Lot # 2607: Signed 1957 to 1981 Topps and Fleer Basketball Collection (432)

Impressive collection of 432 signed basketball cards consisting of various issues (mostly Topps) spanning the years 1957 to 1981. The signatures are scripted on the front in various inks. The condition of the 1972 to 1982 cards is 14% Nr/Mt or better (mostly 1980-1981 Topps), 27% Ex to Ex-Mt, 50% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 9% lesser (including a couple trimmed). This collection consists of the following: 1) 1957-1958 Topps (11 cards): Ex, four Vg-Ex, Gd, two Fr, and three Pr. Includes the following: #14, 20, 22, 23, 36, 38, 46, 49, 61, 63, and 64. 2) 1961-1962 Fleer (3 cards): #21 Hundley (Vg-Ex), 40 Selvy (personalized, Pr), and 64 Shue (Gd). 3) 1969-1970 Topps (5 cards): #46 (Vg), 71 (Fr-Gd), and three 89 Boozer (two Vg and Fr). 4) 1970-1971 Topps (4 cards): #42 (slight trim, otherwise Pr), 58 (signed on reverse, Vg), 69 Silas (mark on reverse, otherwise Vg), and 154 (Gd-Vg). 5) 1970-1971 Sunbeam Bread SuperSonics (1 card): Black (no clip and slight trim). 6) 1972-1973 Topps (101 cards): #2, 9, 13, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, two 29, 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 46, 54, 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 76, 79, 83, 84, 85 Mullins, 89, 90, 91, 94, 95 D. Van Arsdale, 96, 98, 99, 101, 102, 106, 108, two 112, 113, 114, 116, 119, 121 (signed on reverse), 125, 126, 128, 134, 136, 137, 138, two 139 Awtrey (one blank back, Vg), 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 153, 170, 174 (signed by Marin), 177, 178, 179, 182, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 201, 202, 203, 206, 209, 212, 213, 218, 219, 222, 234, 236, 237, 239, 245 (signed by Billy Keller), 253, 260 (signed by Jones), 261 (signed by Combs), and 264 (signed by Melchionni). 7) 1973-1974 Topps (104 cards): #2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25 D. Van Arsdale, 26, 31, 35 (signed on front and reverse), 37, 38, 41, 48, 51, 54, 57, 58, 59, 66, 67 (signed by Barnett), 69, 74, 75 Mullins, 79, 81, 84, 86, 88, 89, 91, 92, 94, 96, 98, 99, 102, 104, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, two 122, 123, 128, 129, 131, two 133, 134, 136, 139, 144, 146, 149, 159, 160, 163, 166, 169, 175, 177, 178, 187, 188, 189, 192, 196, 198, 199, 201, 209, 214, 215, 217, 218, 219, 222, 223, 224, 230 (signed on front and reverse), 235 (signed by Owens), 236 (signed by Combs), 237 (signed by Keller), 237 (signed by Warren), 239 (signed by Melchionni), 247, 248, 249, 253, 255, 256, 259, and 264. 8) 1974-1975 Topps (12 cards): #3, 60, 63, 96 (signed by Wicks), 114, 123 J. Mullins, 151, 201, 204, 206, 230 (signed by Eakins), and 232. 9) 1975-1976 (52 cards): #12 (signed on front and reverse), 28, 42, 59, 64, 74, 91, 105, 113, two 120 (one signed by Cleamons, one signed by Smith), 123 (signed by Kunnert), 127 (signed by Coleman), 131 (signed by Wicks), 136, 146 (signed on reverse), 150, 156, 161, 162, 175, 178 (signed on reverse), 179, 185, 187, 189 (signed on reverse by C. Ray), 190, 194, 199, 217 (signed by Van Arsdale), 224 (signed by M. Calvin), 229, 235, 238 Roberts, 244, 246, 248, 265, 273 ("Original Spur"), 279 (signed by Keller), two 281 (one signed by Owens, one signed by Williams), 284 (signed by Nater), 287 (signed by Twardzik), 291, 307, 314, 318, 321 (signed by Robisch), 329 (signed by Denton), and two 330 (one signed on reverse by Elston, one signed by Van Breda Kolff). 10) 1977-1978 Topps (33 cards): #2, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 19 (gray back), 23, 26 (gray back), 28, 32, 36, 39, 42, 47 (signed on reverse), 48, 64 (gray back), 66, 67 (gray back), 76, 80, 81 (gray back), 82, 94, 95, two 97, 98, 110, 114, 121, 122, and 128 (signed on reverse). 11) 1978-1979 Topps (8 cards): #33, 35 (signed on front and reverse), 39, 52, 54, 74, 79, and 89. 12) 1979-1980 Topps (9 cards): #26, 33, 39, 44, 52, two 87, 97 Nixon, and 121. 13) 1980-1981 Topps (79 cards): Keys: #38 Maravich/187 Len Robinson/46 (signed by Robinson), 38 Maravich/264 Free SD/194 (signed by Free), 61/8Abdul-Jabbar AS/200 (signed by Carr and Natt), 88/18 Johnson AS/237 (both signed by Long and Boone), 97 Parish/103 M. Malone LL/148 (signed by Larry Bird), 132 Abdul-Jabbar LL/56/81 (singed by Mitchell and Tyler),135 Abdul-Jabbar/253/167 (signed by Shumate and Demic), two 141 Nixon/123/54 (one signed by Nixon and Carr, one signed by all three), 147/Abdul-Jabbar LL/207 (signed by Buckner and Gale), two 159/134 Nixon LL/180 Dawkins (one signed by just Nixon, one signed by all three), and 201/134 Nixon LL/180 Dawkins (signed by all three). 14) 1981 TCMA (1 card): #33 Egan (personalized). 15) 1981-1982 Topps (8 cards): #17, 73E, 74E, 80 MW, 81E, 82W, 89W, and 102W. Also includes one signed business card of Arnie Risen (HOF). Total: 432 signed cards. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.