Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/28/2023
Bobby Orr, the Parry Sound, Ontario native who would leave an impression on the hockey world like no other player appears here on his 1966-67 Topps rookie card as he embarked on a sensational, all-too-short ten-year run as our sport's most exciting performer. Orr’s forever-in-demand card #35 of Topps' 1966-67 issue pictures Bobby at 18 and is an absolute prerequisite to an important cardboard collection. Part of the write-up on the back reads "...certainly will become one of the future stars in the NHL. A rushing defenceman who can set up goals as well as score them." Bobby indeed went on to forge his legacy as arguably the greatest player ever to lace on a pair of skates, rendering his rookie cards coveted. Presented here via a specimen that has garnered a mark of VGE 4 after inspection by KSA, the card shows wear/dings to all four (4) corners and is off-center from bottom-to-top, showing some of the name from the next card at the very top edge. Retaining pleasing colours and what appear to be clean surfaces, the card is housed in a KSA holder that sports scratches and scuffs over both sides that are worth noting for accuracy.
It must be noted that the grading standards followed by KSA may not correspond to those currently employed by PSA, BGS or SGC. The outcome of an attempted cross-over of this piece through any of those services, then, would be uncertain and cannot be guaranteed.
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