Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction June 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/25/2024
A classic run of near-complete and complete card sets featuring the men who helped write the seven-season history of the World Hockey Association is up for grabs here, led chronologically by a 66-card set from 1974-75 which is led numerically by “The Howes” card. Largely found to be in the condition ranges of EX to EX-MT throughout its entirety with card #47 of Ralph Backstrom a condition exception due to creasing, the key cards include those of 1-"The Howes" (FR to G - surface scratches and corner wear), 40-Mahovlich (EX to EX-MT - slight corner wear), 50-Hull (VG to VG-EX - small bend to the top right corner), 53-Checklist (EX to EX-MT - unmarked) and 64-Plante (G to VG - crease at the bottom left corner). The toughest of the four sets, the ’75-76 assembly features a checklist of 132-cards in all but is missing #'s 1-Hull, 2, 6, 12, 16, 44, 50, 55, 67, 78, 79, 85, 96 and 130. Found be to in the overall condition range of VG-EX to EX, the key cards present include those of 34-Plante (VG to VG-EX - corner wear and wax stain), 65-Hull AS (EX to EX-MT - light corner wear), 66-Howe AS (VG to VG-EX - corner wear and a ding to the right border), 100-Howe (VG-EX to EX - top left corner ding), 110-Mahovlich (G to VG - corner dings) and 131-Checklist (POOR - multiple large creases and marked). For the ’76-77 offerings, once again a 132-card effort with most in EX to EX-MT condition, the key cards include the likes of 50-Howe (EX to EX-MT - slight corner wear), 65-Hull AS (EX to EX-MT - tiny ding at the bottom left), 72-Howe AS (GOOD - crease that is more visible on the reverse), 100-Hull (VG-EX to EX - black mark at the right border), 111-Mahovlich (EX to EX-MT - light surface bubbles) and 117-Checklist (EX-MT - slight wear to the bottom left corner and unmarked). Finally, the '77-'78 release, smaller at 66 cards in total and presenting in the overall condition range of VG-EX to EX throughout, the ensemble is led by the familiar names of the other sets including 1-Howe (FR to G - creased and corner wear), 50-Hull (VG to VG-EX - corner wear and dirty), 58-Checklist (EX-MT to NM - unmarked) and 61-Mahovlich (GOOD - stained and corner wear).
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