Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/26/2021
Multiple options await the new owner of these cardboard classics, with Topps’ 1965-66 effort popular for its design and rookie card roster, with this batch good for those of you not all that fond of creases but not requiring high, high grade. Some six dozen entries are crease-free and EX-or-better, with the key Phil Esposito RC EX+ in our book and possibly EX-MT in those of others, although all of the other notable RCs, along with some star cards, are among the examples not present. We see 10 at NM or a tad higher (Stemkowski and Awrey RCs), while another dozen are NM or very close (EX-MT+). Just over 50 cards fall into the EX, EX+ and EX-MT realm (mostly the latter two grades), with highlights being the Black Hawks team card (EX-MT) and EX cards of 59-Hull, 77-Bower, 123-Maple Leafs Team and 126-Canadiens Team. Gordie Howe’s 600 Goals SP card is VG-EX, as are 60-Mikita, 128-Bruins Team and a dozen others, with 1-Blake and 81-Mahovlich (small light crease) a notch lower at VG+. A dozen lesser lights are VG or lower (17-Keon, 55-Hall), with stains affecting the otherwise EX Red Wings and Rangers team cards. There are two 66-1st Checklist cards (one has erased pencil marks (o/w VG) while the other is unmarked but multi-creased (P)), with the other (#121) not present. The full list of missing cards is as follows: 2-Worsley, 3, 6-Beliveau, 9, 12-Sawchuk, 13, 21-Giacomin RC, 31-Cheevers RC, 47-Delvecchio, 49-Ullman, 51-Henderson RC, 63-Stanfield RC, 64-D. Hull RC, 65-Hodge RC, 71-Richard, 76-Cournoyer RC, 79-Horton, 82-Ellis RC, 108-Howe, 109 and 121-Checklist. There are 33 extras (25 different), mostly in the VG to EX range, with two 1-Blake cards (both G) most noteworthy. Yes, much to consider – ’65-66s always have numerous components to describe, with additional aspects deserving of mention being the (only) two cards with obvious coin-rubbed reverses and intermittent varying degrees of toning on the backs.
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