Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/21/2020
Building one of the greatest NHL dynasties of the modern era, the Edmonton Oilers began their rise to stardom upon entry into the world’s fastest league in 1979-80, anchored by the best player the game has ever witnessed. Seven Conference championships have been won by the Oilers since 1982-83, with the Stanley Cup brought to Alberta five times throughout the 1980s. This lot contains a great Oilers postcard and team card collection of approx 695, ranging from 1979-80, to 2004-05, with 34 examples signed. Highlights include a first season Gretzky postcard, along with additional Gretzky items. The breakdown for the items in the group is as follows. 1979-80 – 24 postcards including Gretzky (just a tiny bit of surface wear is visible), Messier, Lumley, Dryden, Semenko, Mio, Hunter and others, 1981-82 – 9 signed team cards including Coffey, Kurri, Huddy, Fuhr and others (each has tape residue), 1982-83 – 10 signed team cards including Fogolin, Gregg, Anderson, Moog, Hunter, Huddy and others, 1984-85 – 17 team cards including Gretzky, Messier, Anderson, Fuhr and others, 1985-86 – 22 team cards including Gretzky, 1986-87 – 22 team cards including Gretzky, 1986-87 – 4 oversized team cards, 1987-88 - 22 team cards including Gretzky, 1987-88 – 4 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards including 1 signed (Anderson), 1988-89 – 27 team cards, 1988-89 - 4 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards, 1989-90 – 24 team cards, 1989-90 – 7 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards including 5 signed (Messier, Fuhr, Lowe and others), 1990-91 – 26 team cards including 1 signed (Lowe), 1990-91 – 2 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards including 1 signed (Lowe), 1991-92 – 28 team cards, 1991-92 – 32 oversized team cards, 1992-93 – 9 team cards, 1992-93 – 4 signed oversized Edmonton Journal team cards (Klima, Buchberger, Muni and Ranford), 1993-94 – 35 team cards, 1993-94 – 8 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards, 1994-95 – 26 team cards including 2 signed, 1994-95 – 5 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards including 1 signed (Arnott), 1995-96 – 28 team cards, 1996-97 – 26 team cards, 1996-97 - 5 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards, 1997-98 – 28 team cards, 1997-98 – 10 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards, 1998-99 – 26 team cards, 1999-00 – 24 team cards, 2000-01 – 26 team cards, 2001-02 – 24 team cards, 2001-02 – 23 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards, 2002-03 – 25 team cards, 2002-03 – 19 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards, 2003-04 – 25 team cards, 2003-04 – 19 oversized Edmonton Journal team cards, 2004-05 – 20 team cards, 2004-05 – 29 team cards. The additional misc items include a vintage Gretzky postcard (light wear to corners, very slight corner bend), a Gretzky sculpture card, a 1980s Jofa Gretzky product card (4” x 5” with moderate wear and pinholes), 2 1980s Gretzky JD McCarthy postcards (different variations), an early-1980s Gretzky GWG advertising card (5” x 7” with light wear), a Zellers' picture signed by Risto Siltanen and more. The first season Gretzky postcard remains in beautiful condition with nice corners and just a tiny bit of surface wear along the base, while the JD McCarthy postcards both display nicely, with one sporting just very light wear and edge toning over the reverse, while the second example has a bit of corner and surface wear along the top, with a very slight upper right corner bend, with “These are $1.00 if you want more” handwritten in ballpoint over the reverse. The majority of the remaining postcards/team cards in the collection are in beautiful condition with just very light handling wear.
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