Lot 117. Pittsburgh Penguins Collection – Lemieux, Jagr Autographs, Lemieux Figurine, Programs, Etc. Are the young Penguins at the precipice of another great dynasty? If so, here’s a great start on a Penguins collection, which includes some of the most famous names in Pittsburgh history. 1. Mario Lemieux 8” x 10” color photo, signed with “66” under his name. His signature in bold blue sharpie grades 9-10. 2. Jaromir Jagr 8” x 10” signed in bold blue sharpie, gem mint 10. 3-5. 1991 Stanley Cup Champions commemorative pucks signed in metallic sharpie by Bryan Trottier, Jaromir Jagr and Kevin Stevens. The Trottier signature is a 9-10, and the two others are 10s. 6. Commemorative puck for the 1990 All-Star Game at Pittsburgh, nm. 7. 1990 NHL All-Star program, 160 pages, nm. This game marked the first time that a national audience had the chance to see Gretzky and Lemieux on the ice at the same time, nm. 8. 1996 Mario Lemieux Salvino Statue, 7” figure numbered 952 of 10,000. Ex+ with the stick repaired at the glove. Autographs authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $121
Lot 118. 4 Mario Lemieux Highland Mint Photomints – 2 Game-Used, 1 Signed. All are matted and framed with a 24Kt. gold overlay medallion and an 8” x 10” photo. Three of the pieces are framed to 13” x 16”, and the other, to 16” x 18”. During his career, Lemieux won three Hart trophies, six Art Ross trophies and a Conn Smythe trophy. At his retirement in 2005, he was the seventh highest all-time scorer with 690 goals and 1,033 assists. 1. Marks his 1997 HoF induction; includes a team collector pin. No. 15 of 2002. 2. Lemieux photograph with the Stanley Cup hoisted over his head, framed with a slice of a game-used hockey stick. No. 25 of 166. 3. Signed photo of Lemieux in his Team Canada uniform. The autograph is a gem mint 10 guaranteed by the Highland Mint. No. 4 of 50. 4. This is the larger item, framed horizontally and titled “All-Star.” No. 38 of 166. The display includes a section of the goalie net from the 2001 All-Star game and a section of game-used hockey stick from 1996-97. Nm to nm-m.
Winning Bid $102
Lot 119. Pittsburgh Penguins Highland Mint Photomints - Lemieux, Jagr and Kovalev. Three items from the Game-Used Collection, each matted and framed to 12” x 15” with a 24Kt. gold overlay medallion, an 8” x 10” photo and a section of a hockey stick or a goalie net. 1. Mario Lemieux, “Super-Mario,” No. 6 of 266, with a section of his 1996-97 game-used hockey stick. 2. Jaromir Jagr, “All-Star Game 2001,” No. 18 of 99, 2001 All-Star game goalie net. 3. Alexei Kovalev, No. 9 of 99, otherwise the same as Jagr. Nm-m.
Winning Bid $45
Lot 228. 1972-73 Topps Hockey Set of 176. Nm-m: 5 cards. Nm+: 12 cards. Nm: 23 cards including #79 LaFleur. Ex-m+: 30 cards including #20 Tony Esposito, 100 Orr. Ex-m: 25 cards. Ex+: 15 cards including #24 Plante, 94 Checklist. Ex: 26 cards including #61 NHL Goals Leaders, 62 NHL Assists Leaders, 63 NHL Scoring Leaders, 150 Phil Esposito, 160 Dryden. Vg-ex: 17 cards including #122 Orr All-Star, 127 Dryden All-Star. Vg: 12 cards. G-vg: #18 Dionne, 126 Bobby Hull All-Star. G: 2 cards. F-g: 1 card. P-f: 1 card.
Winning Bid $110
Lot 229. Scarce 1960s to Early 1970s Baltimore Clippers Mascot Hockey Bobblehead. The Baltimore Clippers played in the American Hockey League from 1962-74. They won their division three times but never captured the league title. The exact date of these dolls is uncertain. This Captain head example is ex-m with a ½” paint chip on the left shoulder, a small chip on the under side of the head near the left ear, a couple of minor chips on the back and light soiling on the base. The colors are bright and bold.
Winning Bid $163
Lot 230. Claude Lemieux’s 1987 Canada Cup Trophy. A note on Leland’s letterhead confirms that this 7 ½” x 11” player trophy originally belonged to Lemieux, who appeared in the Canada Cup games only in 1987. That year, Team Canada won the championship, prevailing over Czechoslovakia, Finland, Sweden, the USA and the USSR. Lemieux’s teammates included Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky. The trophy consists of a stylized silver metal half maple leaf, the Canada Cup logo, on a standing walnut plaque. The wood shows a few scratches and wear. A metal plaque centered on the base of the trophy reads “Coupe CANADA Cup.” Player trophies are seldom seen and rarely offered.
Minimum Bid $100
Lot 231. Official Labatts Beer 2004 Display of 30 Mini Stanley Cups. The Canadian brewer provided this 33” x 33” x 3 ½” framed display to key distributors. On three shelves, it houses 30 mini Stanley Cups, each featuring the logo of an NHL team. Centered beneath the shelves and also in the lower left and right of the display are three plaques promoting Labatt Blue and Tuesday Night Hockey. The 30 mini Stanley Cups constitute a complete set. For the public, Labatts provided one cup in each case of beer. Cups of new entrants in the NHL were apparently more difficult to obtain. Some home-made displays have surfaced, but this is an original from Labatts! It’s a dramatic display! Nm.
Winning Bid $240
Lot 232. 1994 All-Star Game Program, Replica 1933 New York Rangers Jersey by Heritage. The New York Rangers, with Mark Messier as captain of the Eastern Conference team, hosted the 1994 All-Star Game. The 96-page program is nm. The jersey is a beauty that faithfully reproduces the sweater worn by the Rangers “Circa 1933,” as embroidery and the tail reports. The sweater has some foxing that shows on the two white stripes on the tail. Otherwise, it is nm, ready to serve as a key feature of a Rangers display.
Minimum Bid $100
Lot 233. 23 Autographed Topps and O-Pee-Chee Hockey Cards - 1963-64 to 1975-76. Almost all of the autographs are in black sharpie. The signatures are beauties, with almost all grading 9-10 or 10. The following grades describe the cards. 1963-64 Topps: #55 Earl Ingarfield ex. 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee: #165 Rogatien Vachon nm, #186 Pat Quinn rookie nm+. 1969-70 Topps: #33 Eddie Giacomin nm. 1970-71 OPC: #218 Darryl Sittler rookie ex-m. 1971-72 OPC: #78 Tom Webster ex-m, 135 Leon Rochefort ex+, 136 Serge Lajeunesse ex-m+, 137 Joe Daley ex+, 138 Brian Conacher ex+, 139 Bill Collins nm+, 140 Nick Libbett ex-m, 141 Bill Sutherland ex-m, 142 Bill Hicke ex-m+, 251 Bobby Orr All-Star ex+. 1971-72 Topps: #105 F. Mahovlich nm-m. 1973-74 OPC: #237 Larry Robinson rookie ex-m+. 1973-74 Topps: #165 Brad Park ex-m+. 1974-75 OPC: #82 Bill Smith ex-m, 140 Yvan Cournoyer ex-m, 196 Dave Schultz ex-m. 1974-75 Topps: #161 Don Cherry CO rookie ex-m. 1975-76 Topps: #30 Stan Mikita nm+. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $121
Lot 234. Valeri Zelepukin Signed Game-Used Skates. Zelepukin played for the New Jersey Devils 1991-97 and helped them to win their first ever Stanley Cup Championship in 1995. These Bauer Supreme skates, with a “25” sticker on the bottom of one skate, show good game use. Zelepukin signed both skates inside and added “25,” his uniform numbers with the Devils. Both of the signatures are in blue sharpie, and each is a 10. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Minimum Bid $50
Lot 235. Early 1990s Patrick Roy Goalie Stick Signed by 23 Canadiens. This Victoriaville Pro Roy stick is signed by the goalie himself, along with Lyle Odelein, Mathieu Schneider, John LeClair, Jacques Demers and many others. The presence of Roy, LeClair and Demers indicates that this stick is from 1992-1994, and quite possibly from the 1992-93 Stanley Cup Championship season, when LeClair scored two overtime game winning goals in the Stanley Cup Finals. Almost all of the signed items that we have sold from this extensive collection have been from champion seasons. Signatures range from 7s to 10s and average nm-m 8 to mint 9. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $138
Lot 236. 1995-96 Anaheim Mighty Ducks Goalie Mask Autographed by 24. The signers include Valeri Karpov, David Sacco, Anatoli Semenov, Garry Valk, Dave Karpa, Ken Baumgartner, Shaun Van Allen, Fredrik Olausson and Randy Ladouceur. Signatures are bold, mostly 10s and display beautifully. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $125
Lot 237. 1994-95 LA King Autographed Goalie Mask, Including Wayne Gretzky. There are 19 signatures on the mask, including Kelly Hrudey, Kevin Todd, Avril Lavigne, Marty McSorley and a hurried signature of Gretzky. Four of the signatures are rubbed or smudged; the remainder are 8s to 10s. The Gretzky and McSorley signatures both grade 9-10. The mask is clean and displays very nicely. Letter of Authenticity from Collectible Classics.
Winning Bid $163
Lot 238. Gretzky and Lemieux Highland Mint Photomints with Game-Used Stick Sections. The three items in this collection pay homage to two of hockey’s best players. All are matted and framed in black with 24Kt. gold overlay medallions. 1. Mario Lemieux 8” x 10” entitled “The Comeback,” marking his return to the Penguins on Dec. 27, 2000. Numbered 42 of 1066. 2. Wayne Gretzky photo commemorating his time with the LA Kings, 1988-96. No. 38 of 500. 3. Photos of Gretzky with the Rangers and Lemieux in an 18” x 22” frame marking their enshrinement in the Hall of Fame in 1999 and 1997, respectively. Framed with a piece of a game-used hockey stick from each. No. 34 of 125. This framed duo features a photo of both Gretzky and Lemieux, coins with the Rangers and the Penguins logos and a slice of the “game-used” respective stick of each (measuring approximately ¾” x 1”), numbered 34/125. Nm-m. The individual photos are framed to about 12” x 15”.
Winning Bid $50
