November 18, 2021: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2021
Here’s the popular 1972 Topps Basketball issue from a half-century ago, one of the company’s early efforts after returning to the basketball arena in 1969. The offered near set is in basically Near-Mint to Near-Mint to Mint condition, stunning, crisp cards with vivid colors and excellent gloss and Hall of Famers and major stars easily conforming to the wider condition range. The two missing cards are the Rookie cards of Artis Gilmore and Julius Erving. Breakdown of keys and condition anomalies: No. 1 Chamberlain – Ex-Mt-Plus, 5 Maravich – Near-Mint-Plus, 30 Hawkins – Near-Mint to Mint, 25 Robertson – Nr-Mt to Mt, 32 Jackson Rookie – Ex-Mt, 35 Bing – Nr-Mt-Plus, 44 Barry – Nr-Mt, 60 Frazier – Nr-Mt, 73 Monroe – Nr-Mt to Mt, 75 West – Nr-Mt to Mt, 100 Abdul-Jabbar – Nr-Mt-Plus, 110 Havlicek – Ex-Mt-Plus, 122 Bradley – Ex, 150 Hayes – Nr-Mt-Plus, 154 NBA Champs – Fair, 163 Abdul-Jabbar All-Star – Nr-Mt-Plus and 255 Erving All-Star – Nr-Mt-Plus.
1972 Topps Basketball High-Grade Near Set (262/264)
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