Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/28/2023
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 main series O-Pee-Chee cards from his first and second seasons of play in the National Hockey League, 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 cards to always-in-demand status, with collectors from all segments of the hobby becoming aware in recent times of the importance that "The Great One" holds, even 24 years after his retirement. Offered here, we present this paring of Gretzky cards that is made up of his key 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee rookie card and his second year 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee release. Both having been graded by PSA, the rookie card sports a mark of EX 5 for its effort and retains good colours while the image on the front is a bit off-center from top-to-bottom. Also showing wear to the corners, rough cut edges OPC releases of the era are known for are observed all the way around. For the 2nd year card, deemed worthy of an EX-MT 6 designation, the card shows an image on the front that is off-center from right-to-left while good colours are found to be present. Sporting light corner wear and a rough cut right edge, the card has been accented further by the fact that Gretzky has signed over the front with a black marker ink signature that displays without issue and has been deemed to be "authentic". With both of the holders in flaw free excellent condition as both cards were just returned from encapsulation, don't miss out on this pair of all-important specimens for your all-important collection!
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