December 1, 2016: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/1/2016
Here is an old-style auction lot just loaded with Basketball Hall of Famers from the 1970’s, most in a highly collectible condition and all inviting a good deal of scrutiny and close examination to find the hidden gems in a large grouping. The breakdown: 1970 Topps (18) – No. 18 Bellamy – Ex-Mt, 63 – Very Good, 101 Checklist (2, VG and Poor), 105 – VG, 120 Frazier – VG, 130 Hawkins – VG, 134 Hazzard (2, Ex and VG), 135 Debusschere – VG, 140 Cunningham – VG, 143 White – Ex, 160 West – Good, 163 Sanders (2, VG), 168 – VG-Ex, and 173 (2, Ex and VG); 1971 Topps (9) – No. 78 Bing – VG, 80 Wilkens – Ex, 81 Lucas – VG, 96 – VG, 105 Hawkins – Ex, 120 Hayes – VG-Ex, 139 – Ex, 141 – Ex, 152 Brown – VG; 1972 Topps (4) – No. 20 – Ex, 35 Bing – Ex-Mt, 105 Debusschere – VG, and 183 McGinnis – Ex; 1973 Topps (2) – No. 82 Bradley and 242 Checklist – Fair; 1974 Topps – No. 145 Leaders – Ex-Mt; 1975 Topps (10) – Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, No. 1 Leaders, 70, 160 Barry, 170 Cowens, 195 Hawkins (3), 181 Checklist, and 221 Leaders (2); 1976 Topps – No. 76 Hudson – VG; 1977 Topps (2) – No. 75 Unseld – Ex and 120 Walton – VG; 1978 Topps (10) – Ex-Mt to Nr-Mt, No. 20 Gervin, 38 Malone (2), 60 Barry, 80 Maravich, 90 McGinnis, 100 Thompson, 110 Jabbar, 117 Sikma and 130 Erving; 1979 Topps (2) – No. 45 Walton – Nr-Mt and Parrish – Ex-Mt; 1980-81 Topps (34 unperforated 3-card panels) – Near-Mint, including Erving (3), Jabbar (7), Malone (7), Hayes (3), Walton (2), Parrish (4), Barry (2), Lanier and Issell; 1987 Fleer (3) – Near-Mint, No. 77 Mullin, 120 Sikma and 106 Thomas; 1989 Fleer Stickers (4) – Near-Mint, Nos. 8, 9 Mullin (2) and 11; 1990 Fleer Stickers (4) – Near-Mint, No. 6 Thomas, 7 Malone, 8, and 9 Stockton; 1991 Fleer Sticker – No. 8 Aguirre – Nr-Mt. Additional elements in the lot include six cards from the 1971-72 Globetrotters issue (Excellent, Nos. 25, 43, 56, 57, 83 and 84), six cards from the 1979 Coca-Cola Atlanta Hawks team set (Excellent - Drew, McElroy, Fratello, Johnson, Pellom and Hawes) and seven of the 1980-81 NBA Team Posters inserts (roughly 5-by-7 inches – Ex-Mt, including Bulls (3), Pacers (2), Rockets and Suns). Final piece is a 1993-94 Upper Deck Basketball box bottom featuring Michael Jordan (Nr-Mt).
1970’s and 1980’s Vintage Topps Basketball Array With Primarily HOFers (125)
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