Lot # 739: Outstanding 1961 Fleer Basketball Partial Set (41/66, w/20 Dupes)

Category: Basketball Cards

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 22 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2021 Premier Auction",
which ran from 8/9/2021 9:00 PM to
8/28/2021 9:00 PM



The 1961 Fleer basketball set is one of the most important and desirable of all the vintage basketball issues.  Rookie cards of Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, and Jerry West highlight a small (66-card) but powerful set that is loaded with Hall of Famers, stars, and interesting action photos of may of the set's key players.  In recent months, as the popularity (and price) of basketball cards has ascended, the 1961 Fleer set has taken its place among the most important of all vintage sportscard sets.  Extremely condition sensitive due to poor quality control on behalf of the manufacturer, the cards are typically found off-center, often severely so, with a host of printing defects as well.

Presented here is a gorgeous collection of 61 cards from the issue, including many Hall of Famers.  Among the 61 cards are 20 duplicates.  Included in the group are #2 Arizin (EX), 5, 6, 9, 11, 12 Embry (VG/EX), 14 Gola (EX/MT), 17 Guerin (VG/EX), 18 Hagan (VG/EX), 19 Heinsohn (VG), 20 Howell (VG), 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Lovellette (EX), 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 Pettit (VG/EX), 35 Ramsey (VG), 37 Rodgers (VG/EX), 39 Schayes (EX), 40, 41, 42 Twyman (VG/EX), 56 Arazin IA (EX), 48, 50, 51 Gola IA (VG/EX), 53 Hagan IA (VG/EX), 56, 57, 59 Pettit IA (VG/EX), 60 Ramsey IA (EX), 644 Schayes IA (EX), 65 Twyman IA (EX).  Duplicates include #5, 6 (2), 11 (2), 26, 27, 30 (2), 32 (2),33,  35 Ramsey (G), 37 Rodgers (VG), 45 Arazin IA (VG/EX), 48, 50, 56, 63 Schayes IA (VG), and 65 Twyman IA (VG/EX).  A condition breakdown for the entire group is 5% EX/MT, 26% EX, 47% VG/EX, 14% VG, 7% G with a few lesser.  An outstanding collection of clean, attractive cards, 61 in total.

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