Lot # 690: 1954-1985 Multi-Sport Shoebox Collection (1,171) Loaded with Hall of Famers Including Abdul-Jabbar Gretzky, & Unitas

Starting Bid: $400.00

Bids: 16 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "December 2023 Auction",
which ran from 11/24/2023 9:00 AM to
12/7/2023 10:00 PM



Three of the four major North American sports leagues are represented with the offered 1954-1985 multi-sport shoebox collection of (1,171) cards. This “break” specialist’s dream is highlighted by the following:

 

Football: (376 cards, 1950s-1960s average VG, 1970s average EX to EX-MT, 1980s average NM) with (2) 1954 Bowman, (2) 1955 Bowman, (12) 1956 Topps: #71 S. Jones RC (VG); (1) 1957 Topps #154 Morrison (FR), (8) 1959 Topps: #116 Kramer RC (GD); (3) 1960 Topps, (6) 1961 Topps, (3) 1962 Topps: (2) #63 Starr SP (both PR), #92 McElhenny SP (FR); (18) 1963 Topps, (13) 1964 Philadelphia, (1) 1965 Philadelphia, (24) 1965 Topps: #168 Mix (VG); (5) 1969 Topps, (2) 1970 Topps #10 Griese (VG, GD), (23) 1971 Topps, (31) 1972 Topps: (2) #13 Riggins RC (one VG, one FR, reverse paper loss), #65 Plunkett RC (GD), #110 Sayers (VG), (9) #120 Bradshaw IA (average VG), #150 Bradshaw (VG), #160 Simpson (EX-MT), (2) #170 Butkus (VG-EX, PR), #200 Staubach RC (PR, pin holes), #225 Tarkenton (GD), #251 Unitas IA (GD); (6) 1973 Topps: #15 Bradshaw (EX), #288 Tatum RC (EX-MT), #455 Unitas (VG-EX), #475 Staubach (EX), (2) #481 Spurrier (both EX-MT); (28) 1974 Topps: (22) #105 Rashad RC (average EX-MT); (2) 1974 Wonder Bread, (116) 1975 Topps stars: (12) #196 Langer (average VG-EX), (3) #380 Stabler ((2) VG-EX, VG), (27) #490 C. Harris RC (average VG-EX); (2) 1978 Topps, (18) 1979 Topps, (1) 1984 Topps #358 Montana (NM), (49) 1985 Topps stars: (7) #157 Montana (average NM), (17) #238 Elway (average NM);

 

Basketball: (96 cards, average EX to EX-MT) with (1) 1961-62 Fleer, (7) 1973-74 Topps: #70 Robertson (GD), #80 Chamberlain (VG), (2) #135 McAdoo RC (VG-EX, GD); (1) 1974-75 Topps #196 Gervin RC (VG), (3) 1975-76 Topps, (3) 1976-77 Topps: #100 Abdul-Jabbar (VG); (60) 1977-78 Topps: Abdul-Jabbar (NM), #20 Maravich (EX-MT); (21) 1981-82 Topps: #30 Erving (EX);

 

Hockey: (699 cards, average VG-EX to EX) with (105) 1968-69 Topps: #7 P. Esposito (PR, pin holes), #34 Sawchuk (GD), #123 Horton (VG-EX); (1) 1971-72 Topps, (1) 1972-73 O-Pee-Chee, (38) 1973-74 Topps: (3) #72 Lafleur (all EX-MT), #150 Orr (VG-EX); (149) 1974-75 Topps: #130 Orr AS (GD), (2) #155 Dryden (VG-EX, VG); (51) 1975-76 Topps: #288 Orr AS (NM); (141) 1976-77 Topps, (4) 1978-79 Topps, (197) 1979-80 Topps, (7) 1980-81 Topps (all scratched): #3 Gretzky RB (EX), #87 Gretzky AS (GD), #140 Bourque RC (EX-MT); (1) 1981-82 Topps #16 Gretzky (EX-MT), (4) 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee: #101 Coffey (NM-MT), #117 Messier RC

  Opening Bid $400.

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