Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction April 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/30/2024
O-Pee-Chee was back with a 264-card effort for 1986-87 and the Oilers were back on top of the hockey world at season’s end after the Canadiens’ Stanley Cup victory a year earlier. The heroic efforts of playoff MVP Patrick Roy (and his ensuing formidable career) have made Saint Patrick’s rookie card the focal point of OPC’s ’86-87 set, with the example here having been deemed worthy of PSA's mid-grade mark of EX 5. Displaying with excellent colours over the front albeit with an image that is off-center from left-to-right, light touches of wear are observed to the corners and edges that are worth noting for accuracy, but overall don't detract from the overall still high eye appeal the card carries with it. For the remaining 263 cards that make up the rest of the release, the assembly is found to be in the overall high-grade condition state of EX-MT to NM throughout for the most card with a couple of very small exceptions, including the key star cards of 1-Bourque (tiny amount of wear to top left corner) and 186-Messier (small ding to top left corner), both of whom are still seen as being in the vicinity of EX to EX-MT. For the rest of the notable offerings, those of 3-Gretzky, 9-Vanbiesbrouck RC, 11-Yzerman, 56-Fuhr, 122-Lemieux (2nd card), 137-Coffey, 149-Clark RC, 259-Gretzky AL and 260-Gretzky SL (tiny ding at bottom left) are all seen as being in the scope of EX-MT to NM condition. With all the other star cards found in the checklist found in a condition that is consistent with the rest of the set, it is also worth mentioning that the set's two (2) checklist cards, #165 and #198, are both still in an unmarked state. With the Roy securely housed in a PSA holder that remains free from scratches/scuffs, the lucky winning bidder will be pleased with this iconic assembly.
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