March 25, 2021: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/25/2021
Like adjacent lots from 1950s-70s Topps baseball, this is a genuinely unique auction lot focused primarily on basketball and hockey, derived from a childhood collection and providing enormous value with the only stipulation that this lengthy listing requires a good deal of close examination to find all the pearls. Focused primarily from 1964-77 mainstream Topps Hall of Famers, there is also a group of post-1990 modern Michael Jordan cards and a specialty Upper Deck Slam Dunk issue from the same period. Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain and Bobby Hull headline an intriguing array of oversized hockey and basketball treasures, along with high-grade arrays of basketball cards from 1971, 1972 and 1975. Here’s the chronological breakdown: 1) 1964 Topps Hockey No. 20 Bobby Hull – Ex-Mt-Plus; 2) 1969 Topps Basketball No. 1 Chamberlain – Excellent; 3) 1970 Topps Basketball (2) – No. 1 Leaders – Ex-Mt-Plus and No. 100 Robertson – Ex-Mt-Plus; 4) 1964 Philadelphia Gum Football No. 22 Morris – Near-Mint; 5) 1966 Philadelphia Gum Football No. 69 Karras – Nr-Mt m/c; 6) 1971 Topps Basketball (24) – mostly Near-Mint or better, a few below, including Barry, Lucas, Johnson and Hudson; 7) 1972 Topps Basketball (16) – Ex-Mt or better, a few below, including Havlicek (VG-Ex), Chamberlain, Archibald and Issel; 8) 1975 Topps Basketball (71) – Nr-Mt or better, a few below, including No. 300 Erving (2), Abdul-Jabbar, Thurmond, Barry, Walton, Gilmore, Cunningham, Unseld, Wilkes, Lanier, Issel, Scott, Daniels, McGinnis, plus five League Leaders, three Playoffs and 11 Team cards; 9) 1977 Topps Hockey Unopened Wax Pack – VG-Ex; 10) Modern group of 1990s forward of Michael Jordan (8) from Topps, Upper Deck and Hoops; 11) 1993 Upper Deck Jordan Timeline cards (11 different); and 12) 1997 Upper Deck partial Slam-Dunk set 25/40.
1964-77 Topps Basketball and Hockey HOFers, 1977 Topps Hockey Unopened Pack (162)
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