1984-1986 Star Company Basketball Complete Subset Collection Including 24 Sealed Bags

Sold For:

$3,840

Year:

1984

Auction:

2021 Spring

Lot #:

2898

Category:

Post-1900 Baseball Memorabilia

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Outstanding collection of thirty-four Star Company Basketball complete subsets spanning the years 1983 to 1986. Beautiful, ultra high-grade complete sets of these modern basketball classics. Each set is loaded with all the great stars and Hall of Famers of the era.1) 1983 All-Star Game Shrink-Wrapped Complete Set (32 cards).2) 1983-84 All-Rookies Factory-Sealed Bag (10 cards).3) 1984 All-Star Game Complete Set (25 cards): Ranging from Nr/Mt to Mint, with a couple slightly lesser.4) 1984 All-Star Game Denver Police Complete Set (34 cards): Ranging from Nr/Mt to Mint, with a couple slightly lesser.5) 1984 Award Winners Banquet Factory-Sealed Bag (24 cards).6) 1984 Boston Celtics Champions Set Factory-Sealed Bag (25 cards).7) 1984 Larry Bird Factory-Sealed Bag (18 cards).8) 1984 76ers NBA Champs Complete Set (25 cards): Ranging from Nr/Mt to Mint, with a couple slightly lesser.9) 1984 Slam Dunk Championship Factory-Sealed Bag (11 cards).10) 1984-1985 Franz Trailblazers Factory-Sealed Bag (13 cards).11-16) 1984-1985 Arena Complete Set (49 cards) Plus 8 Duplicates: Bucks (8 cards, without #6 Lanier), Celtics (9 cards), Lakers (10 cards), Mavericks (11 cards), and 76ers (10) all in factory-sealed Bags. Also included is an unsealed 9-card Bucks complete set including the scarce #6 Lanier (slightly flattened corners from storage in a screw-down holder, otherwise Nr/Mt).17) 1985 All-Rookie Team Factory-Sealed Bag (11 cards).18) 1985 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Factory-Sealed Bag (18 cards).19) 1985 Bucks Card Night Factory-Sealed Bag (12 cards) Plus #10 Larry Micheaux (Nr/Mt due mostly to centering, never included in sealed bags).20) 1985 Coaches Factory-Sealed Bag (10 cards).21) 1985 Julius Erving Factory-Sealed Bag (18 cards).22) 1985 "Lite Beer All-Stars"  Factory-Sealed Bag (13 cards): Set includes Michael Jordan. A price sticker is adhered to the bag.23) 1985 Schick Legends Complete Set (25 cards): Ranging from Ex to Nr/Mt (averaging Ex-Mt), with lower grades due mostly to centering.24) 1985-1986 Franz Trailblazers Factory-Sealed Bag (13 cards).25) 1986 Best of the Best Complete Set (15 cards): Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, with one Ex-Mt. Key: #9 Jordan (Nr/Mt-Mt).26) 1986 Best of the New Complete Set (4 cards): Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon. All four cards show slightly flattened corners from storage in screw-down holders. Key: Jordan (without further reference to the smooth corners, the condition is Ex-Mt due mostly to top/bottom centering).27) 1986 Best of the Old Factory-Sealed Bag (4 cards).28) 1986 Celtics Green-Bordered Complete Set (8 cards): Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, with a couple slightly lesser due to centering.29) 1986 Celtics White-Bordered Factory-Sealed Bag (8 cards).30) 1986 Court Kings Factory-Sealed Bag (33 cards).31) 1986 Magic Johnson Complete Set (10 cards): Nr/Mt-Mt to Mint, with one Nr/Mt.32) 1986 Lakers NBA Champs Factory-Sealed Bag (18 cards).33) 1986 Lifebuoy Bucks Factory-Sealed Bag (13 cards).34) 1986 Lifebuoy Nets Factory-Sealed Bag (14 cards).During the mid-1980s, Star Company was the sole producer of NBA-licensed basketball trading cards in the United States. Topps had last produced a set during the 1981-1982 season, and Fleer did not produce a followup to their landmark 1961-1962 set until the 1986-1987 season. Distributed directly through the hobby as limited print run, small poly-bagged team (or theme) sets (rather than in wax packs), the cards featured many future Hall of Famers' only cardboard appearances until their more mainstream Fleer issues, including Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, John Stockton, and Dominique Wilkins. This is an outstanding collection of thirty-four different basketball subsets, including dozens of Hall of Famers and stars of the era. Total: 522 cards. Reserve $500. Estimate (open).