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Hockey Cards and Memorabilia
6 Lots
 Lot 218. Autographed “Legends of Detroit” 30” x 25” Color Lithograph by Doug West. Hall of Fame sports stars Gordie Howe, Al Kaline, Dave Bing and Joe Schmidt have all signed this print, #627 of 1,000, which features spectacular images of the Detroit greats by Doug West. The 26 ½” x 20” image area has a Detroit sports motif in the background. All four stars have signed along the lower white margin in pencil, and each has added the number he wore. Howe signed his first name as “Gordon” and added “Mr. Hockey” below his autograph. West also has signed. The autographs are 10s. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $68.
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 Lot 219. Pittsburgh Penguins Autographs - Recchi Signed Stick, Jagr, Outstanding Lemieux. Mark Recchi’s signature is a 10 on a game-used Koho stick. A seven-time All-Star, Recchi played for the Penguins 1989-92. He has scored more than 1,300 points, including 113 with Pittsburgh in the 1990-91 season, and more than 500 goals. Of special interest are two photo albums with 41 autographs on 4” x 6” photos of players in casual clothes. The Mario Lemieux autograph is superb. It is large, bold and unhurried, the best Lemieux signature we’ve seen. Other signers include Ed Patterson (2 signatures), Joe Dziedzic, Alek Stojanov, Tomas Sandstrom, Chris Joseph (2), Dave McLlwain, Chris Wells (4), Dave Roche (2), Markus Naslund (2), Chris Tamer (5), Brad Lauer, Ken Wregget (2), Bryan Trottier, Corey Foster, Jaromir Jagr (3), Bryan Smolinski, Sergei Zubov, Ian Moran, Peter Nedved (2) and Dmitri Mironov (2). One Nedved signature is smudged. The others are nm-m 8 to gem mint 10. Forty-eight autographs. The collection also includes five 8” x 10” photos, four b&w, signed by Ken Wregget. The signatures are 9s and 10s. The color photo is vg-ex. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $113.
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 Lot 220. 5 Pucks Signed by 1991-92 Champion Penguins – Bowman, Lemieux, Trottier, Etc. Guided by new coach Scotty Bowman, the Penguins won their second consecutive Stanley Cup in 1992. Team members Mario Lemieux, Bryan Trottier, Kevin Stevens and Rick Tocchet joined Bowman in signing pucks near the Penguins’ logo, a design used from 1992-2000. The Lemieux signature grades nm 7. The others are mint 9s and gem mint 10s. Bowman, Trottier and Lemieux are in the Hall of Fame. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $125.
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 Lot 221. Pittsburgh Penguins Collection – Lemieux, Crosby Items, Autographs, Etc. Includes publications, photos, cards and more. 1-4. Four publications with Mario Lemieux covers, including The Final Period by Lemieux, 1997 softcover 108-page oversized book, ex. Also, 2002-03 Penguins yearbook, ex; Feb. 2002 Beckett Hockey Collector, ex-m, and 2001 Playoff edition of Rinkside, ex-m. 5. Lemieux store jersey, medium, ex-m. 6-8. Sidney Crosby 8” x 10” photos, one on an 11” x 13” plaque, and the other, an “Ice Breakers” photo matted and framed to 14” x 17”. Nm. Also, a hat with “Crosby 87” on the front, nm. 9. March 2006 Beckett Hockey with Lemieux-Crosby cover, ex. 10-13. Autographs: 8” x 10” color photos signed by Kris Beech, nm 7 to nm-m 8 signature; Toby Peterson, mint 9, and Billy Tibbetts, bold signature but smudged, ex-m 6. Jean-Sebastien Aubin autograph, a 10, on a Penguins NHL hockey puck. 14. 2002-03 media guide, vg+ to ex. 15-18. 2004 and 2006 calendars, 2003-04 guide for season ticket holders, 2002-03 schedule magnet, average vg-ex. 19. 2006-07 Upper Deck Ovation Volume 3 metal box with Crosby on the lid and a pack of 50 unopened cards inside. Ex box, mint cards. 20. Metallic Impressions “Super Mario!” near set, 4 of 5 cards in a tin box with Lemieux on the lid. Nm-m. 21. 2005-06 In the Game “Heroes and Prospects” Update Set of 50 regular cards, nm-m. 22. VHS on the 1997-98 season, unopened. Autographs authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $50.
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 Lot 222. 350 Hockey Autographs Including Parent, Hawerchuk, Jagr and Other Stars. This collection is heavily weighted with Philadelphia Flyers. Most members of the Flyers Hall of Fame are represented: Bernie Parent, Gary Dornhoefer, Reggie Leach, Tim Kerr, Joe Watson, Brian Propp, Mark Howe, Dave Poulin and Ron Hextall. There are multiple autographs of many players, but cards are duplicated. Almost 200 cards are from Topps, O-Pee-Chee or Upper Deck. Topps is the source of about 60 cards, which span 19072-2003. They are signed by such players as Hall of Fame goal Parent (two different) Ross Lonsberry, Watson, Leach, Bob Kelly, Orest Kindrachuk, Dornhoefer, Paul Homgren, Borje Salming, Ron Duguay, Ron Sutter, Hextall, Mark Easton, Roman Cechmanek, Brian Boucher, Jim Veandermer and Ruslan Fedotenko. The group includes a 2003 Certified Autograph of Stanislav Chistov. Among about 40 OPC cards (1975-2003) are autographs of Poulin, Wayne Stephenson, Kindrachuck, Homgren, Behn Wilson, Al Secord, Brian Propp, Mark Howe, Phil Housley, Dave Poulin, Gerard Gallant, Brian Mullen, Valeri Zelepukin and others. Upper Deck issued about 90 of these cards (1990-2007), which have the signatures of such players as Propp, Kerr, Secord, Parent, Bobby Smith, Alexi Zhamnov, Zelepukin, Keith Tkachuk, Daniel Alfredsson, Brendan Witt, Kevin Stevens, Jaromir Jagr (1998 UD Choice #168), Parent (2000 NHL Legends #97), Luke Richardson, Boucher, Eaton, Tony Amonte, Cechmanek, Kim Johnsson and Mike Comrie. Other signers of note include: Dale Hawerchuk, Mike Peca, Glen Wesley and Zelepukin (Pinnacle); Mark Recchi, Chris Chelios, Rick Tocchet, Craig Mactavish and Dave Andreychuk (Pro Set); Eric Lindros, Wendel Clark, Recchi and Zigmund Palffy (Leaf); Michal Handzus, Simon Gagne, Keith Primeau, Boucher and Rod Brind’Amour (BAP); Steve Staios, Daymond Langkow and Chris Therien (Classic);Kerr and Brett Hull, two different, including 1980 #300, from Score; Joni Pitkanen, SP Authentic 2004 ; Tony Amonte (three different) and Marty McSorely (SP), and Eric Desjardins, Pacific Trading. Signatures are overwhelmingly nm-m 8 and better. About 45 autographs grade less than nm-m, and most of these are on new high-gloss cards; about 15 involve Upper Deck cards. The Jagr is gem mint 10 beauty. Based on one guide, the autographs in this collection of Parent (3), Jagr, Hawerchuk, Chelios, Lindros, Brett Hull (2) and Amonte (4) –only 11 of 350 - are worth $150. We’ll start the bidding at half of that, or less than 25 cents per autograph. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $538.
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 Lot 233. 1920s W542 Uncut Strip Set of 10 “Sports Drawings” – 2 Baseball, 2 Boxing, Etc. Similar to the W552 “Baseball Position Drawings,” these cards represent a wide range of sports. The blank-backed strip is 2 9/16” x 14 ½”. Overall, the strip is ex, free of creases except for a tiny crease in the lower right corner and some wear at all four corners. It is cut on a slight diagonal. The cards are #1 Training, 2 Cricket, 3 Tennis, 4 Boxing, 5 Athlete, 6 Roller Skating, 7 Ice Skating, 8 Hockey, 9 Catcher and 10 Pitcher. This is only the second time in 30+ years of collecting that we have seen a complete strip, and this example is very nice.
Winning Bid $40.
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