Corbeau was a member of the very first Montreal Canadians Stanley Cup championship team. He was also the very first hockey player to play for both Montreal and Toronto Maple Leafs.
He was no Wayne Gretzky, but his hockey lore is pretty decent for many fans up north.
I agree that most people would probably want to own a high grade Vezina over a low grade Corbeau, but still a huge card for many.
Comparing a high grade Vezina to a low grade Corbeau is senseless. A raw Wagner would sell for more than any other raw baseball card in the world. Would the Vezina be the same in hockey?
A higher grade Corbeau rookie would sell for more than the highest graded Vezina rookie. This SGC 1 could sell for $90,000 ? The HIGHEST graded Vezina rookie already sold for $120,000 ?
The Vezina rookie is pretty much his second most expensive card that he has. His 1912 C57 (PSA 5 is the highest grade so far) outsells his rookie card grade for grade every time. Because of the high grade rarity his C57 would be one of the highest non short printed pre-war hockey cards ever sold along with the V145-1 Howie Morenz RC in high grade.You can also make a case for his Sweet Caporal postcard to also be one of the biggest sellers also. As far as the Corbeau, it would be impossible to tell what even a mid-grade card would sell for. His PSA 1 from Classic Auctions sold for well over $50,000 so just keep adding with every higher grade. There are a decent number of Corbeaus that exist but they are pretty much all low grade. I have seen a SGC 3 but that's the highest grade I've seen or heard from anyone else. Start throwing in cards from the "ANONYMOUS" set from the 1920's and then you'll see some huge prices, especially the Howie Morenz. This is what stinks about hockey's rarest and biggest cards, the ones that exist are hardly ever even offered for sale.
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I would think the PSA 8 C55 Vezina would sell for an order of magnitude more than that card.
There are plenty of Vezina rookies.
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<< <i>The Wagner and Corbeau were both stopped during production. Only a few exist.
There are plenty of Vezina rookies. >>
That doesn't mean a Vezina is worth less though. A Vezina sold for $115,950.
<< <i>The Wagner and Corbeau were both stopped during production. Only a few exist.
There are plenty of Vezina rookies. >>
The difference is Wagner and Vezina are both HOFers in their sports and thus highly desirable to collectors.
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He was also the very first hockey player to play for both Montreal and Toronto Maple Leafs.
He was no Wayne Gretzky, but his hockey lore is pretty decent for many fans up north.
I agree that most people would probably want to own a high grade Vezina over a low grade Corbeau, but still a huge card for many.
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This SGC 1 could sell for $90,000 ?
The HIGHEST graded Vezina rookie already sold for $120,000 ?
What would a higher grade Corbeau sell for ?
As far as the Corbeau, it would be impossible to tell what even a mid-grade card would sell for. His PSA 1 from Classic Auctions sold for well over $50,000 so just keep adding with every higher grade. There are a decent number of Corbeaus that exist but they are pretty much all low grade. I have seen a SGC 3 but that's the highest grade I've seen or heard from anyone else.
Start throwing in cards from the "ANONYMOUS" set from the 1920's and then you'll see some huge prices, especially the Howie Morenz.
This is what stinks about hockey's rarest and biggest cards, the ones that exist are hardly ever even offered for sale.
Bert
Wow, that Harry Lumley is quite the find. I wonder why it is Authentic rather than having a numerical grade? Trimmed, altered, or is it both?
Heard from the seller, Lum was recolored in the bottom left corner on front side. What. A. Shame.