Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/21/2024
Released a year after Wayne Gretzky arrive on the NHL scene and changed the overall landscape of the game, O-Pee-Chee’s 1980-81 hockey card effort is highlighted by Wayne’s second-year card, his four other appearances and the rookie cards of Hall of Famers Mark Messier, Ray Bourque and Mike Gartner. Comprised of 396 total cards in the checklist, offered here is this lot of 285+ cards from the 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee hockey release that have been signed by the player pictured on the front. Paced by autographed examples of 6-Ratelle (EX to EX-MT - slightly off-center), 50-Sittler (EX to EX-MT - 60-40 centering), 55-Clarke (EX - small ding at top left corner), 62-McDonald (EX - corner wear at top left), 67-Goulet RC (x2 - one around EX to EX-MT and the other around EX with a very small ding at the top border), 74-Park (EX to EX-MT - slight diamond cut), 81-Dionne (VG to VG-EX - tiny crease at top left), 82-Lafleur (EX to EX-MT), 100-P. Esposito (EX to EX-MT - 90-10 centering) and 195-Gartner RC (x2 - one around EX to EX-MT with a small ding at the bottom left and the other around EX with a ding at the bottom left side). all of the cards just listed are signed in either blue or black ballpoint pen with the autographs legible and largely displaying well despite a couple that show varying degrees of fading from age. Additionally, the prime dozen examples listed above are accompanied by a JSA Auction LOA.
Also including a group of three (3) cards of Wayne Gretzky that feature stamped signatures of "The Great One" over their reverses, also included with the group is twenty-one (21) cards featuring the images and signatures of players that have gone on to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame that features Phil Esposito (x2 - both signed on Rangers team checklist card), Mark Howe (x6 - two signed on his all-star card and four signed on his regular series release), Dave Keon, Bill Barber, Darryl Sittler (x4 - two signed on the Maple Leafs team checklist card, one of which is on the reverse with the other two on his main series card), Rogatien Vachon, Larry Robinson (all-star card), Mike Gartner (signed on Capitals team checklist card), Bobby Clarke, Serge Savard, Marcel Dionne and Jean Ratelle. Once again, the autograph condition story is largely the same as stated above with the cards in the overall grade ranges of VG-EX to EX or better for the most part. Finally, the rest of the lot presents in the same condition range of VG-EX to EX or better. Please note, the JSA Auction LOA that accompanies the group is ONLY for the first twelve (12) cards listed above.
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