Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/28/2023
Colourfully bordered and condition sensitive, O-Pee-Chee's 1973-74 hockey release featured a checklist of 264-cards and the first cardboard appearances of key players such as Larry Robinson, Bill Barber, Billy Smith, Terry O'Reilly and Dave Schultz. Offered here, we present this lot of 112 cards from the 1973-74 O-Pee-Chee hockey set that have all been signed over the front by the player that is pictured. Led by a group of twelve (12) key autographed offerings that are accompanied by a JSA Auction LOA, the dozen includes the likes of 6-Mikita (VG to VG-EX - very faint crease on the reverse), 30-Orr (x2 - one around EX to EX-MT with light corner wear and the other around FR to G with rounded corners), 72-Lafleur (FR to G - large crease up the middle), 81-Barber RC (GOOD - top right corner crease), 87-H. Richard (G to VG - dark back - pair of corner dings), 132-Sittler (VG-EX to EX - dark back - tiny ding at top right corner), 145-Mahovlich (G to VG - miscut on the reverse and dings to top two corners), 150-Keon (VG to VG-EX - dark back - large wax stain on reverse), 202-Nystrom RC (x2 - one around G to VG with a dark back that has corner dings/wear and a top border scratch and the other around VG to VG-EX with a light back that has surface wear from humidity) and 237-Robinson RC (GOOD - bend at top left corner and top right corner ding/crease).
For the rest of the lot, notable cards are included of 40-Laperriere (x2 - one around GOOD condition with a small paper scuff on the reverse and the other around VG to VG-EX with a corner ding at the top left), 56-Lemaire (GOOD - dark back - top right corner ding/wear and off-center), 64-Vachon (x2 - one around VG to VG-EX with light corner wear and the other around GOOD condition that is a Topps card which is miscut at the top and has a tiny crease), 87-Richard (GOOD - rounded corners), 90-T. Esposito (GOOD - tiny ink mark on the reverse near the number), 132-Sittler (PR - paper loss on reverse), 150-Keon (G to VG - off-center and crease at top right), 153-Crozier (GOOD - light corner wear and a stain on the reverse) and 156-Gilbert (G to V - corner wear). For the remaining cards, fifty-eight (58) are light backs in the overall condition range of VG to VG-EX (one card has writing on the reverse) while twenty-eight (28) are dark backs around VG to VG-EX (one card has writing on the reverse and one card is scuffed). Additionally, two (2) Topps cards are also present and are found to be in the VG-EX to EX condition scope. Please note, the JSA Auction LOA that accompanies the group is ONLY for the first twelve (12) cards listed above.
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