Bee Hive hockey cards.

[irv]

And Detroit to close it out. Really glad to see I have a Gordie Howe!!

Johnny Mowers GRP-1
Don Grosso
Herbie Lewis
Martin Barry
Carl Liscombe
Ebbie Goodfellow
Laurence Aurie
Gord Pettinger
Eddie Wares
Archie Wilder
Les Douglas
Ralph Bowman
Joe Carveth
Gus Geisebrecht
Jack Keating
Ken Kilrea
Mud (Madere) Bruneteau
Jimmy Orlando
John Sorrell
Hector Kilrea
Sydney Howe
Jack Stewart
Sid Abel
Norman Smith

Warren Godfrey GRP-2 and all below this point are Group 2’s
Red Kelly
Clare Martin
Marty (Martin) Pavelich
Steve Black (Photo not available?)
Gaye Stewart (Photo not available?)
Fred Glover
Leo Reise JR
Earl Reibel
Bill Dineen
Ben Woit
Terry Sawchuk (NB-No Blade visible)
Bill Delvecchio (Name error, Bill is incorrect. Should be Alex)
Glen Skov
Vic Stasiuk (home, dark sweater, stick blade not visible)
Bob Goldham
Johnny Wilson
Marcel Pronovost
Jimmy Peters (SR. No photo available?)
Tony Leswick (No photo available?)
Metro Prystai
George Gee
Jerry Couture
Jimmy McFadden
Leo (Lidio) Fogolin
Ted Lindsay
Syd Abel
Gordie Howe (Home/dark sweater)

[irv]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

I messed up!

www.beehivehockey.com

Anyone know why the Beehive site above is off line? It's going on a month or more now.

[irv]

PSA still grading Beehives?

Noticed this and never knew they once did or still do?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-Beehive...8AAOSwbsBXk6gp

[Duluth Eskimo]

The Dit Clapper appears good to me. No sense getting it authenticated. If it's real, it's always real. Adding a sticker to it doesn't make it any better. Nice piece and set by the way. On the same note, I am always looking for signed John Mariucci items especially from this set if anyone has one. Take care, Jason

[irv]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

The Dit Clapper appears good to me. No sense getting it authenticated. If it's real, it's always real. Adding a sticker to it doesn't make it any better. Nice piece and set by the way. On the same note, I am always looking for signed John Mariucci items especially from this set if anyone has one. Take care, Jason

Thank you, Jason.

Took a pic a few weeks ago of Dit Clapper Drive in Hastings, Ontario.

He is a local Hero there and was recently Honored with a celebration.

I personally had never heard of him before I received these cards but have done a fair bit of reading about him since.
He was one heck of a hockey player, that is for sure!

[GeorgeBailey2]

Originally Posted by irv

PSA still grading Beehives?

Noticed this and never knew they once did or still do?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-Beehive...8AAOSwbsBXk6gp

I was quite interested in this post and noticed no response.

I went to the PSA registry and looked at the date ranges and found all three groups.

For the Group I & II, grades are only "Authentic". I would suppose this is due to the photo being attached to the cardboard backing. None were for sale, so I was unable to determine when they were graded.

The Group III, due to the border being part of the photo, are basically cards. These had numerical grades. Like the Beliveau, all are new flips, so they have been graded recently. I would assume that the Group I & II are also newly graded based on the low number of slabbed photos. It appears that most of the are currently for sale. While the Beliveau is being auctioned through PWCC, the rest all seem to be from 4SC. Could it be possible that 4SC's is test auctioning a card via PWCC? That would be interesting to know.

[irv]

Originally Posted by GeorgeBailey2

I was quite interested in this post and noticed no response.

I went to the PSA registry and looked at the date ranges and found all three groups.

For the Group I & II, grades are only "Authentic". I would suppose this is due to the photo being attached to the cardboard backing. None were for sale, so I was unable to determine when they were graded.

The Group III, due to the border being part of the photo, are basically cards. These had numerical grades. Like the Beliveau, all are new flips, so they have been graded recently. I would assume that the Group I & II are also newly graded based on the low number of slabbed photos. It appears that most of the are currently for sale. While the Beliveau is being auctioned through PWCC, the rest all seem to be from 4SC. Could it be possible that 4SC's is test auctioning a card via PWCC? That would be interesting to know.

Thanks for the info, George.

I would also tend to believe what you say is likely correct? Seems like the only logical explanation to me anyways.

I recently bid on a couple trophy cards, which seem quite rare, but was unable to win them due to being away.

After I bid, however, I did notice shipping at $40 dollars! In hindsight I guess I am glad I lost but those 2 cards would have been nice to own.

Here's a pic of Dit Clapper Dr. Next time, instead of driving straight through, Hastings, I think I am going to park and check out some of the local shops to see if see any old memorabilia exists anywhere? (That Banjo's restaurant is a great little spot, BTW! )

[GeorgeBailey2]

Fyi, someone had bought it from 4SC and is trying to flip it via PWCC. It is the last day of the auction. It has to go for at least $170 for the guy to break even as he bought for $149 on ebay (thanks to J60 on VHC for that info). I don't see it happening. It will be interesting to see if it breaks $100.

$36.11.....ouch.

[irv]

Originally Posted by GeorgeBailey2

Fyi, someone had bought it from 4SC and is trying to flip it via PWCC. It is the last day of the auction. It has to go for at least $170 for the guy to break even as he bought for $149 on ebay (thanks to J60 on VHC for that info). I don't see it happening. It will be interesting to see if it breaks $100.

It is currently at $20.00 and change with only 6 hrs to go so I don't see it breaking a $100 either, unfortunately, for the seller.

I personally would like to own it but even with the current bid price, shipping, exchange rate, duty etc, it would cost me over a $100 CDN at it's current bid to get it!

On a side note, ever since I inherited my cards, it is surprising to me, considering their rarity, that these cards are not more popular than what they are? But I guess, because it's hockey we are talking about, they'll likely never be, (based on the population/popularity differences between us CDN's and the U.S.) as popular as baseball or basketball and maybe even football cards?