Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Winter 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2023
Becoming increasingly popular during the late-1990s and early-2000’s, cards autographed by the game’s biggest stars became the biggest chase cards for all collectors with none bigger than those signed by “The Great One”, Wayne Gretzky such as the ones offered here. Picturing Gretzky during his time with the New York Rangers and released during his final season and first couple years after retirement, the two cards include a 1998-99 UD Gold Reserve Signature release and a 2000-01 UD SP Game Used Tools of the Trade card. Both sporting fine blue ink signatures penned by the game’s greatest player that display without issue, the Gold Reserve card is serial numbered “143/200” while the Tools of the Trade card exhibits the hand done matching blue ink numbering of “175/300” in the lower left corner as well as a swatch of white jersey taken from a garment worn by Wayne during an NHL game. Both in excellent condition, the 2000-01 card has been inspected and encapsulated by the graders at Beckett who have given the card a mark of NM-MT+ 8.5 with subgrades of Centering 9.5, Corners 8.5, Edges 8.5 and Surface 9 displayed on the back of the label. The autograph on the front has also been graded, deemed a perfect “10”. The greatest player to ever play the game, Wayne, his cards and his autograph will forever be popular.
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