Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/20/2020
There's additional unopened box mystery to these 1981-82 Topps boxes since the company’s 198-card set that year was broken up into different releases – East and West. Cards 1-66 were the same in both but different players were featured on cards numbered 67-132, with “East” or “West” appearing beneath the numbers. There’s no way to tell what’s inside these boxes without opening a pack. Shrink-wrapped boxes each feature 36 (13-card) packs. Possible pulls include early Gretzky, Messier and Bourque cards and RCs of Kurri, Savard, Stastny, Murphy and Ciccarelli. That’s an action shot of the Rangers’ Doug Soetaert on the box tops, with one displaying better than the other. A BBCE hologram and label are affixed to the bottom of the boxes’ shrink wrap, with condition details available on our website.
With more eye appeal is the box where the goalie mask is not partially obstructed by the BBCE logo. Light scuffs in the Rangers uniform are visible, while some dings to the underneath corners have left a 1-1/2" crease in the front panel, near the bottom right corner. There's wear to the edge of the front panel and it and the side panel have been repaired by clear tape. A not-drastic crease in each side panel is also to note but not unsightly. The other box has some scrapes/paper loss in the upper left corner region of the box top, while the small "30¢" section of cardboard is no longer present. A piece of scotch tape seals the box, with the left panel affected by black scuff marks. Multiple possibilities for the new owner with these two mysterious(!) boxes.
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