Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction June 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/27/2023
From the dawning of an era that would see Wayne Gretzky rack up record upon record while leading the Edmonton Oilers to multiple Stanley Cup triumphs comes his cherished O-Pee-Chee rookie card, prompting a look back at his wizardry. Four 200-plus point seasons, (when the previous record was Esposito’s 152), a 92-goal campaign (shattering Phil's record of 76), 50 goals in 39(!) games and so many other, until that time, unheard of numbers propelled Wayne's coveted rookie card to always-in-demand status which has not slowed down even twenty-four years after his retirement, with collectors from all segments of the hobby becoming aware in recent times of the importance of The Great One's RC. Housed comfortably in an older PSA holder that shows a number of scratches over both sides, this copy of Wayne’s coveted first-year cardboard has garnered a grade of NM 7 after inspection at PSA. Showing off-center left-to-right as well as top-to-bottom, the card displays some wear to all four corners as well as the commonly seen rough cut edges O-Pee-Chee is known for while a pair of thin blue print lines are observed on the otherwise clean reverse.
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