1977-78 OPC HOCKEY COMPLETE SET (396/396) + 1978-79 OPC NEAR SET (394/396) inc. MIKE BOSSY RC, BOBBY ORR + MORE!
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This O-Pee-Chee hockey card collection contains one complete set (1977-78) and one near set (1978-79). The winning bidder gets both! The full year-by-year breakdown is as follows:
1977-78 O-PEE-CHEE HOCKEY COMPLETE SET (396/396)
All 396 cards in the 1977-78 O-Pee-Chee hockey set are here including Bobby Orr, Guy Lafleur, Ken Dryden, Bryan Trottier 2nd year and ROOKIE CARDS of Mike Palmateer, Mike Milbury and Paul Holmgren.
CONDITION:
While some of the cards in this set are VG or better, the majority are lower grade with soft corners evident throughout. A portion show creasing which varies in scope. Some are noticeable/heavy including #1 Shutt/Lafleur/Dionne, #227 Barber and #323 Bruins logo and some of the team cards (which are marked on back). Others are minor/moderate in scope such as #211 Palmateer RC.
Typical wax stains affect some including #4, 6, 14, 43, 89, 97, 100 Dryden, 105 Trottier, 111, 120, 122, 131, 146, 154, 246, 250, 259, 264 Bowness RC, 279, 281, 295, 296 325, 349, 351, 352, 354, 368, 379. A small amount have discoloration spots on front including #200 Lafleur and several of the team logos (#329, 331, 337, 339).
#251 Bobby Orr has soft corners (pinch across lower left) but retains a clear image with decent colors and gloss.
1978-79 O-PEE-CHEE HOCKEY NEAR SET (394/396) INC. MIKE BOSSY RC, BOBBY ORR++
394 of the 396 cards in the 1978-79 O-Pee-Chee hockey set are present including Mike Bossy's rookie card (#115) and Bobby Orr's last card (#300).The only cards missing for completion are 2 of the 3 checklists (#24, 297).
CONDITION:
The cards in this near set are a true mix. To elaborate, some are lower grade due to creasing, corner wear or other flaws "including" #1 Bossy RB, #2 Esposito RB, 10 Trottier, #30 Sittler, #67 Bossy/Esposito/Shutt, #90 Lafleur, #115 Bossy RC, #177 Duguay RC, #194 Sabres, #195 Blackhawks, #207 Canucks, #208 Capitals, #210 Robinson (wax stain, some discoloration on front), #300 Orr (heavy crease but card retains VG/EX arguably EX corners), #325 Trottier AS, #326 Lafleur AS, #353 Taylor RC.
Throughout the run, cards like #50 Ken Dryden have corners that are a bit too soft to be called VG "but" retain clear/clean images with decent to nice colors and gloss.
The balance of this near set (and a decent amount overall), ranges from VG or VG/EX to EX, EX+, EX-MT or EX-MT+. Notable names that fall into this group include #15 Parent (EX-MT), #20 Vachon (EX+), #60 Cournoyer (EX), #70 Parent/Dryden/Edwards ("factory crease" but card retains VG/EX corners), #75 Mikita (VG/EX), #78 McDonald (EX), #79 Park (EX-MT), #100 P. Esposito (VG/EX), #105 Resch (print lines across upper left otherwise EX+), #120 Dionne (EX-MT+), #121 Beck RC (EX-MT), #130 Perreault (EX-MT to EX-MT+), #143 Bernie Federko RC (top corners show touches but bottom corners are EX/EX+, clean image on front with nice colors/gloss), #168 Doug Wilson RC (EX+), #180 Lemaire (EX+), #190 Savard (EX+), #200 Montreal Canadiens team (EX corners, unmarked back), #215 Clarke (EX+), #240 Salming (EX-MT+), #245 D. Potvin (bit of surface wear at bottom right, EX corners), #250 T. Esposito (top corners are rubbed but bottom corners are VG/EX, image is clear with decent colors/gloss), #280 Boudreau RC (edge wear along top right, bit of a fuzzy cut but card is VG/EX arguably better), #312 Randy Carlyle RC (VG/EX corners, clear image, good colors and gloss), #319 Brian Sutter RC (VG/EX arguably EX with clear image, decent colors/gloss), #330 Dryden AS (border nick but corners are EX with decent colors/gloss).
8 of the 17 team cards present have clean, check-free backs (Flames, Sabres, Kings, #200 Canadiens, Rangers, Penguins, Maple Leafs, Capitals).
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