Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/20/2020
Joining the NHL as an expansion club with Vancouver in 1970, the Buffalo Sabres have made two Stanley Cup finals appearances since their inception, with a number of noteworthy superstars proudly waving the sword including famous “French Connection” linemates Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin and Rene Robert. This lot contains a great Sabres postcard and team card collection of approx 648, ranging from the first season in 1970-71, to 2007-08, with 78 examples signed. The breakdown for the items in the group is as follows. 1970-71 – 7 black and white postcards including Perreault, Shack, Dryden and others, 1971-72 – 20 colour postcards including Perreault, Crozier, Imlach and others, 1972-73 – 23 black and white postcards with 1 signed including Horton, Dryden (2, one signed), Crozier, Luce, Robert, Perreault and others, 1973-74 – 26 black and white postcards including Perreault, Horton, Martin, Crozier and others, 1973-74 – 4 Bells Super Sabre cards (Perreault, Lorentz, Crozier and Martin), 1974-75 – 26 black and white postcards with 1 signed including Bromley (signed), Gare, Crozier, Martin and others, late-1970s – 27 black and white postcards including Perreault (2 different), Pronovost (coach), Sauve, Edwards (2 different), Gare and others (a number of glue residue over the reverse), 1980s – 35 misc. postcards including 14 signed with McCourt (signed), Lambert, Gare, Foligno and others, 1980s – 9 player photos including Housley and Foligno, 1983-84 – 22 team-issued photos with 2 signed including Perreault, Foligno, Andreychuk, Housley, Perreault, Barrasso, Peterson (signed) and others, 1985-86 – 26 Blue Shield postcards with 8 signed including Andreychuk, Foligno (signed), Perreault (signed), Housley and others, 1986-87 – 32 Blue Shield postcards with 4 signed including Cyr (signed), Creighton (signed), Perreault, Barrasso and others, 1987-88 – 28 Blue Shield postcards, 1988-89 – 28 Blue Shield postcards, 1989-90 - 24 Blue Shield postcards, 1990-91 – 28 Blue Shield postcards, 1991-92 – 32 Blue Shield postcards including 6 signed with Andreychuk (signed), Draper (signed), Lafontaine, Ramsey (signed), May (signed) and others, 1992-93 – 28 Blue Shield postcards, 1992-93 – 16 Jubilee Foods team cards, 1998-99 – 14 Tops Markets team cards, 1999-00 – 12 team cards, 2000-01 – 22 KeyBank team cards, 1999-00 – 26 Tops Markets team cards, 2001-02 – 35 signed KeyBank team cards (each is signed in matching silver) including Kozlov, Satan, Essensa, Biron and others, 2002-03 – 37 team cards including 7 signed, 2003-04 – 16 team cards, 2004-05 – 20 Sabrekidz Club player photos, 2007-08 – 25 Sabrekidz Club player photos. There are a few additional items including small photos signed by Pierre Turgeon and Craig Simpson. The majority of the photos/cards in the collection remain in beautiful condition with just very light handling wear.
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