Lot # 2618: 1948 to 1990 Topps, Fleer, and Bowman Basketball Shoebox Collection (185) Including 113 Hall of Famers

Presented is an outstanding collection of 185 Topps and Fleer basketball cards, primarily from the 1970s and 1980s. This collection includes cards from eighteen different classic sets and is highlighted by 113 Hall of Famers, including multiple examples of major Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pete Maravich, Julius Erving, and Jerry West. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1948 Bowman (1 card): #62 Schaefer (trimmed, otherwise Pr). 2) 1961-1962 Fleer (1 card): #66 West In Action (rubber band residue on reverse, otherwise Vg). 3) 1969-1970 Topps (1 card): #1 Chamberlain (Pr). 4) 1970-1971 Topps (7 cards): Vg-Ex to Ex overall. Includes: #3, 15, 43, 48, 77, 104, and 105. 5) 1971-1972 Topps (7 cards): Two #1 Robertson (both Vg), 35 Havlicek (Vg), two 50 West (Ex and Vg-Ex), 70 Chamberlain (Vg), and 100 Alcindor (Gd). 6) 1972-1973 Topps (8 cards): #5 Maravich (Vg-Ex), 25 Robertson (Vg-Ex), 32 Jackson RC (Ex-Mt), 100 Abdul-Jabbar (Ex+), 110 Havlicek (Nr/Mt), 143 (Vg+), 169 Archibald AS (Vg-Ex), and 260 Ldrs w/ Gilmore (Ex+). 7) 1973-1974 Topps (67 cards, 24 different): 80% ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex-Mt+), 20% lesser (mostly due to staining). Keys: Two #20 Havlicek (Ex-Mt+ and Ex), three 21 Riley, three #50 Abdul-Jabbar (two Ex and Vg-Ex), 70 Robertson (Vg+ due to staining), four 71 Jackson, 80 Chamberlain (Vg due to staining), three 90 Barry, three 100 West (Nr/Mt, Ex, and Vg+), eight 121 Checklist, three 126 Westphal RC (Ex-Mt, Ex+, and Vg-Ex), three 130 Maravich (two Ex-Mt and Ex), seven 135 McAdoo RC (Nr/Mt+, two Ex, Vg-Ex, Vg, and two Gd), two 142 Monroe, fourteen assorted leaders cards (#153-157) with Chamberlain and/or Abdul-Jabbar, three 240 Erving (Ex and two Vg+ due to staining), and two 242 Checklist. 8) 1974-1975 Topps (3 cards): Two #10 Maravich (Vg-Ex and Vg) and 80 McAdoo (Vg-Ex). 9) 1975-1976 Topps (1 card): #110 Goodrich (Vg-Ex). 10) 1977-1978 Topps (4 cards): #60 Thompson (Ex-Mt), 73 Gervin (Ex), 75 Unseld (Ex-Mt), and 124 Malone (Nr/Mt). 11) 1978-1979 Topps (18 cards): #20 Gervin (Ex+), 24 Hudson (Nr/Mt), two 26 Archibald (both Ex+), two 38 M. Malone (Ex-Mt and Vg+), 60 Barry (Ex-Mt), two 73 Gilmore (Nr/Mt and Ex), three 80 Maravich (Ex and two Vg), 86 Parish (Vg-Ex), 95 Goodrich (Ex), 100 Thompson (Ex+), two 110 Abdul-Jabbar (both Ex-Mt), and 130 Erving (Ex). 12) 1979-1980 Topps (2 cards): #20 Erving (Nr/Mt) and 60 Maravich (Nr/Mt-Mt). 13) 1980-1981 Topps (52 cards): Condition ranges from Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex-Mt+), with a couple slightly lesser. In the following list, identifying card numbers are referenced from the numbers provided by the Beckett Basketball Card checklist. Keys: #8 Maravich (Ex-Mt+), two 132 Abdul-Jabbar (Ex-Mt and Ex), 154 Cheeks RC (Nr/Mt), and two 176 Erving (Ex). 14) 1980-1981 Topps Team Posters (1 card): #14 Blazers (Vg). 15) 1983-1984 Star (1 card): #100 Drexler RC (Nr/Mt+). 16) 1986-1987 Fleer (8 cards): #9 Bird (Vg), 40 (Vg-Ex), 60 King (Vg), 86 (Vg), 110 (Vg-Ex), and 122 (Ex). 17) 1986-1987 Fleer Stickers (2 cards): #1 Abdul-Jabbar (measures narrow, otherwise Vg) and 7 Johnson (Vg). 18) 1990-1991 Fleer (1 card): #26 Jordan (Nr/Mt). This is an impressive collection from classic Topps and Fleer basketball sets loaded with Hall of Famers and stars. Total: 185 cards.