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Very nice, Neil. :)

Thanks Irv


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Nice Bee Hive! Here's my last pick-up from the Toronto Expo. It's an early 1980's Edmonton Oilers Wood Plaque that I personally had signed by Paul Coffey & Grant Fuhr at the Expo.

Story goes that this plaque originally hung in the ticket office of Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, former home of the Buffalo Sabres!

That is unique. Great autos to have on it too. I'm going to get up to one of those Toronto expos some day. Can't find good quality early sixties cards here at a fair price. Dealers at shows here who do have hockey seem to think they're holding gold, which they are here, but I think I'd find better options up north. Nice pickup Jeff.

Here's a rare autograph from a guy that played just nine NHL games for the Red Wings. Right up my alley. Unique oddball hockey autos. Tony Licari. Lived to be 99. Got this from Ray here on Net54.

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Normally a baseball only guy. I picked up these and some football cards. I am getting the bug to expand into other sports I think.

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Gee whiz, another great lot.

Started off with some nice hockey choices

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Here's a clean, crisp, centered 1960 Parkhurst Red Kelly. Bought it with my ebay $15.00 off coupon!

Recent BKB and HKY

There's a player who is vastly underrated


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Lew and Wilt.

Here's an original 1976 Canada Cup 3.5" x 5" snapshot photo of Bobby Orr & Ivan Hlinka signed by the two players. This photo was part of a group of photos supplied by Team Canada to the media and comes from the collection of a former sports writer who covered the 1976 Canada Cup Tournament.

Jeff, sweet item there, and rare for sure.


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X2! Very nice P/U, Jeff.

Thanks guys! I just spoke to the seller of the Orr/Hlinka photo on the phone and worked out a deal for 5 more one-of-a-kind signed photos, one is a Vadnais/Orr that is the same as my other photo but has a 1976 postcard back!

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Started in on the non-baseball and I can't stop.


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From the same source as my Hlinka/Orr, here's a 1976 Canada Cup Carol Vadnais/Bobby Orr that has been signed by both of them. This one was turned into a postcard!

Also, a 1964-65 Niagara Falls Flyers Team Photo with early images of Bernie Parent & Derek Sanderson

Very nice, Jeff!

Thanks Irv! Picking up a bunch of rare Orr items lately, here's two more:

• 1971-72 Photograph of Bobby Orr & Derek Sanderson
• 1973-74 Team Issued Photo of Bobby Orr

If there is one hockey player to collect from, it is definitely Orr cards and memorabilia, imo.

I know I wish I had more!

Great P/U's again, Jeff!

Good luck with your quest. :)

Thanks Dale! Dropped by my buddies house and picked up a few more items:

• C.1970's Bobby Orr Team Issued Practice Photo
• 1971-72 Bobby Orr Team Issued Photo Print (Stamped 1976 on reverse)
• C.1990's Bobby Orr Clothing Tag (Broke my rules getting something post playing career but I was told these are near impossible to find)
• C.1970's Chicago Blackhawks Wrist Bands (Unopened & Awesome!)

Wow, Jeff!

Very nice items again!

Here's one of my favourite hockey postcards, a real nice 1912-13 Real Photo Postcard of the Quebec Bulldogs championship team loaded with hall-of-famers! Included in the image are Joe Hall, "Phantom" Joe Malone, Patrick "Paddy" Moran & Tommy Smith. Postally unused and real clean!

Very nice, Jeff!

You keep hitting it out of the park!.

Sweet looking postcard of the Bulldogs. Congrats. That is just an incredibly cool looking postcard and I am not even a hockey collector.

Here's a C. 1930's Lucky Strike Cigarettes Advertising Piece
& Bridge Tally Card

This rare ad piece was meant to be folded with two cigarettes inserted in the holes to create the players legs. The player shown is film star Jack Mulhall

with lindros and bure in, i thought kariya would eventually get in but didn't expect it to be so soon. was hoping to pick up more cards of him (although he rarely signs/signed anything anyway). ud 91 kariya was a white whale.

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1970 Boston Bruins Picture Pack Stanley Cup Champions Bobby Orr Photo

48-49 Mikan Exhibit
 

I've always wanted a George Mikan Rookie. I decide to fill the void with this 48-49 Exhibit card.
Fits in nicely with my other Mikan cards. Both personally pulled.

Great cards, Guys!!

Love those Orr/Hockey P/U's, Jeff!!

I have admired this set for several years. I don't know if PSA has a right proper holder for a 6 X 8 photo (THEIR T-3 HOLDER IS JUST A BIT TOO SMALL; PITY), but the Bobby Orr has enough eye appeal to classify as one of his very best items, taken at the height of his career. As the set celebrates the 1969-70 Stanley Cup Champions, and would have been distributed during the 1970-71 season, its significance is high.

Perhaps many unsold stock packets of them survived, but the sheer attractiveness of the photos is off the charts, and would stand out in any Bobby Orr display, I feel. Many of the shots of his teammates are equally good.

Thanks for sharing. ---Brian Powell

That pic really brings home that at the height of his prowess, Orr was really still practically a kid.

Thanks for the comments guys! Another cool thing about the photo is the texture. It feels a little bit like very fine sand paper or pebbly if you know what I mean.

You're right, JB. The photos have a textured feel to them. Also, the stock is thin, but not opaque under the right conditions. The right condition would be a hefty PSA holder. That's why I dearly wish it would shoehorn into their T-3 holder. Perhaps their holder used for the 1967 Coca-Cola premiums would work, but memory escapes me what its dimensions are. The Bruins team issue photos might require the Mylar bag.

My strong feeling for the hefty PSA holder is that it creates massive protection, and the illusion it's a thicker card. The same holds true for the 1914-15 Cracker Jack baseball, which are extremely thin. Ditto the 1954 Wilson Franks.

Again, thanks for sharing, JB!:D

As an aside, I really admire the photo of Derek Sanderson, "the center of attention", whose contribution to the Big Bad Bruins was immense. The show was on when he and Ed Westfall took the ice to kill one of the many penalties their teammates incurred.

---Brian Powell

I'm a big fan of pre-rookie issues of hall of famers. Here's one I just picked up that I've never seen before, a 1965-66 Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club Team Issued Photo of Brad Park.

Just sold an Aaron Judge RC to buy this guy....how crazy is that?

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A type 1 photo of some guy in a Celtics uniform.

Aaron Judge = Wilt
 

Jason. Great move!

Very nice!

Here are a few Orr items I picked up that I have never seen for sale.

• 1969-70 Bobby Orr Team Issued Card
• 1976 Canada Cup Booklet (Printed in Sweden) Bobby Orr / Börje Salming on the cover
• 1979 Standard Brands Incorporated Promotional Photo Signed by Bobby Orr

Very nice, Jeff!! :)

Picked these beauties up last month for $10 each. Had no idea what "book" was but I felt good at the price. It appears I did well, if it matters. These will be in my collection for a long, long time.

If you want to read my blog post about it, click here.

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Great P/U's, Kin, and great write up about them as well.
I enjoy reading stories like these. :)

Thanks! I'm going to try and get better about posting to N54.
Hope to have more in time.

Here's a real oddball addition to my Orr collection, a 1982 NY Yankees ticket stub signed by Bobby Orr!

Very nice, Jeff. :)

Very unique Orr auto. I like it a lot!

Kevin

Thanks guys! Here's a couple of pre-rookie card items:

• 1979 Dimanche / Dernière Heure Raymond Bourque
• 1983 Dimanche / Dernière Heure Pat LaFontaine

Upgraded my 1973 Bobby Orr Official Fan Club Membership Card. My other copy is currently for sale on the BST if interested!
Jeff

Here's a bunch of other Orr Items I picked up along with my Fan Club Pass. All were acquired in person at my buddy's house outside of Toronto, can't beat that!

• 1968 Bauer Hockey Skates Bobby Orr Promotional Photo
• 1970-71 Bobby Orr Team Issued Card
• 1973 Bobby Orr Official Fan Club Patch
• 1973 Charles Linnett Studios, Inc. Bobby Orr Promotional Photo (Postcard Size)
• 1975 Charles Linnett Studios, Inc. Bobby Orr Photo (Postcard Size)
• Bill Heindl Benefit Hockey Game Program (Winnipeg Arena Friday, April 25, 1980) Bobby Orr Cover Photo
• "An Evening With Bobby Orr" Charity Banquet Ticket (Thursday, April 17, 1997)
• 1971-72 Pepsi Promotional Mail Away Premium Bobby Orr Booklet

From the National:

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Great P/U's again, Jeff and Adam!! I'm envious! :D

Thanks Dale! Here's something else you might enjoy. It's a beautiful 1955 Type I Photo of Bobby Hull with the St. Catharines Teepees. The following note was hand written on the back, maybe by the photographer:

Lil Bobby Hull - Oct 6/55
Pilous (at the time coached the Teepees - future coach of the Blackhawks) knew he'd make a big splash his first day in TP's camp

Great pic and another great P/U, Jeff!

Way to go!

Messier pre-rookie postcard.

Here's my latest hockey pick-up. It's a Charlie Conacher Awards Dinner Program from June 5, 1980. Cover includes an early career signature of Wayne Gretzky, who was honoured that evening as the winner of the Conacher award. Gordie Howe and Bob Gainey signed the inside back cover (don't know who the third signature belongs to).

Bill Davis. Former Premier of Ontario is your unknown signature.

Picked up a few more items from my buddies massive Orr collection I posted earlier:

• 1968-69 Shirriff Coins BOS. #5 Bobby Orr
• 1970-71 Colgate Toothpaste Partial Stamp Sheet. Includes Bobby Orr
• 1972 Canada Cup Media Photograph of Bobby Orr
• 1972-73 Sculptured Wall Plaque - Bobby Orr Fan Club – Light, Pursed Lips Variation (Large Name On Bottom)
• 1977-78 Coca-Cola Mini Card of Bobby Orr

It's getting real tough to find hockey postcards with hall of fame players so I'm real happy a buddy of mine made these available to me. Nothing beats picking up your stuff in person!

• 1907-08 Pembroke Debating Club Hockey Team RPPC. Includes Hall Of Famer Frank Nighbor (Misspelled "Neighbor")
• 1908 Pembroke Lumber Kings Team Postcard. Includes Hall Of Famer Hugh Lehman (Goalie)

Wow!

Great P/U's again, Jeff! :)

I'm not a hockey collector but I love seeing the new acquisitions here, especially the Bobby Orr stuff. Great collections!

Thanks guys! Here's a couple more postcards:

• 1939 Brandon Elks Hockey Team Real Photo Postcard. Includes "Sugar Jim" Henry (Goalie) (back row, fourth from left)
• 1951 Johnny Gottselig Real Photo Postcard (Former Player & Radio Announcer for the Chicago Blackhawks). Signed & mailed by Johnny Gottselig

Here's a couple more tough Bobby Orr pieces:

• 1968-69 Bobby Orr "World Famous Hockey Stars" Coin. Issued by Sudbury Coin Shop Ltd.
• 1972 Bobby Orr American Publishing Corp. Pro Sport Button (Unpunched)

Very nice, Jeff!

Your Orr collection must be getting pretty big by now.

Fantastic pick ups!

Mike

Here's a tough one! Hit the "BIN" button as soon as it was listed on ebay. A 1967-68 Boston Bruins Team Issued Media Photograph of Bobby Orr!

Great score, Jeff!!

Congrats again. :)

Here's a cool pre-rookie pick-up, a 1978-79 Indianapolis Racers Team Issued Media Photo that includes future "Great One" Wayne Gretzky!

Awesome Gretzky piece Jeff or is it an Eddie Mio piece haha! Haven't seen him since the early 80's with the Rangers.

Thanks Tony! I've seen similar photos like that for other teams but not the Racers one with Gretzky.

That is another great piece, Jeff.

Congrats! :)

Here's a cool pre-rookie photo. It's a 1970-71 Photograph of Marcel Dionne when he played for the St. Catharines Black Hawks (taken at Nerses Photo Studio). Established in 1966, Nerses Photo Studio in St Catharines, Ontario is still in business to this day!

Nice score. BTW: On Nov. 2, 1978, Mio, Driscoll and Gretzky were traded to the Edmonton Oilers for $700,000 and future considerations.

Thanks guys! Here are some oddities I picked up today:

• 1961-63 Patterson's Long Fellow Candy Bar Boston Bruins Player Card (Includes Original Advertisement)
• 1974-75 IGA Lucky Puck (Toronto Toros) Frank Mahovlich
• 1972 Stompin' Tom Connors 8 Track (Includes "The Hockey Song") Ken Dryden pictured on front

Great P/U's again, Jeff. 8 tracks, I haven't seen those in years! :)

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Here's a 1979 Edmonton Oilers (WHA) Team Issued 18th Birthday Program Insert Photo of Wayne Gretzky. This photo was inserted into game programs at the January 26th, 1979 WHA Edmonton Oilers game when Wayne signed his big 21-year "personal services" contract with Peter Pocklington's Oilers.

Great piece