August 6, 2020: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2020
Behold a blazing 1968 O-Pee-Chee complete set that’s is arguably as good as it gets: Near-Mint to Near-Mint to Mint, with the emphasis to the upper end of the spectrum and only a couple of cards falling to Ex-Mt. Displaying the coveted “vending bend” that bespeaks of uncirculated cardboard, the cards boast blazing, vivid colors and gloss, jostled only by the occasional rough cut that remains such an element of many vintage O-Pee-Chee offerings and some of the customary centering foibles that can be found in products with vending heritage. The breakdown of keys and a handful of condition anomalies: No. 1 Harvey – Very Good, 2 Orr – VG-Ex, Nos. 3-6 VG-Ex, 7 Phil Esposito – Near-Mint, 8 – Ex-Mt, 16 Hull – Nr-Mt-Plus, 20 – VG-Ex, 23 – Nr-Mt o/c, 24 – Nr-Mt o/c, 28 Delvecchio – Nr-Mt o/c, 29 Howe – Nr-Mt to Mt, 31 Mahovlich – Nr-Mt o/c, 34 Sawchuck – Nr-Mt, 56 Worsley – Nr-Mt o/c, 61 Checklist – Nr-Mt-Plus, 62 Cournoyer – Nr-Mt, 63 Lemaire – Nr-Mt, 66 – Nr-Mt o/c, 67 Giacomin – Nr-Mt, 72 Gilbert – Nr-Mt, 85 – Nr-Mt m/c, 89 Parent – Nr-Mt to Mt, 107 – Nr-Mt m/c, 121 Checklist – Nr-Mt o/c, 123 Horton – Nr-Mt to Mt, 131 Ullman – Nr-Mt o/c, 132 – Nr-Mt m/c, 133 – Nr-Mt m/c, 140 Cheevers – Nr-Mt to Mt o/c, 142 – Nr-Mt m/c, 152 – Nr-Mt m/c, 155 Mikita – Nr-Mt to Mt o/c, 164 Vachon – Nr-Mt to Mt, 166 Beliveau – Nr-Mt to Mt m/c, 178 – Nr-Mt m/c, 180 – Nr-Mt m/c, 181 Plante – Nr-Mt, 200 Orr All-Star – Nr-Mt, 202 Mikita All-Star – Nr-Mt to Mt, 203 Howe All-Star – Nr-Mt to Mt, 204 Hull All-Star – Nr-Mt to Mt, and 214 Orr – Nr-Mt to Mt o/c.
High-Grade 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Complete Set (216)
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