Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2024
Lot #607:
1981-82 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Signed Hockey Cards (360+) Including Coffey, Lowe, Moog, Dionne, Ciccarelli, Gainey, Lafleur, Robinson, Sittler, Park, Vachon, McDonald, Perreault and Numerous HOFers
The first year that the O-Pee-Chee logo appeared as part of the design over the front, the company's 1981-82 hockey card release featured a total of 396-cards and is highlighted by numerous cards of Wayne Gretzky as well as rookie offerings of names such as Jarri Kurri, Paul Coffey, Glenn Anderson, Don Beaupre, Dino Ciccarelli, Dale Hunter, Tim Kerr, Rejean Lemelin, Kevin Lowe, Andy Moog, Larry Murphy, Denis Savard and Peter Stastny. Offered here, we present this assembly of more than 360 cards of from the 1981-82 OPC release that have all been signed by the players featured over their fronts. Found to be in the overall uniform condition ranges EX, EX to EX-MT and EX-MT to NM throughout, the group includes key examples of 8-Park (EX to EX-MT - back faded - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 10-Vachon (VG to VG-EX - factory print line down the middle - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 30-Perreault (EX-MT to NM - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 77-McDonald (EX-MT to NM - 80-20 centering - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 108-Anderson RC (EX-MT to NM - black ballpoint pen ink signature), 111-Coffey RC (EX to EX-MT - scratching under the signature - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 117-Lowe RC (EX to EX-MT - 90-10 centering - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 120-Moog RC (VG-EX to EX - bend at top right corner - black ballpoint pen ink signature), 128-Howe (EX-MT to NM - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 141-Dionne (EX-MT to NM - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 161-Ciccarelli RC (EX-MT to NM - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 176-Gainey (GOOD - damage at right border - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 177-Lafleur (EX-MT to NM - light surface "snow" - blue ballpoint pen ink signature), 179-Robinson (EX-MT to NM - 85-15 centering - blue ballpoint pen ink signature) and 308-Sittler (EX-MT to NM - blue ballpoint pen ink signature). With all the cards signed with a mix of marker and ballpoint pen ink signatures that are found to display well overall though some show things like fading/lightness and smudging, the rest of the assembly also includes an additional group of key examples that features signed cards of; Ciccarelli (x2), Lowe, Park (x2), McDonald, Howe (x3), Dionne (x8), Trottier, Barber (x2), Clarke (x2), Goulet (x4), Sittler (x4) and Potvin while the contingent of additional signed rookie cards includes; Bannerman (x3), Sutter (x2), Lemelin (x3) and Peplinski (x6). Of note, the group is accompanied by a JSA Auction LOA that is for the first group of fifteen (15) cards listed above.
Please refer to our “SPORTS AND NON-SPORTS TRADING CARD RETURN POLICY” in the “AUCTION RULES”.
By clicking this button, you will IMMEDIATELY bid the amount selected.
By clicking this button, you will submit this amount as your MAXIMUM (absentee) bid. The auction software will place bids on your behalf up to this amount only as it is bid against competitively by other bidder(s).