July 15, 2021: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/15/2021
This is an attractive grouping of cards from the iconic 1969 Topps Basketball issue, the 2 ½-by-4 11/16-inch “Tall Boys” that represented the company’s return to the hoops business after a decade-long hiatus. The array is almost entirely Rookies, along with several Hall of Famers, and includes just a wee bit of duplication, with cards in a highly collectible condition range of mostly Excellent to Near-Mint. Here’s the breakdown: No. 8 Rookie – Ex-Mt, No. 10 Thurmond Rookie (2) – VG-Ex and Good, No. 12 Gus Johnson Rookie – Excellent, No. 15 Hawkins Rookie – Ex-Mt, No. 27 Hazzard Rookie – VG-Ex, No. 42 Rookie – Ex-Mt, No. 59 Rookie (2) – Near-Mint and Ex-Plus, No. 61 Silas Rookie – Ex-Mt, No. 68 Rookie – Ex, No. 79 Rookie – Ex-Mt, No. 80 Monroe Rookie – Ex, No. 83 Hairston Rookie – Ex-Mt, No. 86 (2) – Ex-Mt, No. 87 Rookie – Nr-Mt, and No. 97 – Ex.
1969 Topps Basketball Hall of Famers and Rookies Group (18)
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