April 3, 2025: Spring Auction
This is a remarkable grouping of a seldom-seen mid-1960s collectible, the charming 1965 Technigraph Football Plaques that feature sculpted helmets of all 26 AFL and NFL clubs at the time in unique 7 ¼-by-8 ½-inch pieces of molded plastic in a simulated frame. Coming at the dawn of the approaching merger of the two competing leagues, the Plaques are an attractive artifact of that period and one not frequently encountered at auction, and certainly not in this form of two-plus complete sets. The colorful plaques involve the raised helmets (two inches) on a profile with a generic player, with team name and logo below, neatly showcased in a ¾-inch simulated gold frame. Most of the pieces present in a highly collectable Ex-Mt to Near-Mint condition, with some exceptions noted. The backs are white cardboard with either advertising and copyright information or checklists and are generally Excellent-Plus, again with some exceptions noted. The NFL checklist includes the expansion franchises Atlanta (1966) and New Orleans (1967); the AFL includes the Dolphins (1966) and Bengals (1968). Under the adage of age before beauty, the listing presents the senior National Football League first. The breakdown: NFL (24) – 1) Atlanta – pinholes; 2) Baltimore (2) – first piece has pinholes, second does not but frame is Good with some back damage; 3) Chicago – pinholes; 4) Cleveland (2) – both have Good frames, one piece has no pinholes but back damage and second has pinholes; 5) Dallas – pinholes; 6) Detroit – pinholes; 7) Green Bay (2) – one has no pinholes but back damage, second is Fair with pinholes and crack to the helmet; 8) Los Angeles – some dirt and pinholes, with Fair frame; 9) Minnesota – pinholes and Good frame; 10) New Orleans (2) – one has no pinholes, VG-Ex frame and back damage, and second has pinholes, dirt, light staining with Ex-Mt frame; 11) New York (2) – one has a few small nicks to the helmet, Good frame and back damage, and the second has more notable nicks to the helmet, pinholes and back damage with Fair frame; 12) Philadelphia – pinholes, and tape residue on Good frame; 13) Pittsburgh (2) – one has no pinholes and Ex-Mt frame, second has pinholes and Good frame; 14) St. Louis – no pinholes, Good frame with back damage; 15) San Francisco (2) – first has no pinholes but back damage and Good frame, second has pinholes and Good frame; and 16) Washington (2 variations) – Yellow helmet and background logo with pinholes and Good frame, second with Silver helmet and background logo, with no pinholes and Good frame; American Football League (13) – 1) Boston (2) – one has damaged front (tape and pinholes) and (mk); 2) Buffalo; 3) Cincinnati – ding to frame and pinholes; 4) Denver (2 variations) – Blue and Red variations, former has pinholes and no back board; 5) Houston; 6) Kansas City – pinholes; 7) Miami – ding to frame and pinholes; 8) New York; 9) Oakland – pinholes; and 10) San Diego (2) – one has pinholes, second has no pinholes but back damage. All of which leaves the bidder with a rare opportunity to pick up such a vast array of these campy collectibles in one fell swoop. Swoop away.
Huge Array of 1965-67 Technigraph AFL/NFL Helmet Plaques, Two Complete Sets With Extras (37)
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