Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction June 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/27/2023
Sure to pique the interest of both collectors and investors alike, especially those with a soft spot for the bleu, blanc et rouge of the Montreal Canadiens, offered here is this 1950s to 2010s Montreal Canadiens hockey card collection that totals 108 and features numerous rookie cards including those of Henri Richard, Ken Dryden, Guy Lafleur, Yvan Cournoyer, Serge Savard and others. Starting with the first-year cardboard of the legendary “Pocket Rocket”, the 1957-58 rookie card of Henri is included, having recently been assessed a mark of FR 1.5 by PSA. For the rest of the notable rookies, the collection is highlighted by those of Jacques Laperriere (1963-64 Parkhurst – VG to VG-EX – corner wear), John Ferguson (1963-64 Parkhurst – G to VG – corner crease), Yvon Cournoyer (1965-66 Topps – GOOD – light creases), Jacques Lemaire (1967-68 Topps – VG to VG-EX – corner wear), Rogie Vachon (1967-68 Topps – EX to EX-MT – 60-40 centering), Serge Savard (1969-70 Topps – VG to VG-EX – light corner wear), Guy Lapointe (1970-71 OPC – EX to EX-MT – light corner wear), Ken Dryden (1971-72 OPC – G to VG – soft corners and off-center), Guy Lafleur (1971-72 OPC – GOOD – crease), Larry Robinson (1973-74 OPC – GOOD to GOOD+ - light but long crease, edge dings, surface residue), Scotty Bowman (1974-75 OPC – G to VG – miscut), Steve Shutt (1974-75 OPC – EX to EX-MT – 90-10 centering), Bob Gainey (1974-75 OPC – GOOD – corner creases and dings plus bottom left side edge ding/fold), Rod Langway (1980-81 OPC – EX-MT to NM – 85-15 centering top-to-bottom), Rick Wamsley (1982-83 OPC – EX to EX-MT – light corner wear), Guy Carbonneau (1983-84 OPC – VG to VG-EX – top left corner crease), Mats Naslund (1983-84 OPC – EX-MT to NM – 80-20 centering), Chris Chelios (1984-85 OPC – EX-MT – 70-30 centering) and Patrick Roy (1985-86 OPC Box Bottom – EX-MT to NM). For notable star cards, our lucky winning bidder will be pleased to find examples of Floyd Currie (1951-52 Parkhurst – FR to G – back damage), Doug Harvey (1952-53 Parkhurst – PR to FR – bad back damage), Maurice Richard (1957-58 Parkhurst – G to VG – crease at the top right), Dickie Moore (1957-58 Parkhurst – VG to VG+ - corner wear), Boom Boom Geoffrion (1961-62 Parkhurst – EX to EX-MT – slightly faded), Jacques Plante (1962-63 Parkhurst – VG to VG+ - corner wear), Jean Beliveau (1964-65 Topps – FR to G – bad corner crease), Toe Blake (1964-65 Topps – EX to EX-MT – slight corner wear) and Henri Richard (1965-66 Topps – VG to VG-EX – slight corner wear). For the rest of the cards, including many vintage offerings of players already listed above from various years throughout their playing careers as well as modern cards from the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s as well, are highlighted by rookie cards of Carey Price (2007-08 Upper Deck Rookie Class), PK Subban (2010-11 Upper Deck Artifacts serial numbered “383/999”) and Nick Suzuki (2019-20 Upper Deck Allure) as well as memorabilia cards of Saku Koivu (2003-04 SP Game-Used “Authentic Fabrics” serial numbered “17/99”), Andrei Kostitsyn (2006-07 Fleer Hot Prospects “Hot Materials”), Alex Kovalev (2007-08 Upper Deck “Game Jersey”), Sergei Kostitsyn (2007-08 UD Sweet Spot “Sweet Beginnings Rookie Jersey” serial numbered “510/599”), PK Subban (2013-14 UD Artifacts Dual Jersey/Patch “Emerald” parallel serial numbered “54/75”), Carey Price (Subban (2013-14 UD Artifacts Dual Jersey/Patch “Emerald” parallel serial numbered “08/75”), Victor Mete (2017-18 UD Premier “Rookie Auto Patch” serial numbered “079/299”), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2018-19 UD Trilogy “Rookie Premiers” Level 1 “Emerald” serial numbered “134/499”) and Max Domi (2018-19 UD Trilogy Jersey “Emerald” parallel serial numbered “086/135”) with most of the cards outside the noted rookies and stars above in the grade range of EX to EX-MT or better barring a few exceptions.
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