Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/26/2021
The dreamy thought and vision of a perfectly-centered, GEM MT 10 Mario Lemieux rookie card is prompted by this mesmerizing offering, released the season after the young phenom had not disappointed during his initial NHL campaign, registering an even 100 points with a lowly Penguins team. Pittsburgh’s fortune and Mario’s performance in ensuing years went up, up to the hockey pinnacle, propelling 1985-86 O-Pee-Chee cards of the Montreal native to coveted status. The 48 packs contained in this inviting box each contain seven cards, with Al MacInnis’ rookie card, four different cards of Gretzky, a Lemieux League Leader card and the card issued following Pelle Lindbergh’s death among those involved in OPC’s 264-card effort. Box bottom cards first appeared in '85-86 and get this, the four-card panel here stars Mario and adds to the allure. Perreault, Ogrodnick and Resch also appear, although all cards are partially covered by two BBCE stickers. The two lower corners (when viewing the bottom) are dinged, with light side-to-side creasing along/near the edge of the bottom and side panels. A one-inch bend in the right side panel above the image of a Jari Kurri card is also to mention, with minor bulging/creasing below “HOCKEY.” As you can see, a big strip of tape originally sealed the box. All insignificant stuff in our eyes, with big decisions to be made by those of you who would like to secure this terrific jackpot.
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