69-70 OPC Gerry Cheevers

I rescued this rough diamond from my LCS's 2 dollar bin. This card was much loved and was not only taped in place, but also glued. This 4th year card is from a pretty cool looking 69-70 OPC set and  I am very happy to have it in my collection.

69-70 OPC Gerry Cheevers

Gerry looks so young and innocent in this picture. I wonder if he knew his career would have ever turned out as good as it did?

Some extra paper on the back of this card is a bit of a downer, but at the same time at least there isn't any "missing" paper :)

Some day I would love to have a Gerry Cheevers rookie, but I guess that will just go on to the old wish list for now!

Mr Hockey

Here is another case of a card that just has me in awe despite the condition being rather poor. The card has a tiny surface crease, some rounding on the corners and some tape action on the front. The back is nearly perfect except for the corners. 

Even though it is in rough shape, I just LOVE this card. Simple design with a back that basically says every time he steps on the ice there is a new record! I really can't explain or quantify why I like this card so much I just do. For those wondering, this is from the 69-70 OPC set and it is the error version where there is no number on the back. I would love to track down one with the number too, but that will need to wait for another day. 

69-70 OPC #193A Gordie Howe NNO Error

Anyway, enough talk, just enjoy!