T206 Wagner in Canada

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by balticfox

there was actually no reason for me to trek all the way to the stanley variety because every corner store carried the same bubble gum cards like these hockey cards that i collected in grade two:

Did you collect the Topps hockey cards from the previous year? The reason why I am asking you this is because card #66 is the famous Golden Jet rookie !



Because it was the last card in the set, it is often found in poor shape (first and last cards got handled the most). Furthermore, it was also on the bottom-right corner of the uncut sheet and was cut very poorly. Most ended up being either off-centered or miscut!!

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Did you collect the Topps hockey cards from the previous year?

The first cards I ever owned were actually four of the 1958-59 Topps Hockey cards which I gathered off the street one late February or early March day in 1959. The first three were Detroit Red Wings, but the last was a Chicago Blackhawk. When I saw that big Indian head on the red uniform, I knew that was my favourite team - even though I might have had trouble reading the team name at the time! I have every card but the Bobby Hull in my present day collection. Here are some shots:

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Because it was the last card in the set, it(Bobby Hull) is often found in poor shape (first and last cards got handled the most). Furthermore, it was also on the bottom-right corner of the uncut sheet and was cut very poorly. Most ended up being either off-centered or miscut!!

I bought a VG- one back in 1980 in an antique junk shop but traded it off just over 25 years ago because it wasn't up to my quality standards when it came to condition. I'm looking for one now that's wayyyy off center because I'm indifferent to centering and I'd like to get one for a semi-reasonable price. (I didn't care a whit about centering as a kid so why should I now?) But the card stock of these 1958-59 Topps Hockey often betrays yellowed borders and I still want a Hull that's as sharp and white as my other cards from this set. I'm not sure that the 8 you posted is white enough for my quality standards. I'd need to compare it side-by-side to my others.

[Balticfox]

Here anyway is a picture from a few years ago of old Ang in his den surrounded by his sports memorabilia: