August 6, 2020: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/6/2020
Here are two complete sets of hockey cards commemorating the long-defunct World Hockey Association, the upstart operation that challenged the NHL in the 1970s and ultimately disbanded in 1979. The sets offer a splendid snapshot of the fabled league which lured away several of the NHL’s premier stars and dramatically altered the landscape of player salaries before folding, with four franchises winding up being added to the NHL’s fiefdom. The O-Pee-Chee sets are in basically Near-Mint or better condition, with super clean cards boasting both vivid colors and a remarkably uniform, consistent presentation, nudged only by the occasional centering concerns and the legendary O-Pee-Chee rough cut that are typically found in the North-of-the-Border issues. Breakdown of keys and condition anomalies for 1976 O-Pee-Chee (132): No. 1 Leaders – VG-Ex, 41 – Good, 50 Howe – Near-Mint, 62 Tremblay – Nr-Mt-Plus, 65 Hull – Nr-Mt to Mt, 66 Hedberg – Nr-Mt to Mt, 72 Howe All-Star – Nr-Mt-Plus, 95 Mark Howe – VG-Ex, 100 Hull – Nr-Mt to Mt, 111 Mahovlich – Nr-Mt to Mt and 117 Checklist – Nr-Mt; 1977 O-Pee-Chee (66): No. 1 Howe – Excellent o/c, 3 Hedberg – Nr-Mt to Mt, 25 Mark Howe – Nr-Mt-Plus, 44 Tremblay – Nr-Mt to Mt, 50 Hull – Nr-Mt to Mt, 58 Checklist – Nr-Mt-Plus, 61 Mahovlich – Nr-Mt to Mt and 66 Burgess – Nr-Mt.
1976 and 1977 O-Pee-Chee WHA Hockey Complete Sets (198)
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