Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/20/2024
Perhaps the most famous hockey card set of all-time, cards from O-Pee-Chee’s 1979-80 release came in wax packs that contained 14 cards and cost young ones 20 cents, with the rookie cards of a young phenom by the name of Wayne Gretzky coveted by all by seasons end. Offered here, we present this complete assembly of O-Pee-Chee's iconic 1979-80 hockey release. Paced by a freshly graded copy of Wayne's famed rookie card that has been deemed worthy of an EX 5 designation from PSA, the sought after cardboard presents with overall pleasing centering, bold colours, surfaces that appear clean and relatively sharp corners while the rough cut edges O-Pee-Chee cards of the era are known for is seen along the top and bottom. Additionally, it appears a small indent is found along the bottom edge on the reverse under the tip of the skate blade. For the remaining 395-cards, found to be in an overall fairly uniform condition neighbourhood of EX to EX-MT with some closer to NM as well, it is worth mentioning that card #83 of the Stanley Cup Finals - Canadiens vs. Rangers is creased while the team checklist cards found from #244 to #261 in the checklist are all unmarked. Led by EX-MT to NM cards of 82-Oilers Checklist and 200-Lafleur, card #230 of Mike Bossy is seen as being in the proximity of EX-MT (bottom left corner wear) while those of 125-Clarke (slightly off-center and slight corner wear, 150-Dryden (slight corner wear) and 185-Hull (slight corner wear) are around the neighbourhood of EX to EX-MT for their efforts. Also including VG-EX to EX cards of 175-Howe (light corner fuzz), 237-Checklist (unmarked - surface faded and off-center) and 346-Checklist (unmarked - surface faded on the reverse and off-center), rounding out the set are VG to VG-EX examples of 81-Jets Checklist (unmarked - corner wear), 131-Checklist (unmarked - corner wear) and 163-Whalers Checklist (unmarked - corner wear), don't miss out on this offering of the hobby's most famous set being presented here!
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