Lot # 2622: 1969 to 1981 Topps Basketball Shoebox Collection (2,153) Including 325+ Hall of Famers

Very substantial mid- to high-grade collection of 2,153 Topps basketball cards spanning the years 1969 through 1981. The collection is highlighted by more than 325 Hall of Famers, including Pete Maravich, Jerry West, John Havlicek, and Oscar Robertson. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1969-1970 (11 cards): Ex to Ex-Mt overall. Includes: #12 Johnson RC (Ex-Mt), 16, 18 Barnett RC, 27, 50 Robertson (Ex-Mt+), 58, 59, 66, 67, 69, and 71. 2) 1970-1971 (8 cards): Ranging from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt (averaging Vg-Ex/Ex). Includes: Two #4, 13 Riley RC (slightly miscut left edge, otherwise Ex), 37, 49, 86 Nelson, 104, and 112 Havlicek AS (Vg-Ex+). 3) 1971-1972 (121 cards): 16% Nr/Mt or better, 62% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 22% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #10 Baylor (Ex), 20 Haywood RC (Ex-Mt), 30 Reed (Vg-Ex), 58 Murphy, 59 Dandridge, 60 Greer, two 81 Lucas, 91 Tomjanovich RC (Ex+), 95 Unseld, 105 Hawkins, 130 Monroe, 131 Thurmond, three 133 Alcindor Scores 31, four 138 Ldrs w/ Alcindor/Hayes/Havlicek, five 140 Ldrs w/ Alcindor & Chamberlain, five 142 Ldrs w/ Chamberlain/Hayes/Alcindor, 143, 144 Checklist, 145 Checklist, 147 Ldrs w/ Barry & Issel, 152 Brown RC (Ex-Mt), 165 Beatty RC (Vg-Ex+), and 224 Dampier RC (Ex-Mt). Includes a Trios Sticker of #28/29/30 Cowens (Vg). 4) 1972-1973 (247 cards): 18% Nr/Mt or better, 51% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 31% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #1 Chamberlain (Pr due to tape on front), 7 Cowens, two 10 Haywood, two 20 Wicks RC, two 25 Robertson (15/85 L/R, otherwise Ex and 10/90 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex+), four 32 Jackson RC (all Ex due mostly to centering), 60 Frazier, two 75 West (Ex+ and Ex), three 80 Lanier, 110 Havlicek (Vg), three 115 Archibald, 129 Reed, 144 Riley (Gd), three 161 Havlicek AS, seven 164 West AS (Nr/Mt, two Ex, two Vg-Ex+, Vg+, and Gd), four 171 Ldrs w/ Alcindor, 180 Gilmore RC (Vg-Ex), two 183 McGinnis RC (Ex and Vg-Ex+), four 230 Issel, four 250 Barry AS, 255 Erving AS (0/100 L/R, otherwise Vg-Ex+), and three 263 Ldrs w/ Erving. 5) 1973-1974 (383 cards): 18% Nr/Mt or better, 61% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 21% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: Three #10 Frazier, three 55 Goodrich, two 82 Bradley, two 105 Reed, 110 Lanier, two 130 Maravich (Nr/Mt and wax on reverse, otherwise Nr/Mt), two 145 Tomjanovich, 153 Scoring Ldrs w/ Abdul-Jabbar, 155 FG Pct. Ldrs w/ Abdul-Jabbar & Chamberlain, 157 Rebound Ldrs w/ Chamberlain, two 176 Unseld, and three 250 Gilmore. 6) 1974-1975 Near-Complete Set (227/264) Plus 263 Duplicates: 21% Nr/Mt or better, 67% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 12% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #30 Hayes, 61 Checklist, two 126 Dandridge, 131 Lanier, 141 Checklist, two 170 Cowens, 176 West (Ex), 180 Gilmore, two 190 Issel, 255 Dampier, and three 257 Karl RC. Missing the following 37 cards for completion: #1 Abdul-Jabbar, 10 Maravich, 25, 28, 31, 39 Walton, 50, 55 Robertson, 64, 70, 80, 88, 90, 91, 93, 100, 113, 121, 129, 132, 144, 145, 146, 148, 150, 155, 170, 196 Gervin, 200 Erving, 203, 207, 209, 220, 226, 227, 235, and 250 Chamberlain. 7) 1975-1976 (516 cards): 30% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 53% Ex to Ex-Mt (including some due solely to centering), and 17% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: Three #17 Dandridge, 30 Lanier, three 60 Hayes, 110 Goodrich, three 115 Unseld, 184 McGinnis, 250 Gilmore, 282 Nets Team Ldrs w/ Erving, and 302 Lucas RC. 8) 1977-1978 Near-Complete Set (126/134) Plus 71 Duplicates: 56% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 36% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 8% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #1 Abdul-Jabbar (Vg), two 6 Monroe, two 50 McGinnis, two 60 Thompson (Nr/Mt-Mt and Ex-Mt), 70 Havlicek, two 75 Unseld, two 77 Goodrich, and two 130 Barry. Missing the following eight cards for completion: #20 Maravich, 56 Dantley, 100 Erving, 111 Parish, 120 Walton, 124, 129, and 132 Dawkins. 9) 1978-1979 (20 cards): Vg-Ex to Ex overall, with a couple higher and lower. Includes: #9, two 15, 19, 22, 37, 45 Monroe, 46, 48, two 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 66, 100 Thompson, 105, 112, and 123. 10) 1979-1980 Near-Complete Set (112/132) Plus 29 Duplicates: 50% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 41% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 9% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #5 Cowens, 8 E. Monroe, 12 Haywood, two 14 King, 25 Gilmore, 32 Goodrich, 35 Wilkes, 65 Unseld, 93 Parish, 100 M. Malone, 120 Barry, 125 McGinnis, and 132 Jones. Missing the following 20 cards for completion: #1 Gervin, 10 Abdul-Jabbar, 16, 17 Issel, 20 Erving, 31 English, 44, 45 Walton, 50 Thompson, 54 Dantley, 58 Lanier, 60 Maravich, 67, 68, 71, 86, 90 Hayes, 98, 108, and 113. 11) 1981-1982 (19 cards): Ranging from Vg to Ex (averaging Vg-Ex). Includes: #2, 7 Gilmore, 8, 9, 11 Issel, 12 Thompson, 26, 53, 57, MW77, MW82, two MW91, MW95, MW97, MW105, MW107 Gilmore, MW108, and MW109 Lanier. This is a very impressive collection of cards from these classic Topps basketball sets with numerous highlights and hundreds of stars and Hall of Famers. Tremendous break value! Total: 2,153 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.