Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Fall 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/20/2022
Those who were somehow able to avoid the temptation of “cracking” boxes and cases of O-Pee-Chee’s “Premier” product of 1990-91 are nowadays surely pleased, with an unopened case on the auction block here for those who like the thought of GEM MT 10 and other possibilities. The big box will no doubt excite and provoke and we do not believe we need to spell things out for the majority, but here’s the deal for those who have not been following along the past three decades: During the hockey card boom years, O-Pee-Chee’s “Premier” issue, with improved card stock and overall quality, made a big boom in 1990-91, with collectors hurriedly buying up packs and boxes and store owners having a tough time keeping sufficient stock. The 132-card set stars the rookie cards of now-legends Jaromir Jagr and Sergei Fedorov, while the RC lineup (of 58) also features fellow Hall of Famers Mike Modano, Rob Blake and Mats Sundin, with Jeremy Roenick, Curtis Joseph, Peter Bondra, Alexander Mogilny and Owen Nolan RCs also contributing and accompanied by the likes of Gretzky, Lemieux, Roy, Yzerman, Hull, Sakic and other stars. The possibilities awaiting the high bidder here are numerous, with the case home to 24 boxes which each contain (36) seven-card packs. The case is sealed, with however a split to the tape at one end of the bottom and partially peeled off at the other end. The case has never been opened though, with dings to the underside to note, along with a couple of small piercings in the top of the box. Unopened ’90-91 OPC Premier boxes continue to be popular – 24 will be coming your way if you’re the astute winner of this bonanza.
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