Lot # 1467: 1985-1986 Star Basketball Near Set (170/172) with (5) Beckett Graded Hall of Famers

In the four seasons between major 1980s basketball card releases from Topps to Fleer, The Star Co. was the only licensed “game in town.” This extremely limited 1985-1986 Star Basketball near set of (170/172) cards with (5) graded keys is the last major issue from the company. These roundball stars average (NM to NM-MT) quality throughout. Keys include: #1 Cheeks (EX-MT), #2 Barkley (BGS NM-MT+ 8.5), #3 Erving (NM), #10 I. Thomas (BGS NM-MT+ 8.5), #18 Olajuwon (BGS NM-MT+ 8.5), #26 Abdul-Jabbar (NM-MT), #28 M. Johnson (BGS NM-MT 8), #33 Worthy (NM), #42 D. Wilkins (NM), #95 Bird (BGS NM+ 7.5, white), #98 McHale (NM-MT, white), #106 Drexler (NM-MT), #121 Gervin (NM-MT) and #144 Stockton (EX-MT). Missing only #117 Jordan and #166 Ewing RC (available elsewhere as a separate lot in this auction) for completion.