Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/18/2019
A gorgeous, almost-as-issued rookie card of the legendary Bobby Hull is offered here, with sharp corners, smooth edges and bright vivid colors all contributing to the eye candy. The KSA firm has awarded a lofty of mark 8 NMM to this example of card #66, with an almost-standard side-to-side centering issue to note. Less obvious but to mention is a blue print dot, a tiny circle actually, in the green background and a quarter-inch from the middle of the left border. Pulled from a Topps pack during Bobby's second NHL season, the reverse tells how the "blond husky of brilliant promise" quit high school football to play big league hockey. What a decision, with goalies' nightmares one result, as well as a string of 13 consecutive seasons, starting in 1959-60, of 30-or-more goals, highlighted by five 50-goal seasons. Just two MINT 9 Hull RCs and six NM-MT 8s show up on the PSA Population Report, (with ten 8s with qualifiers), while only two Hull rookies have ever been slabbed 8 by SGC. A couple of light scratches on the back of the KSA holder are to report, with an extremely subtle/light scratch or two detected on the front. A desirable first-rate rookie card of hockey's all-time greatest left winger awaits the high bidder.
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