Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/3/2024
Always a hit with Edmonton Oilers and Wayne Gretzky collectors, and featuring the club at the on set of its golden era that would see them win a total of five (5) Stanley Cups during the decade of the 1980s, offered here is this uncut sheet from the 1981-82 Red Rooster release that includes the four extremely rare and highly desirable "long hair" variation cards of Wayne Gretzky. Featuring a total of fifteen (15) cards with the factory perforation lines all intact after inspection, the sheet measures approximately 13 3/4" x 10 3/4" and features fellow HOFers Grant Fuhr and Jari Kurri among the eleven (11) other Oilers players pictured. Featuring the four (4) "Long Hair" examples in the bottom row, the story goes that "The Great One" did not approve of the initial image that was used and therefore a second run had to be produced. Also including the likes of Pat Hughes, Brett Callighen, Dave Lumley, Stan Weir, Dave Semenko, Ron Low, Andy Moog, Gary Unger and Mike Forbes, the sheet remains in overall fantastic condition, with the group in its entirety and even just over the four (4) Gretzky cards free from any obscene flaws that are worth noting for accuracy. Displaying just the lightest touches of corner and edge wear throughout its entirety as well as some very light red surface snow from printing that appears even throughout the piece, don't miss out on this one for your all-important collection!
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