Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/1/2011
Here is a fantastic opportunity! This all-Topps set collection dates back to a sharp 132-card ensemble from 1968-69. It shows very little handling and averages NM, with plenty of NM-MT-or-better cards, with centering issues affecting Orr (EX-MT), Parent RC (NM), Howe (mis-cut) and others. Surely some "9"s and possibly some "10"s included! Next oldest is '73-74 with intermittent dinged corners and overall EX. There's also an almost complete run from '74-75 to '89-90 (only missing '75-76), generally in crease-free shape. The Gretzky RC is well-centered and appears NM, or EX-MT+ at worst, and mirrors the rest. Please visit our website for more specifics on this appealing collection, loaded with important rookie and star cards. Billy Smith RC from ’73-74 is EX-MT with subtle staining affecting Dryden (VG+) and the mis-cut Orr (VG+). Bowman, Cherry and Potvin RCs from ’74-75, along with Orr are in the EX-MT to NM range, with ’76-77 Trottier RC and Orr at EX+ and the set VG-EX to EX. Nicer at EX-MT to NM is the ’77-78 set but without any real money cards. The Bossy rookie from ’78-79 has some surface spotting, less-than-perfect centering and is otherwise EX-MT. Just about all of the ’80-81 cards have been neatly scratched-off, including the otherwise EX+ Bourque RC and the otherwise EX Gretzky. The ’81-82 Gretzky is NM (OC), with Topps then taking a two-year hiatus and returning with an ’84-85 issue that includes Yzerman’s rookie, with the example here grading EX-MT. We also see Mario Lemieux’s key rookie card from the following year as an EX-MT example, with minor corner wear throughout the set. Patrick Roy’s RC from ’86-87 has top-to-bottom centering issues and is otherwise EX-MT. The rest of the sets are deemed NM with a NM-MT Robitaille RC, a Hull RC with a stain in the upper left corner and an EX-MT Sakic RC among the most notable. Checklists and team checklists throughout the collection are not marked. Great chance to secure a whack of Topps issues with one swoop!
By clicking this button, you will IMMEDIATELY bid the amount selected.
By clicking this button, you will submit this amount as your MAXIMUM (absentee) bid. The auction software will place bids on your behalf up to this amount only as it is bid against competitively by other bidder(s).