Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/24/2024
A splendid opportunity to acquire more than sixty (60) percent of O-Pee-Chee’s 1939-40 issue presents itself here, with the group including sixty-one (61) of the one hundred (100) big 5" x 7" cards that make up the checklist as well as two (2) extras. Paced by a dozen (12) examples that have been assessed and graded by PSA, the slabbed examples feature the key oversized cards of Hall of Famer's #100 Eddie Shore (x2 - PSA VG 3 and PSA FR 1.5) and #72 Syd Howe (PSA VG-EX+ 4.5) while the other graded cards include the likes of #13 Bucko McDonald (PSA EX 5), #41 Bill Hollett (PSA EX 5), #82 Ab DeMarco RC (PSA EX 5), #7 Pete Langelle RC (PSA VG-EX 4), #51 Nick Metz (PSA VG-EX 4), #64 Wilfy Field RC (PSA VG-EX 4), #83 Phil Watson (PSA VG-EX 4), Hank Goldup RC (PSA VG 3) and Don Metz RC (PSA GOOD 2). For the rest of the group, presenting in their original raw and ungraded state in the overall common condition range of G to VG for their efforts, it is worth noting that five (5) cards sport light discoloration to their borders and card #65, the rookie card of Jimmy Orlando, has a small tear along its bottom border. For the key cards, included are the likes of #10 Red Horner (GOOD - slight corner wear and a few small stains over the front), #17 Hooley Smith (FR to G - crease at the top left), #20 Busher Jackson (G to VG - very small wrinkle at the bottom right), #34 Arthur Coulter (G to VG - very small red mark over his shoulder), #36 Lynn Patrick (GOOD - tiny creases that show on the reverse near the bottom), #39 Neil Colville (G to VG - slight corner wear), #46 Cully Dahlstrom RC (FR to G - pinhole at the top border) and #66 Ebbie Goodfellow (GOOD - smudge at the top right border). Missing #'s 1-Hamilton, 2-Broda, 4-Drillon, 5, 6-Apps, 11-Stanowski RC, 14-Schriner, 16, 18-Chapman, 29, 35-Smith RC, 43, 50-Gottselig, 52, 53, 56, 57-Barry, 59-Conacher, 60, 61, 63, 68-Abel RC, 70, 74, 75-Thompson, 76-Seibert RC, 78, 81, 85-Pratt RC, 86-Hextall RC, 87, 89, 91-Weiland RC, 92-Weiland, 94-Dumart RC, 95-Clapper, 97-Brimsek RC, 98-Cowley RC and 99-Bauer RC for completion, don't let this group, hailing from before the NHL’s golden years of the "Original Six", pass you and your all-important vintage collection by!
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