectacular oversized cards like these 5-by-7-inch 1985 Court Kings Supers, complete at 50 cards and headlined by the likes of Michael Jordan (BGS 6 - Subgrades: 9 centering, 8 edges, 5.5 corners, 6.5 surface), Wilkins, Abdul-Jabbar, Erving, Magic Johnson, Bird, Thomas, Barkley, Olajuwon and Worthy. These oversized Star Co. cards are stunning in their presentation, easily Near-Mint to Mint or better condition, in arguably one of the more successful efforts by a mainstream card manufacturer to produce issues significantly larger than the regular-issue versions. The Star Co. issues were never issued in the conventional fashion in packs with gum but rather were sold in individual team or subset sealed bags through card dealers across the country.
1984-85 Star Co. Court Kings 5x7 Set with Michael Jordan BGS 6 (50)
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