Holiday Auction 2021 Dec 20-Jan 8/9
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/9/2022
Graded NM 7 by PSA. Hall of Famer, in his Rookie Card appearance. Among more than 1,050 copies recorded in PSA's census reporting, just 57 examples (fewer than six percent) have earned a higher, unqualified grade. Orr's rookie card is extremely scarce and desirable, and it's among the most widely sought-after of all hockey cards from any era. The card pictures a very young Bobby Orr, who had not yet played a single game in the NHL at the time the piece was issued. Orr went on to become, without question, the greatest defenseman in the history of hockey. This example of Orr's rookie card boasts attractive display quality. All four of its corners are sharp, and there are mere traces of "touching" at these outermost aspects of the issue's notoriously unforgiving, wood-colored border. The card's original gloss is alluring and essentially intact. An extremely appealing specimen of a tough-to-find Hall of Fame rookie card, in Near Mint condition.