Spring 2023 - Item detail
1970-1971 Topps Basketball Shoebox Collection (1,617) Including 247 Hall of Famers
- Sold For:
- $6,000
- Year:
- 1970
- Auction:
- 2023 Spring
- Lot #:
- 3345
- Category:
- Basketball Cards or Memorabilia
Extremely substantial mid- to high-grade collection of 1,617 basketball cards from Topps' popular issue of 1970-1971, highlighted by 247 Hall of Famers, including Lew Alcindor (3), Elgin Baylor (3), and Jerry West (5). Condition is 13% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt, 72% Vg-Ex to Ex,, and 15% Gd to Vg (including a few lesser and a couple that measure a bit small). Keys: Ten #1 Scoring Ldrs - Alcindor/West/Hayes (Vg to Vg-Ex), six 5 Rebounds Ldrs - Hayes/Unseld/Alcindor (Vg overall), ten 7 Bradley (ranging from Vg to Ex, averaging Vg-Ex), twenty 18 Bellamy, six 20 Monroe (two Nr/Mt, Ex, two Vg-Ex, and Vg), eight 22 Rodgers, 24 Checklist (Vg), twelve 30 Hudson, three 46 Lucas, 59 Attles, nine 63 Dandridge RC (Vg-Ex to Ex, with one lesser), three 65 Baylor (Ex-Mt, Vg-Ex, and Vg+), five 70 Hayes (Ex-Mt, Ex, two Vg-Ex, and Vg+), five 72 Unseld, three 75 Alcindor (Ex, Vg-Ex+, and Gd+), nine 90 Thurmond, twenty-three 92 Johnson, 93 Goodrich, eight 101 Checklist (Ex, Vg-Ex, four Vg, Gd, and Fr), two 106 Frazier AS, six 107 West AS (two Ex, two Vg-Ex, and two Vg+), four 108 Cunningham AS, eleven 109 Hawkins AS, six 110 Reed AS, twelve 111 Thurmond AS, four 112 Havlicek AS (two Ex-Mt, Ex, and Vg-Ex+), five 113 Baylor AS, four 114 Robertson AS (all Ex), nine 115 Hudson, two 120 Frazier (Vg+ and measures a bit small, otherwise Vg-Ex), seven 125 Bing, six 130 Hawkins, eight 135 DeBusschere, three 137 Murphy RC (Ex and two Vg), seven 140 Cunningham, seven 143 White, two 148 Sloan RC (80/20 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt+ and Vg-Ex), 150 Reed (Ex), nine 155 Greer, five 160 West (two Ex-Mt, two Ex, and Vg-Ex+), nine 163 Sanders. This is a very sizable and attractive collection of cards from this popular basketball-card set, loaded with stars from the era. Total: 1,617 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $300.