Lot # 2865: 1971 to 1980 Topps Basketball Collection (292) Including Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Julius Erving

Very attractive and mostly mid- to high-grade collection of 292 Topps basketball cards spanning the years 1971 to 1981. The collection is highlighted by scores of Hall of Famers, including Pete Maravich, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, George Gervin, and Julius Erving. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1971-1972 Topps (64 cards): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt), with a couple Nr/Mt-Mt and 10% slightly lesser. Includes the following: #2 Bradley (Vg), 3, 5, 9, 10 Baylor (Ex), 13, 15, 19, 24, 25, 26, 33, two 39, 45, 47 Cowens RC (Ex), 50 West (Ex-Mt), 51, 54, 55 Maravich (Nr/Mt), 56, 58 Murphy (Ex-Mt), 69 White, 75, 80 Wilkens (Vg-Ex), 81 Lucas, 85, two 87 Sloan, 90, 91 Tomjanovich RC (Ex), 92, 94, 95 Unseld (Ex+), 102, 104, two 105 Hawkins, 107 DeBusschere, 114 Nelson, two 116 Bellamy, 119, two 120 Hayes (Ex-Mt and Vg), 121 Goodrich (Nr/Mt+), 122, 123, 126, 128, 134, 145 Checklist (Ex), 165 Beaty RC (Ex), 169, 171, 184, 185, 188, two 190 Scott, 196, 206, 212, and 219. 2) 1972-1973 Topps (37 cards): Condition is 62% ranging from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt) and 32% ranging from Pr to Vg (averaging Gd). Includes the following: #1 Chamberlain (Pr), 7 Cowens (Gd), 20 Wicks RC, 21 Unseld (Ex), 30 Hawkins, 31 Murphy, 32 Jackson RC (Vg-Ex), 47 Scott, 50 Goodrich (Gd), 73 Monroe (Ex-Mt), 75 West (Vg), 76, 80 Lanier (Gd+), 81 Wilkens (Ex-Mt), 89, 90, 92 Nelson, 104, 113, 122 Bradley (Vg), 123, 137, 145, 150 Hayes (Ex-Mt), 178, 182, 194, 196, 198 Dampier (80/20 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt+), 200 Daniels, 207, 215 Cunningham (Ex-Mt), 220 Beatty, 221, 237, 239, and 264 Brown/Dampier Assists Ldrs. 3) 1973-1974 Topps (4 cards): #6 (Ex-Mt+), 44 (Vg-Ex), 106 (Ex), and 135 McAdoo RC (Nr/Mt). 4) 1974-1975 Topps (3 cards): Two #196 Gervin RC (Nr/Mt and Ex-Mt) and 200 Erving AS (Ex due to centering). 5) 1980-1981 Topps (131 cards, including 71 different): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex/Ex-Mt), with a few slightly lesser. Keys: Two #43 Abdul-Jabbar Ldr, two 45 Cooper RC/Malone Ldr (Ex-Mt and Vg-Ex+), 133 Cooper RC (Ex-Mt due to centering), three 137 Erving AS, and 165 Bird Ldr (Nr/Mt). Includes dozens of additional cards with at least one Hall of Famer. 6) 1980-1981 Topps Singles (53 cards, detached at the perforations): Condition ranges from Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with a few lesser. Keys: #18 Johnson AS (Nr/Mt+), 34 Bird RC (Ex-Mt), 38 Maravich (Nr/Mt), 75 English, 76 Issel, 105 Barry, 178 Cheeks RC (Ex due to centering), and 204 Gervin Ldr. Total: 292 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.