The cards in this 787-card set measure 2 1/2" by 3 1/2". The 1972 Topps set contained the most cards ever for a Topps set to that point in time. Features appearing for the first time were 'Boyhood Photos' (341-348, 491-498), Awards and Trophy cards (621-626), 'In Action' (distributed throughout the set), and 'Traded Cards' (751-757). Other subsets included League Leaders (85-96), Playoff cards (221-222), and World Series cards (223-230). The curved lines of the color picture are a departure from the rectangular designs of other years.
Collecting the 1987 Fleer Basketball Card Set
Set Notes
What happens when a 132-card set is loaded with great second-year players, but lacks star rookie cards of it's own? PSA's Kevin Glew has some thoughts on playing second fiddle.
Curator of Collections, Card Cyber Museum
Playing second fiddle isn't easy.
Excerpt
Just ask John Oates. One half of a hugely successful music duo, he's been overshadowed by his taller and more charismatic bandmate, Daryl Hall, for more than 30 years.
What does this have to do with sports cards? Well, the 1986-87 Fleer Basketball set is the Daryl Hall of hoops issues and the 1987-88 Fleer set is the John Oates.
Like Hall, the 1986-87 set – with its who's who of basketball rookies – still commands considerable attention. The 1987-88 offering, on the other hand, remains in the background, out of the limelight.
Rookies
- (15) Michael Cage
- (18) Terry Catledge
- (25) Brad Daugherty
- (27) Johnny Dawkins
- (33) Dale Ellis
- (42) A.C. Green
- (48) Derek Harper
- (60) Jerome Kersey
- (63) Cliff Levingston
- (75) Nate McMillan
- (83) John Paxson
- (85) Chuck Person
- (88) Ed Pinckney
- (89) Terry Porter
- (97) Detlef Schrempf
- (109) Otis Thorpe
- (113) Trent Tucker
- (117) Darrell Walker
- (122) John Williams
- (123) John Williams
- (125) David Wingate
- (131) Danny Young
More set notes
The cards in this 752-card set measure 2 1/2" by 3 1/2". The 1971 Topps set is a challenge to complete in strict mint condition because the black obverse border is easily scratched and damaged. An unusual feature of this set is that the player is also pictured in black and white on the back of the card. Featured subsets within this set include League Leaders (61-72), Playoffs cards (195-202) and World Series cards (327-332). Cards 524-623 and the last series (644-752) are somewhat scarce. The last series was printed in two sheets of 132.
The cards in this 720-card set measure 2 1/2" by 3 1/2". The Topps set for 1970 has color photos surrounded by white frame lines and gray borders. The backs have a blue biographical section and a yellow record section. All-Star selections are featured on cards 450 to 469. Other topical subsets within the set include League Leaders (61-72), Playoffs cards (195-202), and World Series cards (305-310). There are graduations of scarcity, terminating in the high series (634-720), which are outlined in the value summaries in the Beckett checklists.
The cards in this 664-card set measure 2 1/2" by 3 1/2". The 1969 Topps set includes Sporting News All-Star Selections as card numbers 416 to 435. Other popular subsets within this set include League Leaders (1-12) and World Series cards (162-169). The fifth series contains several variations; the more difficult variety consists of cards with the player's first name, last name and/or position in white letters instead of lettering in some other color. These are designated in the Beckett checklists by WL (white letters).
(Series 1/2) 1998 Upper Deck is a 751-card set issued in three series of 270, 270 and 211 cards. The third series is officially known as the "Rookie Edition. The complete Series 1/2 totaled 540 cards.
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