August 6, 2020: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2020
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 Slam Dunk Supers, depicting the top practitioners of the art (10) in cards that are easily Near-Mint to Mint or better, including Jordan (BGS 8.5), Wilkins (BGS 8), Drexler (BGS 9), Erving (BGS 9) and the Group Photo card No. 1 (BGS 7.5). These oversized Star Co. cards are truly stunning in their presentation, 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 bridged the gap from 1983-85 with cards that 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.
1985 Star Co. Slam Dunk Supers 5x7 with Michael Jordan BGS 8.5 (10)
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