Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Fall 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/20/2022
Okay, here we go with a quick summary – just kidding – of a passionate collector’s 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee project, now being passed along and featuring dozens and dozens of interesting components – we hope you have a decent attention span(!). “The Entertainer” fittingly leads the entertaining ensemble, with Eddie Shack’s card #139 one of a half-dozen to earn GEM MT 10 status at PSA, the others being 160-Monahan, 183-Ley RC, 184-Carleton, 191-Balon and 202-Doak. Gordie Howe’s Mr. Hockey (no number) card headlines (40) MINT 9 beauties, all of them 2nd Series cards and mostly commons, with the numbers included below. A NM-MT 8 180-Jacques Plante card is joined by three other 8s (101-White, 158-Popiel, 204-Murphy), with Bobby Orr’s regular issue and Norris Trophy card, 30-Phil Esposito and the (#31) 2nd Series Checklist slabbed NM 7, the same as five others; 66-DeJordy, 80-Marshall, 157-Delvecchio, 179-Ecclestone and 222-Mahovlich All-Star. One EX-MT+ 6.5 (221-Cournoyer AS) and the 1st Series Checklist (EX-MT 6 (MC) segue into a group of 20 EX-MT 6s, led by 4-Savard RC, 12-Hall, 165-Vachon, 189-Sawchuk, 207-Plante/Hall Vezina, All-Star cards of Hall, Horton and Hull, as well as the last card, 231-The Stanley Cup. SGC-encapsulated cards are also in the mix, with four EX/NM 6s, two EX+ 5.5s and a dozen EX 5s – all of them commons. PSA EX 5s total 10 and include star power; 61-Howe, All-Star cards of Gordie, Beliveau and Esposito and Phil’s Art Ross/Hart Trophy card (with 205 on the front and 214 on the back). Tony Esposito’s key rookie card is among 11 PSA VG-EX 4s (also 1-Worsley, 10-Beliveau and 22-Cheevers), while 10 SGC VG/EX 4s also contribute. A PSA VG+ 3.5, two VG 3s, four SGC VG 3s and one PSA GOOD 2 almost complete the graded segment, finished off by a Mr. Hockey card with number 193 included and slabbed 4 VGE by KSA. That leaves 94 raw cards, most of them crease-free and averaging EX to EX+. The Orr All-Star card is a multi-creased low grade condition exception, with 70-Hull dropped to VG+ by a small light crease. Options and possibilities galore await the high bidder here, with the PSA MINT 9 entries not already mentioned being #s 133-135, 137, 141-143, 145-147, 149, 150, 152, 154-B. Hextall RC, 155-Pronovost RC, 156, 159, 161, 162-Libbett RC, 166-170, 172, 173, 176-178, 181, 190, 197, 200, 203, 208, 218, 219 and 226. Finally, it should be noted that other than a small percentage of scratched holders (both Howe Mr. Hockey cards), the holders have been very well cared for
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