@Tomi said:
Just arrived. The only graded card from the team issue. Very tough with these oversized issues grading high. Happy to add it to the PC. Enjoy.
Beautiful addition to your collection.
What year uniform is this from ? my knowledge about the card itself is limited. Can you shine some light on it ? JD McCarthy photo ?
@Tomi said:
Just arrived. The only graded card from the team issue. Very tough with these oversized issues grading high. Happy to add it to the PC. Enjoy.
Beautiful addition to your collection.
What year uniform is this from ? my knowledge about the card itself is limited. Can you shine some light on it ? JD McCarthy photo ?
It's a McCarthy Postcard. 1966 I believe. Uniform looks like rookie year before they changed it up the following year.
Tomi- you know which is more rare. The yellow print Phil Esposito on the back, or the yellow print Bobby Orr on the back ?
They weren’t in vending. Only came from wax packs.
This card must have come from the Mastro auction. Vending cards were always o/c. No exceptions.
Never mind . Just heard from Bobby. He said no one knows but someone had a 4x better chance of finding Gordie Howe card #193 with the number than finding the cards with the yellow print on the back of the Norris trophy card. He wasn’t sure if the Esposito or Orr was tougher to find, but based on eBay history I feel it’s the Orr.
Based upon a listing on Ebay, I questioned myself whether Orr was in my unopened Linnett Bruins pack. Without opening the pack, I was able to determine that the third card was Ken Hodge. So, there is a second Bruins pack that has Orr, Terry O'Reilly and an undetermined Bruin, I have to admit, I am pretty disappointed.
Like many others I feel Bobby Orr was the greatest ever. This is one of my favorite cards with Ken Dryden whose .922 all time save percentage is only equaled by Hasek at .922
So two of the best ever on this card.
Obviously I want Dryden’s auto on this card as well. I email Marcel Dionne at his store in Niagara and ask him if I sent this card and a check could he get Ken to sign without personalizing. He politely responds that can’t happen even though Dryden visits him there sometimes. Dionne’s daughter runs a restaurant next door too.
So I have this written and signed by Ken.
Guess who is very tempted to cut that signature out and perfectly place it behind his head on the card.
I’m not sure what I’m going to do with my next 74 All Star. Not sure what color ink to use. Going to try to get both Cheevers and Orr on it. Any suggestions ?
Regarding the 1974 All Star card, I have same question. Gold does look nice now that I see one signed. My other thought was blue down where Bruins and Bobby Orr is shown.
Regarding the 1974 All Star card, I have same question. Gold does look nice now that I see one signed. My other thought was blue down where Bruins and Bobby Orr is shown.
I’m right there with you. In an all black card the gold is sweet. Nothing beats it. Yet when it’s partial black, it’s hard to decide.
Hate to say this but the 1967 set in general is my least favorite hockey set despite it having 2nd year Orr and rookie of Sanderson.. Having said that, i like black on that card. A blue autograhed 1967 Orr sold late last year. Meh at best.
Boston vs. Montreal was epic.
Orr and Dryden two of the best ever.
Marcel Dionne told me no chance of Ken ever signing this. So bought one of his signed books. I like it a lot. Still have some cutting to do on the paper around the Dryden.
@Tomi said:
Just arrived. The only graded card from the team issue. Very tough with these oversized issues grading high. Happy to add it to the PC. Enjoy.
Beautiful addition to your collection.
What year uniform is this from ? my knowledge about the card itself is limited. Can you shine some light on it ? JD McCarthy photo ?
Love that team issued Orr. Wow, how did you come across that if you dont mind me asking...that is freaking awesome!
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Beautiful addition to your collection.
What year uniform is this from ? my knowledge about the card itself is limited. Can you shine some light on it ? JD McCarthy photo ?
It's a McCarthy Postcard. 1966 I believe. Uniform looks like rookie year before they changed it up the following year.
Tomi- you know which is more rare. The yellow print Phil Esposito on the back, or the yellow print Bobby Orr on the back ?
They weren’t in vending. Only came from wax packs.
This card must have come from the Mastro auction. Vending cards were always o/c. No exceptions.
Never mind . Just heard from Bobby. He said no one knows but someone had a 4x better chance of finding Gordie Howe card #193 with the number than finding the cards with the yellow print on the back of the Norris trophy card. He wasn’t sure if the Esposito or Orr was tougher to find, but based on eBay history I feel it’s the Orr.
Based upon a listing on Ebay, I questioned myself whether Orr was in my unopened Linnett Bruins pack. Without opening the pack, I was able to determine that the third card was Ken Hodge. So, there is a second Bruins pack that has Orr, Terry O'Reilly and an undetermined Bruin, I have to admit, I am pretty disappointed.
Anyone know how difficult this item is ? Seems like a good sale price or no ? I would think that may be a tough item to find complete ?
I’m getting some O-PEE-CHEE’s ready to send down to Orr.
Anyone care to take a shot at these five former Bruins.
I will give it a shot. Bourque, Orr, Bucyk, Neely & Sandford.
Eyebone
Ray Bourque, Bobby Orr, John Bucyk, Cam Neely & Milt Schmidt
Last one. Which 1970s TV show does this most resemble ?
Starsky & Hutch!
Bosox1976
Well this is a very nice price that was paid yesterday. Anyone else with some recent price rises in cards or memorabilia ?
No label on it was the driver.
Like many others I feel Bobby Orr was the greatest ever. This is one of my favorite cards with Ken Dryden whose .922 all time save percentage is only equaled by Hasek at .922
So two of the best ever on this card.
Obviously I want Dryden’s auto on this card as well. I email Marcel Dionne at his store in Niagara and ask him if I sent this card and a check could he get Ken to sign without personalizing. He politely responds that can’t happen even though Dryden visits him there sometimes. Dionne’s daughter runs a restaurant next door too.
So I have this written and signed by Ken.
Guess who is very tempted to cut that signature out and perfectly place it behind his head on the card.
A package just arrived from Bobby’s summer address and with his handwriting on the box.
I'm not a hockey fan or collector, but this thread is tremendous! Player collecting at it's finest. Thanks for sharing
The suspense is killing me...pictures please!
Only if you agree to look at crappy phone pictures. Lol
Then I’ll post them.
Agree!!! I love signed Orr stuff!
A few more coming.
Very nice!!!
I’ll post the last one tomorrow. Need to get a good pair of scissors first. Will explain later.
O-Pee-Chee
I like 68 Topps or opc signed.
The layout of the card is ideal for ink.
Black ink thrives on 68 # 2
the way gold ink thrives on the
70 opc all star.
I’m not sure what I’m going to do with my next 74 All Star. Not sure what color ink to use. Going to try to get both Cheevers and Orr on it. Any suggestions ?
Show off...ha. Very nice.
Regarding the 1974 All Star card, I have same question. Gold does look nice now that I see one signed. My other thought was blue down where Bruins and Bobby Orr is shown.
I’m right there with you. In an all black card the gold is sweet. Nothing beats it. Yet when it’s partial black, it’s hard to decide.
This is a tough one too. Would you do black or blue ? I’m thinking blue would be best, but I also think black would be sweet.
Hate to say this but the 1967 set in general is my least favorite hockey set despite it having 2nd year Orr and rookie of Sanderson.. Having said that, i like black on that card. A blue autograhed 1967 Orr sold late last year. Meh at best.
Adding
For me, the 1967 set looks like pepto bismal with that pink color. Brutal
Boston vs. Montreal was epic.
Orr and Dryden two of the best ever.
Marcel Dionne told me no chance of Ken ever signing this. So bought one of his signed books. I like it a lot. Still have some cutting to do on the paper around the Dryden.
I totally dig it. Two beautiful signatures. Both real. One on card. One inside holder. One of my favorites.
I only like card #92 from 1967. Not the other two.
Love that team issued Orr. Wow, how did you come across that if you dont mind me asking...that is freaking awesome!
Well. I guess I’ve seen it all now.
A seller just listed some old signed Orr PSA cards on eBay. 68 through 74.
Problem is Bobby didn’t put those #4’s on them. His #4’s never look like that. The ink looks different too.
Check it out and lmk what you think.
Here’s one of them.
Bobby’s been signing a lot without the #4 lately.
His #4 never loops like that and he’s got 4 or 5 for sale with that loop.
Out of 70 signed items in my collection here is the closest one to a loop, and it usually is at the top, not the middle.
This one is actually the closest one to all his, but it’s straight. Not curvy like his are. Bobby’s fours never look like his imo.
Some more of his 4s.
Here’s a link to his auctions and another bad #4 with different ink.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195202060984?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=9jYMRibtT0W&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=l0X1ohu8Sm2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
That’s a very strong price. Under these economic conditions ?