Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction June 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/25/2024
A mesmerizing piece is on the auction block here, with 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee wax packs the first of the 20-cent era and the company’s 396-card set considered a landmark issue due to the inclusion of Wayne Gretzky’s rookie card. And talk about a gorgeous specimen to feast your eyes on, with Global Authentication Inc. certifying the eye candy as “Authentic – Unopened” and awarding the pack an alluring near perfect mark of MINT 9. Showing the card of Bill Barber of the Philadelphia Flyers through the wrapper on the reverse, a high grade Gretzky RC is possibly one of the thirteen (13) other cards on the inside that are joined on the by a piece of bubble gum. The last cards from the NHL playing days of Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull, a second-year Mike Bossy card and an Edmonton Oilers team logo/checklist card are other notables among OPC’s popular blue-bordered cards. Unopened pack aficionados will want to seriously consider this wondrous opportunity, with the GAI holder housing the tempting showing some scratches and scuffs over both sides worth mentioning.
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