July 15, 2021: Summer Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/15/2021
Offered is an outstanding example of the important 1972 Topps Hockey issue, found here in a sparkling essentially Near-Mint or better condition, with nice gloss and vivid color, providing a uniform presentation of all the legendary NHL stars of the era. It comes out to a whopping 75 percent being Near-Mint to Near-Mint to Mint, roughly 24 percent being Excellent to Ex-Mt-Plus and a mere handful of cards below, primarily to VG-Ex. Breakdown of keys and condition anomalies: No. 1 Bruins – Near-Mint-Plus, 8 Stanley Cup – VG-Ex, 17 Leach – Ex-Mt-Plus, 18 Dionne – Nr-Mt, 20 Tony Esposito – Nr-Mt-Plus, 24 Plante – Ex-Mt-Plus, 25 Lemaire – Nr-Mt, 30 Park – Nr-Mt, 35 – Excellent, 39 – Good, 50 Ratelle – Ex-Mt-Plus, 55 Worsley – Nr-Mt, 56 Mikita – Nr-Nt-Plus, 57 LaPointe – Nr-Mt, 59 – Ex, 60 Bucyk – Nr-Mt, 63 Leaders (Orr) – Nr-Mt, 74 – Ex, 79 Lafleur – Nr-Mt, 80 Gilbert – Very Good, 90 Clarke – Ex-Mt, 94 Checklist – VG-Ex (mk), 99 Martin – VG-Ex, 100 Orr – VG-Ex, 103 – Ex, 104 – Ex, 108 – Ex, 109 – Ex-Mt, 110 – Ex, 111 – Ex-Mt, 112 – Ex, 123 Orr All-Star – Ex-Mt, 126 Hull All-Star – Ex, 134 – Ex-Mt, 136 – Ex, 139 – Ex, 141 Delvecchio – Ex-Mt-Plus, 150 Phil Esposito – Nr-Mt, 155 – Ex-Mt, 160 Dryden – Nr-Mt, 165 Giacomin – Nr-Mt, 169 – Ex, 174 Calder Trophy – Nr-Mt to Mt and 176 Conn Smythe Trophy – VG-Ex.
1972 Topps Hockey High-Grade Complete Set (176)
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