Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Winter 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2023
Displaying its well-known blue borders, Wayne Gretzky’s iconic rookie card headlines the 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee set of 396-cards with this rendition of card #18 having been graded VG-EX 4 by SGC. Slightly off-center right-to-left, Wayne’s first year offering shows corner and edge wear along with liquid staining along the top edge. An additional 76 slabbed specimens are observed with examples from PSA, SGC and KSA represented. Led by a trio of PSA MINT 9’s of Rogatien Vachon, Billy Smith and the Red Wings team checklist, PSA NM-MT+ 8.5’s total two (2) with examples of the Winnipeg Jets team checklist and Charlie Simmer present. Twenty-nine (29) PSA NM-MT 8’s are featured, the largest numerical representation, including card #’s 23-Park, 50-Robinson, 80-T. Esposito, 82-Oilers Checklist, 101-Savard, 120-Sittler, 129-Redmond, 149-Martin, 150-Dryden, 155-Mikita, 160-Dionne, 161-Bossy Record Breaker, 163-Whalers Checklist, 166-Hill, 172-Sheppard, 175-Gordie Howe, 180-Perreault, 188-Vail, 189-Myre, 205-Howatt, 245-Bruins, 246-Sabres, 247-Black Hawks, 250-Kings, 258-Maple Leafs, 259-Canucks, 260-Capitals, 261-Nordiques and 371-Semenko. PSA NM 7’s include 85-Cheevers, 100-Trottier, 128-Bulley, 140-Barber, 146-Tonelli, 153-McDonald, 164-Park Record Breaker, 170-Gainey, 185-Hull, 199-Ribble, 206-Smith, 216-Mark Howe, 220-P. Esposito, 241-Linseman, 248-Rockies, 255-Flyers, 257-Blues, 281-Millen and 386-Melrose. The last of the PSA slabs include four EX-MT 6’s of 135-Lapointe, 138-Connor, 200-Lafleur and 279-Keon while a lone EX 5 is found of 230-Bossy. SGC graded cards include additional VG-EX 4’s of 165-Trottier Record Breaker and 215-Federko, a VG-EX+ of 125-Clarke, an EX 5 of 281-Millen, two EX-NM 6’s of 225-Ratelle and 253-Islanders, two EX-NM+ 6.5’s of 40-Salming and 254-Rangers, four NM 7’s of 90-Shutt, 130-Gillies, 251-North Stars and 256-Penguins, a lone NM-MT 8 of 244-Flames and two “AUTHENTIC” but not meeting the minimum size requirement of 70-Potvin and 235-Vachon. Lastly, three KSA slabs round out the graded examples in the form of two NM+ 7.5’s of 244-Flames and 245-Bruins as well as a MINT 9 252-Canadiens. For the raw cards, housed in 9-pocket binder pages, seven cards are not present including the Gretzky rookie card making for an additional 70 raw examples that are included when you factor in the graded cards. Displaying the in the vicinity of mostly VG/EX condition in our opinion with some better examples as well as some exceptions, Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull are seen in the scope of VG/EX+ while the three checklists remain unmarked.
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