October 24, 2024: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2024
This is a simply extraordinary grouping of ten (10) pristine sets of the unique 1981 Topps Basketball issue from the national subset portion of Nos. 1-66, basically Near-Mint to Mint blazers. These are essentially as-issued cards, with 11 cards of the two key Hall of Famers, second-year cards of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, providing a nice glimpse into the wider condition range, including several Near-Mint to Mint and even Mint cards. These cards are essentially problem free, with vivid colors, exceptional gloss and sharp photos. One of the more unusual arrangements for a Topps Basketball issue, the 1981-82 set consists of 110 cards, with 44-card runs of Nos. 67-110, constituting a master set with the East, West and Midwest groupings. Breakdown of slabbed keys: No. 4 Bird (5) – four PSA 8s and one PSA 6; No. 21 Magic Johnson (6) – two PSA 8s, two PSA 7s and two PSA 6s.
1981 Topps Basketball Super High-Grade Complete Sets 1-66, Bird and Magic in 11 PSA Slabs (10)
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