Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/1/2011
A magnificent, mind-boggling array of marvelous autographed hockey cards is offered here in this tantalizing trio of sets and near sets which add up to lofty book value. A complete set of 300 Be A Player cards from 1998-99 includes over 60 gold versions, with swell insert sets/singles thrown in. The 2000-01 BAP Signature Series set is just two shy of being complete, with 52 gold versions, while just three cards are missing from a 2001-02 Signature Series of 250, with an additional 39 short prints (lettered as opposed to numbered), also present. Please visit our website for all of the juicy, $$$ details! The 1998-99 set of 300 includes loads of short prints, with the Beckett book price in brackets; Gretzky ($400), Yzerman, Messier and Roy (all $100), Sakic ($80), Brodeur ($80), Hasek ($60), Selanne, Forsberg and Jagr ($50 each). The Bourque SP is a gold version ($100), with other gold notables being Alfredsson, Shanahan, Lidstrom, Theodore and Hossa. Inserts from ’98-99 include a complete set (18) of Playoff Highlights ($125), Game Used Stick cards of Forsberg ($60), Belfour and Mogilny, jersey cards of Federov and Yashin and (18) Milestones. .....2000-01 Signature Series autographs are highlighted by the $750 aforementioned Gretzky SP, with other biggies including Roy ($125), Yzerman ($100), Sakic ($100), Brodeur ($80) and at $50 each, Federov, Sundin, Forsberg, Bourque and Kariya. Needed to complete the set are #s 2-Valeri Bure and 55-Shanahan. Most notable among the gold versions is 186-Iginla. .....A gold Iginla is also present in the 2001-02 BAP ensemble of autographs, with Luongo, Brad Richards, Kovalchuk and Lidstrom among the (61) gold versions. Missing to complete the set are #s 21-Johnson, 46-White and 187-Fernandez. Book value highlights include 59-Fischer SP ($100), 82-Hlavac SP ($125) and, from the “lettered” group of 39, Yzerman ($125), Sakic ($60), Shanahan, Belfour, Roenick and Kariya (all $50 each). Factor in dozens and dozens of $10, $20, $30 and $40 cards, add the beauty of the cards and the autographs and the sum equals a dazzling instant collection for the lucky high bidder to sift through. Good luck with this fabulous lot.
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