Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/5/2019
Over three dozen rookie cards and dozens of star cards, the majority of them in attractive/crease-free condition, combine here for a splendid offering. Led chronologically by a 1961-62 Dave Keon RC (VG), the rookie card lineup features O-Pee-Chee versions of Serge Savard, Clarke and Sittler (all EX), Trottier (NM) and many of the important RCs from the 1980s; Messier, Bourque, Coffey, Yzerman, Gilmour, Chelios, Neely, MacInnis and Robitaille (2), while Topps RC reps include Perreault (NM (ST)), Park (EX+), Bossy (NM), Bourque, D. Savard Brett Hull (3). Star cards span four decades with '54-55 Topps (EX) cards of Delvecchio and Bathgate the earliest. The latter shows up five times, with multiple appearances also from Phil Esposito (9), Clarke, Perreault, Park (3), Lafleur, Gretzky (4) and Lemieux (3), with second-year cards of Wayne (OPC - NM) and Super Mario (EX-MT) notable. Please see our website for more photos and details - this batch is inviting.
Rookie cards not already mentioned are OPC issues of, in chronological order, Gartner, Goulet, Langway, Bellows, Murphy, Hawerchuk, Francis (2, with one creased), Mullen (creased) and Lafontaine, while other Topps RCs are Kurri, Oates, Hatcher, Samuelsson, Shanahan, Nieuwendyk and Probert. .....Highlights among other star cards include half a dozen '57-58 Topps beauties (NM-or-better), all of them picturing Hall of Famers; 21-Lindsay, 34-Delvecchio, 38-Arbour, 48-Kelly, 51-Howell and 60-Bathgate, second-year Topps cards of Clarke, Perreault, Park, Lafleur and Dionne and numerous OPC All-Star and Trophy Winner cards from the late-'60s and early-'70s. Again, overall condition is pleasing, with light corner wear, or at times no corner wear and numerous NM-or-better cards to produce pleasant surprises for the high bidder.
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