Lot 286. 1975 Carvel Discs Basketball Set of 36 + 24 Duplicates. The set, with borders in various colors, includes Jabbar, Bradley, Cowens, Frazier, Havlicek, Phil Jackson, Monroe and more. The duplicates include Jabbar, Frazier, Jackson (2) and Monroe. As many as two-thirds of the cards have small tape marks on their blank backs, and two show ink. Disregarding the tape, three quarters of the cards are ex or better and the remainder are vg-ex or lower.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 287. 3 1990-91 Factory Sealed Skybox Basketball Cases. Stars include: Bird, Pippen, Jordan and rookie cards of T. Hardaway and Kemp. 20 36-count boxes, more than 30,000 cards! UPDATE: The cases are Series One.
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 288. 1997 Weet-Bix World Ball Basketball Cards Including Cameron + Card Album. This collection includes 14 of 17 cards in the set plus 22 duplicates. All are “skill” cards except for the “stat” card of Pero Cameron, one of New Zealand’s top basketball players. The skill cards have players demonstrating various techniques. The cards are nm or better. The album that accommodates them is vg-ex. Weet-Bix is centered in New Zealand and Australia.
Minimum Bid $10.
Lot 289. 5 Different Vince Carter Rookie Cards, Each PSA Graded 9 or 10 + a Bonus. The cards: 1999 Flair Showcase Guaranteed Fresh #1 GEM MT 10. 1998 Finest Court Control #CC14 MINT 9. 1998 Topps #199, two copies, both MINT 9. 1998 Flair Showcase Row 3 #25 MINT 9. Also: 1998 Skybox E-X Century Rookie #89 graded MINT 9 by USA (Ultimate Sports Authority).
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 290. . Basketball Collection: 1977 76ers Team Photos, Beckett with Jordan, TSN, Etc. Michael Jordan on the cover of the first Basketball Card Magazine, March-April 1990, ex. A 10” x 13” team photo premium from the Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin of the 1977 Philadelphia 76ers with Erving and McGinnis. Seventy-five copies average ex-m. Six issues of TSN from the mid-1970s, average vg to vg-ex, one Abdul-Jabbar cover. Finally, a “how to” book titled Basketball, Charles C. Murphy, 1939, vg book and dj.
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 291. Autobiographies of 5 HoF Players – Barry, Cousy, DeBusschere, Issel, Walton. All first editions except Barry’s book. 1. “Confessions of a Basketball Gypsy,” Rick Barry, 1972, nm book, ex-m price-clipped dj. 2. “The Killer Instinct,” Bob Cousy, 1975, nm+ book, ex dj. 3. “The Open Man,” Dave DeBusschere, 1970, nm book, owner’s name inside, ex+ dj. 4. “Parting Shots,” Dan Issel, 1985, nm-m book, ex dj. 5. “Nothing But Net,” Bill Walton, 1994, ex-m book, dj.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 292. 2004-05 Chicago Bulls Yearbook Signed by Bob Love. He retired in 1977 with career totals of 13,895 points and 4,653 rebounds. The Bulls retired his jersey number. His signature on the yearbook cover is a 10.
Minimum Bid $15.
Lot 293. Basketball Books, Programs, Sports Illustrated – Cousy, Chamberlain, Etc. Nine publications. Books: Basketball Is My Life, Bob Cousy, 1958 hardback, vg-ex book, vg dj. Wilt, Wilt Chamberlain, 1973 hardback, stated first printing, ex-m book, ex dj. Championship NBA: NBA’s Official Playoff Story, Leonard Koppett, 1970 PB, stated first printing, vg+ cover, ex-m contents. SI: 11/28/83 Jordan-Perkins cover g-vg. 3/19/84 Ewing ex. 1/4/88 Jordan vg. 5/16/88 Jordan ex. Programs: 1998, 1999 NCAA Final Four, both ex+.
Winning Bid $15.
Lot 294. 14 Basketball Books – Histories, References, Guides and a Novel. Hardbacks unless otherwise noted. 1. Terry Pluto’s Loose Balls, a history of the ABA, paperback, 1991, ex. 2. The Golden Boys, on the U.S. Olympic team, Cameron Stauth, 1992 first, nm book, ex-m dj. 3. Basketball: The American Game, Joe Jares, 1972, ex in vg dj. 4. Championship NBA: NBA’s Official Championship Playoff Story, Leonard Koppett, 1970 ex-m+ in vg-ex dj. 5. The NBA Finals, Roland Lazenby, 1990, ex-m in vg-ex dj. 6. The NBA at 50, Mark Vancil, 1996, ex-m+ in ex-m dj. 7. Basketball: A History of the Game by Alexander Wolff, 1997, ex-m in ex+ dj. 8. Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia, Alex Sachare, 1994, ex-m in ex+ dj. 9. The Modern Encyclopedia of Basketball, Zander Hollander, 1973, ex+ in ex dj. 10. The Long Hot Winter, Rick Adelman, 1992, nm in ex+ dj. 11. The Great Molinas, novel by Neil D Isaacs, 1992, nm in ex+ dj. Paperbacks: 12. Calling the Shots, Earl Strom, 1992, ex. 13. 1996-7 Edition Official NBA Guide, TSN, ex-m. 14. Blue Book: Media Directory, NBA, 1992-93, ex.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 295. Basketball Memorabilia - N.Y. Knicks, Harlem Globetrotters, Etc. The Knicks are the subject of a video, two 33 1/3 rpm record albums and a matchbook cover. The albums: 1-2. Holzman’s Heroes – the 1972-73 season, ex-m record and ex sleeve, and New York’s Knicks - 1969-70 Championship season highlights, ex record, vg sleeve. 3. New York’s Game: History of the Knicks, 1989 VHS. Also, 4. Matchcover with Knicks and Rangers represented. The Globetrotters: 5. 1985 yearbook with trading cards on the back cover, vg+ to ex, and 6. 1987 Diamond Jubilee oversized softcover yearbook, vg-ex. Michael Jordan: 7-9. On the front cover of the 1996-97 Street & Smith’s Pro Basketball, vg, and the back cover of a 1998 New York Daily News, two copies, both ex. Other Pro Basketball: 10-11. Two copies, 25 Action Years: NBA Anniversary narrated by Chris Schenkel, nm albums in ex sleeves. 12. Julius Erving 8” x 10” photo, vg-ex. 13-14. 1997 basketball magazines with Patino, Duncan covers, ex. College Basketball: 15. Drive to the Final Four, 1991 VHS from Oldsmobile featuring Billy Packer. 16-18. Three 1996-97 or 1997-98 season preview. Ex-m.
Winning Bid $20.
