1975-1976 Carton-Craft Hockey Heroes Stand-Up Collection (31)

Sold For:

$420

Year:

1975

Auction:

2020 Summer

Lot #:

2752

Category:

Internet Only

Collection of thirty-one oversized stand-ups from the 1975-1976 "Hockey Heroes" series issued by the Carton-Craft Corp. of Buffalo, New York. The cards measure approximately 8.75 x 16 inches and picture an NHL hockey player in a full-length pose. The base of the card at the bottom has the player's facsimile signature printed in black. The reverse is blank. These cards were designed with die-cut backgrounds that were punched out to allow each card to stand up or be hung on the wall. The collection consists of the following: Barber, Cheevers, Clarke, Cournoyer, Harris, Hart, Lafleur, Leach, Lemaire, MacLeish, Mahovlich, McDonald, O'Reilly, Orr, Parent, Park, Potvin, Ratelle, Resch, Riesbrough, Robinson, Salming, Savard, Schultz, Sheppard, Sittler, Thomas, Thompson, Trottier, Westfall and Williams. Thirteen of the cards are still in their original shrink-wrapping, including Bobby Orr. All the cards have a Near Mint appearance. This is a very attractive group of sample cards from this unusual 1970s hockey issue. Total: 31 cards. Reserve $50. Estimate (open).