Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction December 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/13/2022
We’re always pleased to admire and offer thought-provoking bricks like this, with the “Tape Intact” notation always elevating the allure of older boxes of O-Pee-Chee hockey cards. This one is from the season that collectors first saw a budding teenage superstar by the name of Mario Lemieux appear on OPC cards. Upon the young phenom’s 100-point rookie campaign, (a season earlier), the Penguins’ fortune began to rise and thanks to Mario’s prolific exploits in ensuing years, Pittsburgh won back-to-back Stanley Cups, helping to propel ‘85-86 OPC cards of the Montreal native to coveted status. The 48 packs contained in this inviting box each contain seven cards, with Al MacInnis’ rookie card, four different cards of Gretzky, a Lemieux League Leader card and the card issued following Pelle Lindbergh’s death among those involved in OPC’s 264-card effort. Box bottom cards first appeared in '85-86, with the panel here picturing Ruotsalainen, Sutter, Tonelli and Wilson, although the images are partially covered by two BBCE identifying stickers. Very few notable condition issues are detected, with a ding to the upper left corner of the top (to the left of Pat LaFontaine’s image), minor wear to the four corners on the underside, and the edge beneath Doug Wilson’s box bottom card a tad squished. Small stuff in our eyes, with big-time joy awaiting the astute new owner – GEM MT 10 cards are definitely a possibility.
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