Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2018
Boxes and cans abound in this lot that feature’s both sealed and opened cans from 1997-98 (86 total – 51 sealed) along with 45 cereal boxes with hockey content, mostly from the 1990s/2000s. Issued by Pinnacle and the first such examples offered in 10-card collector cans, we have a large group from 1997-98 that includes an unopened near-complete set of the regular edition cans (23/24 – needing just Messier for completion), along with an unopened partial set of the gold edition (18/24). There are also three unopened “Fantasy Edition” cans (20 cards per can), along with an additional 7 unopened cans and 24 empty cans from the regular series, and 11 empty cans from the gold series. Included in both near-complete sets are Roy, Brodeur, Vanbiesbrouck, Joseph (regular only), Richter, Thibault, Hebert, Vernon (regular only), Gretzky, Kariya, Forsberg, Lindros, Jagr, Yzerman, Sakic, Koivu, LeClair (regular only), Tkachuk (regular only), Selanne, Bure, Shanahan, Sundin and Brett Hull (regular only). We should also note that chase card odds listed on each can are Coaches Collection – 90 cards 1:7, Executive Collection – 90 cards 1:57, Stoppers – 24 cards 1:7, Inside Track – 30 cards 1:19, and Certified Souvenir – 1 card 1:64,800. The cereal boxes total 45, with 10 unopened examples, along with an additional 8 Lunchables boxes from 1999 with card inserts and a single Bugles box from 1998 featuring Brendan Shanahan. The unopened boxes include a pair of “Gordie Howe Frosted Flakes” (2000), a mini-Wheaties box and 7 that all feature Gretzky from 1998-99 including Shreddies, Honeycomb, Sugar-Crisp and Alpha Bits. The oldest examples in the collection are a Cheerios box (Gretzky cards) from 1986 along with a second Cheerios box advertising NHL stickers from 1988 with a complete unopened set of stickers included. The opened boxes have all been flattened, with expected wear commensurate with both their storage and former use. It should be further added that this lot can only be shipped within Canada unless the cereal from the unopened boxes is discarded.
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