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Basketball Cards and Memorabilia
3 Lots
 Lot 215. 1948 R714-27 Topps Magic Photos Card No. 5 of 5-Q Featuring George Mikan. Copyrighted in 1948, this set was actually sold in 1949. In checklists, this card, from the “Basketball Thrills” subset, is often identified simply as “DePaul 75 to 64.” The significance of the card, however, is the central figure in the mini-photo, Basketball Hall of Fame center George Mikan, NCAA Basketball Player of Year at DePaul in 1945 and 1946. Subsequently, Mikan became pro basketball’s first dominating big man, and his role in making the fledgling NBA a success earned him the name “Mr. Basketball.” The Topps card picturing Mikan is ex with a photo that shows excellent focus and contrast for this issue.
Winning Bid $185.
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 Lot 216. 1972-73 Topps Uncut Sheet of 132 Basketball Cards - Jackson Rookie, HoFers. This sheet, which constitutes one-half of the set, is loaded with stars: #1 Chamberlain, 5 Maravich, 7 Cowens, 25 Robertson, 30 Hawkins, 32 Jackson rookie, 44 Barry, 60 Frazier, 75 West, 81 Wilkens, 100 Jabbar, 103 Tamjanovich, 110 Havlicek, 122 Bradley, 129 Reed and others. The sheet has three heavy horizontal creases and a couple of small tears. F-g. If the cards were cut from the sheet, Thurmond, Van Arsdale, Barry and various others would be free of creases. Otherwise, the sheet makes for a pleasing display.
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 217. Basketball Grab Bag –Bird Portrait, Bucks, Celtics, Globetrotters Publications. An original 11 ½” x 16 ½” pastel drawing of Larry Bird by an artist identified only as Laura highlights this collection. Have Bird sign this one-of-a-kind item! It was given to “Mary & Gig, a Couple of ‘Bird’ Watchers.” Ex-m. Bird is on the cover of a 1980-81 Boston Celtics yearbook, nm+. Another highlight is the flyer and ticket order form promoting the 1952 “World Series of Basketball,” which pitted a College All-Star team against the Harlem Globetrotters. Playing in 15 different cities, from New York to Los Angeles, the Globetrotters won 11 of 16 games. Leroy Leslie of Notre Dame was the star of the series for the All-Stars, and Goose Tatum starred for the Globetrotters. Flyer is vg+ to ex and comes with the original mailing envelope from Chicago Stadium. Very scarce. Also: Sept. 29, 1972 program for a pre-season exhibition game, Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Lucius Allen on the cover. Ex-m. And three copies of the 1961-62 Official Florida High School Basketball Yearbook. 90 pages of Florida basketball. Vg+ to ex.
Winning Bid $20.
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