Vintage Basketball Photos and Postcards

[Copa7]

Here is one of my recent estate purchases. I found 3 Hall of Fame players signed photos. Just look at the penmanship !

[Schlesinj]

I own a few, but this is my favorite. This is a type 1 of the 1963 Picture Pack.

Russel Player Pic.jpg

[Exhibitman]

Here's Rick Barry's bar mitzvah photo:



Looks 13 years old to me...

An ABA Barry:



1967 NBA 1st Team All Stars:



I'd say that five could play against any other era's best five and give them hell.

This is a 1967 George Kalinsky photo of Rudy LaRusso and Cazzie Russell:




That other Russell guy, playing against someone I can't ID



The Doctor is in! 1971 Squires team issue:



Exhibition against the Bullets in preseason. Dr. J lit up Unseld for 30.

Collegiate team issues:





and last but not least, a 1984 Bulls team issue:



i haven't seen one of these offered for sale in a while.

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

Chuck, Jamie, and Adam, those were amazing photo's!!

Thanks for sharing

[D. Bergin]

Michael Jordan / North Carolina

The only thick plastic slabbed photo I own.

[D. Bergin]

I love Pre-Rookie basketball photos.

Here's a 1957 one with 1st year college player Oscar Robertson and High Schooler Jerry Lucas taking in a Celtics vs. Royals NBA game.

The two HOF'ers would end up teaming up years later in the NBA as members of The Cincinnati Royals.

[D. Bergin]

Bob Cousy at Holy Cross College.

c. 1949

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I love Pre-Rookie basketball photos.

Here's a 1957 one with 1st year college player Oscar Robertson and High Schooler Jerry Lucas taking in a Celtics vs. Royals NBA game.

The two HOF'ers would end up teaming up years later in the NBA as members of The Cincinnati Royals.

Wow, that is amazing! Love to see the stars when they were wide-eyed kids! So glad I started this thread... This group has some amazing images.

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Michael Jordan / North Carolina

The only thick plastic slabbed photo I own.

Type I Jordan from college with the tongue out and the MacGregor basketball!! Man these are unreal... Hey Dave, don't forget your old buddy Joe when planning your estate!

[Exhibitman]

This 1959 Hawks premium is one of the more creative ones I've ever seen, and loaded with HOFers:

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Dead-Ball-Hitter

Type I Jordan from college with the tongue out and the MacGregor basketball!! Man these are unreal... Hey Dave, don't forget your old buddy Joe when planning your estate!

Thanks Joe. Wasn't too long ago these type of photos weren't drumming up much interest at all.

I think I picked up the Jordan photo in a Mears auction 10 years ago or so, for less then the price of a 3rd year Jordan Fleer Sticker.

In hindsight, I should have been snatching up every similar type one that became available back then. Way less of them out there, then the cards.