Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2024
Hailing from the final season of "Original Six" play in the National Hockey League, the 1966-67 Topps set featured a checklist consisting of 132 total cards and was spearheaded by the key first year card of none other than possibly the greatest defenseman the game has ever seen, Bobby Orr. All horizontally orientated and featuring a design that mimics that of a television set, with player images superimposed in front of a backdrop of a game crowd, offered here is this near-complete set of Topps' 1966-67 hockey release that includes 113 of the set's 132 cards, with each having been signed by the player featured over the front. All having been certified as being "Authentic" by PSA/DNA, with the cards deemed to be authentic as well (of note, card #20 of Marcel Pronovost has only had the signature authenticated, not the card itself), the group is headlined by a total of twenty-six (26) cards that have been signed by now deceased inductees of the Hockey Hall of Fame including 2-Gump Worsley, 8-Henri Richard, 11-Punch Imlach, 12-Johnny Bower, 16-Allen Stanley, 20-Marcel Pronovost, 21-Emile Francis, 26-Rod Gilbert, 42-Sid Abel, 44-Andy Bathgate, 50-Leo Boivin, 59-Pierre Pilote, 62-Stan Mikita, 64-Bobby Hull "Leading Scorer", 65-Charlie Hodge/Gump Worsley "Vezina Trophy", 73-Jean Beliveau, 79-Red Kelly, 84-George Armstrong, 85-Boom Boom Geoffrion, 91-Harry Howell, 112-Bobby Hull, 123-Pierre Pilote AS, 124-Stan Mikita AS, 127-Jean Beliveau AS, 128-Allen Stanley AS and 130-Gump Worsley AS. Also including a group of seventeen (17) cards featuring the images and signatures of HHOF inductees that are still with us, present in this group are the likes of 19-Bob Pulford, 23-Eddie Giacomin, 29-Jean Ratelle, 31-Harry Sinden, 39-Johnny Bucyk, 52-Norm Ullman, 54-Glenn Hall, 63-Phil Esposito, 67-Jacques Laperriere, 71-Dick Duff, 72-Yvan Cournoyer, 77-Frank Mahovlich, 78-Dave Keon, 102-Alex Delvecchio, 122-Jacques Laperriere AS, 126-Glenn Hall AS and 131-Frank Mahovlich AS. Moving on to the back half of the lot, the group of cards signed by deceased players includes 3-Jean-Guy Talbot, 6-Jim Roberts, 9-Claude Provost, 17-Eddie Shack, 27-Bob Nevin, 34-Bob Woytowich, 36-Gilles Marotte, 41-Pit Martin, 45-Dean Prentice, 47-Gary Bergman, 48-Bryan Watson, 53-Billy Reay, 56-Fred Stanfield, 57-Pat Stapleton, 60-Eric Nesterenko, 61-Doug Mohns, 70-John Ferguson, 74-Dave Balon, 75-Ralph Backstrom, 76-Jim Pappin, 81-Ron Ellis, 82-Kent Douglas, 83-Bobby Baun, 87-Wayne Hillman, 88-Jim Neilson, 90-Arnie Brown, 93-Reg Fleming, 94-Ron Stewart, 95-Murray Oliver, 96-Ron Murphy, 97-John McKenzie, 107-Hank Bassen, 110-Chico Maki, 111-Doug Jarrett, 116-Lou Angotti, 117-Ken Wharram and 129-Pat Stapleton AS while the contingent of cards of players still living includes 7-Bobby Rousseau, 15-Pete Stemkowski, 16-Brit Selby, 22-Rod Seiling, 24-Don Marshall, 25-Orland Kurtenbach, 28-Phil Goyette, 30-Earl Ingarfield, 32-Ed Westfall, 33-Joe Watson, 40-Wayne Connelly, 46-Paul Henderson, 49-Bob Wall, 51-Bert Marshall, 55-Wally Boyer, 58-Matt Ravlich, 68-Terry Harper, 69-Ted Harris, 86-Vic Hadfield, 89-Al MacNeil, 92-Red Berenson, 99-Ed Johnstone, 100-Ron Schock, 101-Dallas Smith, 103-Pete Mahovlich, 104-Bruce MacGregor, 105-Murray Hall, 106-Floyd Smith, 108-Val Fonteyne, 113-Dennis Hull, 114-Ken Hodge, 115-Denis DeJordy and 132-Bobby Rousseau. With the cards found in a range of conditions, all the autographs having been signed in either blue/black marker ink or ballpoint pen and all remain in excellent condition and bold with only a small number showing light fading from age. Additionally, all the PSA holders are also found to be in excellent condition, showing just light scratches/scuffs that are worth noting for accuracy and all the cards included in the assembly being offered are showing in the listing photographs for you to go over.
Of note, missing for completion are cards 1-Blake, 4-Tremblay, 5-JC Tremblay, 10-Larose, 13-Sawchuk, 14-Walton, 35-Bobby Orr RC, 37-Green, 38-Williams, 43-Crozier, 66-Checklist 1, 80-Horton, 98-Dillabough, 109-Howe, 118-Montreal Canadiens, 119-Detroit Red Wings, 120-Checklist 2, 121-Howe AS, and 125-Hull AS. Photos of all the back of the cards are available to be sent via email.
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