Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/19/2023
Two of the greatest to ever play in the National Hockey League and the topic of a long running debate on who is the better player, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux paired up to score with 1:26 remaining to secure Canada the 1987 Canada Cup over the Soviet Union. Both the cover boys of the NHL during the 1980s and 1990s, offered here, is this lot of Gretzky and Lemieux O-Pee-Chee hockey cards dating between 1980-81 and 1987-88 totalling ten (10). Led by a group of six (6) graded offerings that include two (2) copies of his 1980-81 OPC Record Breaker card which have earned marks of PSA EX-MT 6 with a "MC" miscut designation and KSA ENM 6 respectively, the rest of the graded group, all featuring "The Great One" includes a 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee #87 All-Star that displays a KSA ENM+ 6.5 mark, a 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #106 that has earned a KSA NMM+ 8.5, a 1982-83 O-Pee-Chee #240 Assist Leader that's been assessed a KSA mark of ENM+ 6.5 and finally, a 1984-85 O-Pee-Chee #374 Hart Trophy with a KSA grade of ENM+ 6.5 as well. All housed in holders that remain in excellent condition and show just light scratches, the raw cards of the lot total four (4) and feature Lemieux offerings from 1986-87 O-Pee-Chee (card #122) that falls into the range of EX to EX+ with slight corner fuzz and centering issues while his 3rd year card is also included from the 1987-88 OPC set (card #15) that is in the scope of EX to EX-MT. For the Gretzky's, both cards are from 1980-81 OPC in the form of his regular series 2nd year card (#250) with one in the vicinity of EX to EX+ that is complete off-center and the other a bit lower on the scale at VG to VG-EX with a light crease along the left side. A fabulous little group for any Gretzky or Lemieux aficionado, the group also comes with a 1991-92 Topps Stadium Club card of Wayne that has been graded 10 Mint or Better by BCCG as well as a raw custom card showing Wayne in his WHA days as a member of the Indianapolis Racers.
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