1966-1967 Topps Test USA Hockey #35 Bobby Orr Rookie PSA MINT 9 - 1 of 3 - Highest Graded!

Sold For:

$240,000

Year:

1966

Auction:

2025 Spring

Lot #:

1

Category:

Hockey Cards and Memorabilia

Graded MINT 9 by PSA. One of only three examples graded at this level by PSA with none higher! Stunning ultra-high-grade rookie card of Boston Bruins Hall of Famer Bobby Orr from the extremely desirable 1966-1967 Topps Test USA Hockey set. Topps Test USA cards are much more desirable than regular-issue Topps cards from the same year due to their more limited distribution. They are distinguishable from regular-issue cards by comparing the color of the wood grain (lighter on Test cards) and the text on the reverse (no French on the Test cards). From the first time that Bobby Orr played professional hockey it was quite obvious that his influence would change the game forever. One of the all-time great defensemen, Orr showed that players at his position could become an offensive force as well. He played just nine full seasons but his legend was so great that he was elected into Hockey's Hall of Fame in the same year he retired, 1979. This card is especially difficult to find in high grade because of the brown flush-to-the-border design of the set. This is simply an incredible card and is without question one of the finest examples we have ever seen or offered at auction. The offered example boasts vibrant colors, exceptional print quality, sharp corners, and virtually no wear to the condition-sensitive brown borders. The reverse is perfectly clean. This is a beautiful, world-class example of this important rookie card, which is considered by many to be one of the all-time classic hockey cards and one of the key cards in the extremely desirable 1966-1967 Topps Test USA set. Awarded an MBA Silver Diamond by Mike Baker Authenticated for high-end eye appeal. A corresponding MBA sticker is affixed to the front of the holder.