1983 Team Canada Mario Lemieux
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Picked up an unopened set of these. 1983 Team Canada World Junior set. The price was good but I knew it was a roll of the dice. About half the cards had issues and the worst one turned out to be the Yzerman but the Lemieux looks really nice.
Here's the POP report for this set
Some info on the set from Beckett's website
This 21-card set features Canada's 1983 National Junior Team. The cards measure approximately 3 1/2" by 5" and feature on the fronts either color posed action shots or close-up photos, shot against a blue background. On a red card face, the photos are enclosed by white borders, and the upper right corner of the picture is cut off to allow space for the team logo. The backs are blank and the unnumbered cards are checklisted below in alphabetical order. The set includes early cards of Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Mike Vernon, Dave Andreychuk, and Pat Verbeek. Three other players on the team who were not at the photo session and therefore not represented in the set are Paul Boutillier, Marc Habscheid, and Brad Shaw. A large team card (approximately 5" by 10 1/4") featuring all the players (except Marc Habscheid) and coaches was also produced. A two-thirds size (measuring approximately 5" by 7 1/4") team card entitled Celebration '82 with Troy Murray holding the Championship Plate as well as a (7 1/4" by 10 1/4") '82 team card were also produced.
Here's the POP report for this set
Some info on the set from Beckett's website
This 21-card set features Canada's 1983 National Junior Team. The cards measure approximately 3 1/2" by 5" and feature on the fronts either color posed action shots or close-up photos, shot against a blue background. On a red card face, the photos are enclosed by white borders, and the upper right corner of the picture is cut off to allow space for the team logo. The backs are blank and the unnumbered cards are checklisted below in alphabetical order. The set includes early cards of Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Mike Vernon, Dave Andreychuk, and Pat Verbeek. Three other players on the team who were not at the photo session and therefore not represented in the set are Paul Boutillier, Marc Habscheid, and Brad Shaw. A large team card (approximately 5" by 10 1/4") featuring all the players (except Marc Habscheid) and coaches was also produced. A two-thirds size (measuring approximately 5" by 7 1/4") team card entitled Celebration '82 with Troy Murray holding the Championship Plate as well as a (7 1/4" by 10 1/4") '82 team card were also produced.
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<< <i>Nice Lemieux! I'm a fan of this set! I have a few cards from it, but this is my favorite.
Curious choice, why James Patrick?
Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
<< <i>Nice pickup. Definitely tough set to crack open and submit. I once got super lucky and bought a sealed set opened it and it yielded a PSA 9 Mario & Yzerman from a sub. First Mike Vernon card and a XRC Andreychuk too. No PSA 10 yet for the Yzerman I have always wanted to cross this Lemieux below to PSA. Not a touch of red missing on the corners or edges:
Wow, that does look like it has a shot at a PSA 10. I'm going to be sending in about a half dozen of these cards including the Lemieux to PSA. Like I said the Yzerman I got looks great a first glance but has a few dents that would bring it down to 4 or lower.
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