Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Spring 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/31/2022
Yes, the legends/cards in our title headline this surely interesting-to-many-hobbyists collection, with Ken Dryden’s important O-Pee-Chee rookie card considered a respectable VG example, its one-inch diagonal crease being a peripheral one, (through the Canadiens logo), and joined by corner and edge wear. A sharp ’73-74 Larry Robinson RC is just shy of NM (EX-MT+) in our eyes which spot white specks at the two bottom corners. Bobby Orr leads some two dozen ’70-71 OPCs, his card #3 contributing twice (VG+, VG-EX) and joined by several other key/star cards. An EX Gordie Howe, rookie cards of Gilbert Perreault (VG) and Brad Park (EX+), two Bobby Hulls (both EX) and an unmarked #132-2nd Series Checklist (EX+) are most notable and complemented not by commons but by other stars; 1-Cheevers (EX+), Plante, Parent, Phil Esposito, Beliveau, Mikita (3), Horton (3), Mahovlich and a few more, with many EX-or-better. Two 1st Series checklists include one marked but crease-free and another with marks partially erased. Sticker stamp inserts (18) from ’70-71 are appealing, with two Orrs, Howe, Mikita and Sanderson leading the star power and exhibiting some light peripheral wear but no creases (VG-EX to EX characteristics), although the Orrs each have two notorious prick marks from the production process. Bobby’s ’71-72 card #100 exhibits black ink transfer on the front but is otherwise EX, with 251-All-Star multi-creased. Again, duplicates of stars are among over two dozen ’71-72s. Other interesting entries include an unmarked ’73-74 OPC 263-Checklist (VG-EX), a run of Leo Boivin cards in various conditions (his ’52-53 RC is VG+), miscellaneous lower grade Topps and Parkies from the ‘50s and ‘60s (a ’61-62 Howe card is creased/toned (VG)), star and leader cards from ’77-78 and ’79-80, with some rookie cards and duplication present, 14 Wayne Gretzky cards, all of them specials except for two ’81-82s (VG-EX, VG+) and a well-centered Cam Neely RC (NM+). Other goodies are to discover and may include pleasant surprises – check out our images, we’ve attempted to show as much as possible.
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