Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Spring 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/2/2023
The rookie cards of three well-known coaches and six now Hall of Fame players have always contributed to the popularity of O-Pee-Chee’s 1974-75 issue, for the first time a big 396-card effort. A rather attractive gathering is to tell you about here, with the assembly in a nice uniform condition range of EX-MT despite many of the cards being off-centered top-to-bottom. For the rookie class, coaches cards of Don Cherry and Scotty Bowman are seen in the condition range of EX-MT to NM and EX to EX-MT respectively with the Bowman offering sporting a small corner crease/ding at the bottom right. For those of HOF inductees, first year cardboard of Steve Shutt, Bob Gainey and Billy Smith lead the way in EX-MT to NM condition while Denis Potvin follows close behind in the vicinity of EX-MT. The final two, RC’s of Maple Leafs teammates Lanny McDonald and Borje Salming are found in G/VG and EX condition scopes, with the McDonald sporting multiple creases. For the star cards, EX-MT to NM specimens of 72-Dionne and 130-Orr AS are present while 232-Lafleur is found in the range of EX-MT. Other stars include 40-Sittler (EX), 100-Orr (VG – Small bottom right corner crease), 155-Dryden (VG-EX to EX – 80/20 centering and a rough right border edge), 200-Esposito (VG-EX to EX – 80/20 centering and a very faint light crease at the top border), and 260-Clarke (EX to EX-MT). Including three (3) other Orr leaders/trophy cards, all the team checklists remain unmarked. For the main series checklists, #54 is in the condition scope of G, remaining unmarked but having creases while #162 is around EX/EX-MT and unmarked and #311 is also unmarked falling closer to the grade range of EX-MT to NM.
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