Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/20/2024
Regarded by many to this day as the greatest hockey player to ever lace up a pair of skates, the name Gordie Howe is synonymous with the game loved and played by so many across the world. In a career that spanned over five different decades from 1946-71 and 1973-80, fans and players alike will still find Howe’s name near the top of the all-time leaderboards all these years later. Still one of the most collected players in the hobby and the cornerstone of the famous Howe family, offered here is this group of ten (10) Gordie Howe hockey cards that feature swatches of memorabilia taken from patches, jerseys and sticks worn or used by "Mr. Hockey". Including a 2000-01 UD Piece of History 500th Goal Club card that sports a sliver of wood from stick that was once used by Howe and has since been embedded into the front of it, two (2) other "Pieces of History" cards are also included, from Upper Deck's 2001-02 NHL Legends release, once again featuring pieces taken from sticks used by Howe and picturing him over the fronts during his time spent as a member of the Red Wings in the early 1950s and Whalers in 1979-80. With the next two (2) cards being 2001-01 UD NHL Legends "Timeless Tributes" jersey cards that showcase Howe as a member of the Houston Aeros in the WHA, both examples have pieces of an Aeros jersey worn by him embedded into the front with one being a three-colour swatch and the other a single-colour white swatch, with the card serial numbered "023/100" above the piece of memorabilia. For the last five (5) cards, all from Upper Deck's 2000-01 SP Game-Used release and showing Howe during the 1979 WHA All-Star Game, included are a pair of "SP Tools of the Game" cards with the first sporting a single white mesh jersey swatch and is serial numbered "217/350" while the other features a piece of gorgeous red and blue twill patch and is numbered "17/50". Lastly, a three (3) "SP Tools of the Game Combos" cards that display Howe with the likes of Wayne Gretzky ("024/100"), Steve Yzerman ("023/100") and Brendan Shanahan ("058/100") with each card featuring pieces of all-star game jerseys worn by Howe and the others he is listed alongside as well. All ten (10) cards remain in a raw ungraded form in admirable condition with corner wear/light dings and edge wear/light ding being the most prevalent issues that are seen along with some light surface wear/scratches on a few as well.
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