Lot # 2654: High-Grade 1972-1973 Topps Basketball Complete Set (264) Including #195 Julius Erving Rookie SGC NM 7

Outstanding mid- to high-grade complete set of 1972-1973 Topps basketball cards, consisting of 264 different cards. The 1972-1973 Topps set is very popular among collectors for its bright colors and funky text, both telltale signs of an early 1970s issue. The set is loaded with stars and Hall of Famers, including Pete Maravich, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and rookie cards of Julius Erving, Phil Jackson, George McGinnis, and Artis Gilmore. Condition is 42% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 49% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 9% Vg to Vg-Ex (including one lesser). XX cards have been professionally graded by SGC. Keys: #1 Chamberlain (Vg-Ex), 5 Maravich (missing), 25 Robertson (Nr/Mt), 32 Jackson RC (Ex-Mt+), 75 West (Nr/Mt), 100 Abdul-Jabbar (Ex), 110 Havlicek (Nr/Mt+), 160 Checklist (Vg-Ex), 163 Abdul-Jabbar AS (Vg-Ex due to small wrinkle), 168 Chamberlain AS (20/80 L/R and 15/85 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt), 180 Gilmore RC (Ex-Mt+), 183 McGinnis RC (Nr/Mt), 195 Erving RC (NM 7), 248 Checklist (Vg), and 255 Erving AS (missing). An extremely attractive and very consistent mid- to high-grade complete set of this popular 1970s Topps basketball issue, loaded with stars and Hall of Famers. Total: 264 cards.