Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2018
Always appealing and coveted are sets and near sets of pre-war cards, with most of the 1933-34 Series “A” O-Pee-Chee group here exhibiting evidence of once having been held in the accompanying album, with small corner creases, (from having been inserted into album pages), along with corner/edge wear, the grade-lowering flaws. All but five cards are considered rookie cards, with that of Boston’s Eddie Shore leading the RC parade. A small subtle stain affects the otherwise EX Shore, similar to the Charlie Conacher RC which however has a few small stains on the reverse, while the key Howie Morenz example is VG. A couple of VG-EX cards (#s 4, 16) are condition leaders among thre rest, with ten at VG+ (#s 2, 5-Hitchman, 18-Chabot, 25, 27-Weiland, 29, 36, 38-Bill Cook, 39-Johnson, 46) and five at VG (10-Horner, 11, 17, 30, 37). We then see 13 at G or G+, including RCs of Stewart, Clapper, Primeau, Bailey, Hainsworth and Jackson. A dozen P or F cards include 24-Howe, 31-Clancy and 45-Worters. Eleven of 32 duplicates feature Hall of Famers, with Morenz and Conacher among them and condition details on our website. As for the Series “B” set of 24, condition tends to be a tad better, with again, corner bends/creases present. Keys include 49-Siebert RC (F), 50-Joliat (F), 52-Goodfellow RC (VG+), 68-Thompson RC (G) and 72-Bun Cook RC (VG+). An O-Pee-Chee album is G-VG and complements these intriguing raw relics which constitute an instant collection or wonderful and colorful dealer inventory.
Getting back to the Series A duplicates, Morenz is F, while Conacher is P. Better are 12-Primeau (G+), 27-Weiland (VG) and 39-Johnson (VG), with back damage (glue) affecting the other HOFers; 6-Stewart, 33-Jackson and 38-Bill Cook, along with 16 others.
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