Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/20/2024
A set by Topps that is viewed by most as one that helps connect the era NBA/ABA merger era to the company's monumental 1980-81 release that featured the first-year examples of players such as Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, the company's 1978-79 hoops release featured a checklist of 132-cards and featured the rookie offerings of Jack Sikma, Dennis Johnson, Marques Johnson, Bernard King, Norm Nixon and Walter Davis while the bevy of stars include the likes of Bill Walton, Julius Erving, Pete Maravich, Walt Frazier, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Rick Barry, Artis Gilmore, Moses Malone, Earl Monroe, Wes Unseld, George Gervin, Elvin Hayes, Calvin Murphy, Nate Archibald, and many more. Offered here, we present this complete set of Topps' 1978-79 basketball release. Found to be in the overall high-grade condition ranges of EX to EX-MT and EX-MT to NM, condition leaders include the EX-MT to NM cards of 20-Gervin, 67-Checklist (unmarked), 75-King RC, 83-Frazier and 110-Abdul-Jabbar while EX-MT scope cards include 86-Parish and 130-Erving, both of which show just small touches of wear to their top corners which is worth pointing out for accuracy. Rounding out the set, the release's lead of card of Bill Walton and card #80 of Pete Maravich are both seen as being in the neighbourhood of EX to EX-MT with both sporting a slight ding to their top left corners.
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