Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2025
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/18/2025
Leading the NHL in points in six seasons throughout his HOF career, Mario Lemieux made his presence instantly known as a rookie, scoring 100 points in 73 games in 1984-85. A two-time Stanley Cup champion as a player who have adversity like no other during his storied National Hockey League career and the only player able to be compared to the likes of Wayne Gretzky, offered here, we present this copy of Mario's all-important rookie card that was part of O-Pee-Chee's 1985-86 hockey release, found at #9 in the checklist. Having been inspected and slabbed by the graders at KSA, this particular example of Mario's first-year cardboard was deemed worthy of a NM+ 7.5 assessment for its effort. Sporting an image over the front that is off-center from right-to-left while retaining relatively smooth edges by O-Pee-Chee standards, sharp corners and good colours, the KSA holder shows light scratches and scuffs over both sides that are worth mentioning for accuracy.
It must be noted that the grading standards followed by KSA may not correspond to those currently employed by PSA, BGS or SGC. The outcome of an attempted cross-over of this piece through any of those services, then, would be uncertain and cannot be guaranteed. Please refer to our “SPORTS AND NON-SPORTS TRADING CARD RETURN POLICY” in the “AUCTION RULES”
Please refer to our “SPORTS AND NON-SPORTS TRADING CARD RETURN POLICY” in the “AUCTION RULES”.
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