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Registered Trader,
So, another challenging year has passed with more hurdles to overcome, especially with the chaos in the hobby markets. With that said, I was able to add some nice items to our growing collection.
And so, without further ado, here are the top additions to our collection in 2021…
Rambo
I’ll start this show-and-tell with something that is not hockey-related, nor does it have anything to do with cards. When I was a young teenager, my parents gave me these 3 “Rambo” figures for Christmas.
Rambo Original 3 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Almost immediately, this product was gone from the shelves of our local toy departments, and I never heard nor saw anything related to them for almost 15 years. Around the year 2000, with my first forays onto the new “eBay” market platform, I learned that there were many other “Rambo: The Force of Freedom” figures, vehicles, accessories, and an enemy base that came out the same year I got my three figures. I learned that the series lasted for only two years, with the figures in the second year very short-printed as the line was collapsing into oblivion. Over the last 20 years, I was able to acquire the entire collection, but I chose to acquire every component still in original packaging, which made it very difficult to put the set together.
Long story short, these were the last 2 figures we needed to complete our “Master” in-the-package set. Mission complete, John J.!! (“Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off!”)
Rambo Final 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Non-hockey cards
I always keep an eye out for interesting non-hockey cards, especially the new Leaf Pearl cut signature cards that have hit the market in the last few years. Here are the best non-hockey cards I have acquired in 2021 (Sorry some of the scans are not clear - Thick cases).
Space Cards by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Pearl Ray Boulger by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Pearl Orson Welles by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Pearl Mae West by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Pearl Clark Gable by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Michael Keaton by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Misc. hockey cards
I’ll start the “best of” hockey card presentation with this group of cards that fall into the “miscellaneous” category.
Misc 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Misc 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Misc Roy by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Artifacts
Over the last few years, I have become a fan of Artifacts autograph dual jersey/patch/stick cards. Here are the best for us in 2021.
Artifacts by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Jagr
This guy is my age and he is still playing professional hockey! His card values have skyrocketed this year, but I was still able to add a few to our collection.
Jagr PSA Proset by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Jagr 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Jagr PSA Sheild by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Scripted
Scripted swatches/sticks cards have been a favourite of mine for many years… here are a few beauties acquired in 2021.
Scripted by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Laces
Laces cards are very unique as they present memorabilia witch we usually overlook. With the ITG/President’s Choice/Upper Deck list of laces cards constantly expanding, I was happy to add these cards to our collection.
Laces 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Laces 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Laces Baun by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Laces Beliveau by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Stickhandles
Since these special and eye-catching cards first appeared on the scene, I have been trying to add as many as I can to our collection. Here are the new guys…
Stickhandles 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Stickhandles 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Stickhandles Dual by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Stickhandles Hull-Yzerman by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Vintage RCs and Cut signatures
I try to constantly learn more about the early legends of the game of hockey, and collecting old RCs and cut signatures is a constant goal for our collection. Here are our legendary cards of 2021.
Primeau RC by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Moran RC by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Frank Boucher Cut by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Apps Lumbergraph by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Tim Horton Lumbergraphs by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Barilko Cut by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Cyclone Papercut by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Plante
It’s no secret that one of my all-time favourite players to collect is Jacques Plante. It has been a quiet year for the Plante collection, but we were able to add these two cool cards.
Plante Single by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Plante MTO by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Vezina
At the beginning of 2021, like many of you we were able to open a box of President’s Choice Vezina Collection. Here is the remaining card we have from our box, along with another Vezina card we added later in the year.
Vezina - Smith by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Vezina Loop by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Gretzky
2021 was a huge year for Gretzky Cards, especially for their prices! With that said, we were able to pick up a few Great One cards in the last 12 months.
Gretzky Artistic by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Gretzky +2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Gretzky Triple Jersey Auto by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Gretzky 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
PSA
Like many of you, I was tempted this year to send in some of my cards for PSA grading. After waiting for 6 months, here are the highlights of the cards we had graded by PSA in 2021.
PSA 1 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
PSA 2 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Epic Signatures
I started this year-in-review with our completed Rambo figure collection. I will end this presentation with the cards we acquired in 2021 to complete one of my favourite hockey card sets ever made.
Epic Signatures x 4 by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
Epic Signature Howe by Peter Lougheed, on Flickr
I hope that you all had a healthy and happy 2021, and I hope the hobby stabilizes itself so that card values can remain high while still allowing us to continue collecting the items we love.
Here’s to an even better 2022!
And so, without further ado, here are the top additions to our collection in 2021…
Rambo
I’ll start this show-and-tell with something that is not hockey-related, nor does it have anything to do with cards. When I was a young teenager, my parents gave me these 3 “Rambo” figures for Christmas.
Rambo Original 3 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrAlmost immediately, this product was gone from the shelves of our local toy departments, and I never heard nor saw anything related to them for almost 15 years. Around the year 2000, with my first forays onto the new “eBay” market platform, I learned that there were many other “Rambo: The Force of Freedom” figures, vehicles, accessories, and an enemy base that came out the same year I got my three figures. I learned that the series lasted for only two years, with the figures in the second year very short-printed as the line was collapsing into oblivion. Over the last 20 years, I was able to acquire the entire collection, but I chose to acquire every component still in original packaging, which made it very difficult to put the set together.
Long story short, these were the last 2 figures we needed to complete our “Master” in-the-package set. Mission complete, John J.!! (“Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off!”)
Rambo Final 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrNon-hockey cards
I always keep an eye out for interesting non-hockey cards, especially the new Leaf Pearl cut signature cards that have hit the market in the last few years. Here are the best non-hockey cards I have acquired in 2021 (Sorry some of the scans are not clear - Thick cases).
Space Cards by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrPearl Ray Boulger by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrPearl Orson Welles by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrPearl Mae West by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrPearl Clark Gable by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrMichael Keaton by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrMisc. hockey cards
I’ll start the “best of” hockey card presentation with this group of cards that fall into the “miscellaneous” category.
Misc 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrMisc 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrMisc Roy by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrArtifacts
Over the last few years, I have become a fan of Artifacts autograph dual jersey/patch/stick cards. Here are the best for us in 2021.
Artifacts by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrJagr
This guy is my age and he is still playing professional hockey! His card values have skyrocketed this year, but I was still able to add a few to our collection.
Jagr PSA Proset by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrJagr 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrJagr PSA Sheild by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrScripted
Scripted swatches/sticks cards have been a favourite of mine for many years… here are a few beauties acquired in 2021.
Scripted by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrLaces
Laces cards are very unique as they present memorabilia witch we usually overlook. With the ITG/President’s Choice/Upper Deck list of laces cards constantly expanding, I was happy to add these cards to our collection.
Laces 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrLaces 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrLaces Baun by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrLaces Beliveau by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrStickhandles
Since these special and eye-catching cards first appeared on the scene, I have been trying to add as many as I can to our collection. Here are the new guys…
Stickhandles 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrStickhandles 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrStickhandles Dual by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrStickhandles Hull-Yzerman by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrVintage RCs and Cut signatures
I try to constantly learn more about the early legends of the game of hockey, and collecting old RCs and cut signatures is a constant goal for our collection. Here are our legendary cards of 2021.
Primeau RC by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrMoran RC by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrFrank Boucher Cut by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrApps Lumbergraph by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrTim Horton Lumbergraphs by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrBarilko Cut by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrCyclone Papercut by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrPlante
It’s no secret that one of my all-time favourite players to collect is Jacques Plante. It has been a quiet year for the Plante collection, but we were able to add these two cool cards.
Plante Single by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrPlante MTO by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrVezina
At the beginning of 2021, like many of you we were able to open a box of President’s Choice Vezina Collection. Here is the remaining card we have from our box, along with another Vezina card we added later in the year.
Vezina - Smith by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrVezina Loop by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrGretzky
2021 was a huge year for Gretzky Cards, especially for their prices! With that said, we were able to pick up a few Great One cards in the last 12 months.
Gretzky Artistic by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrGretzky +2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrGretzky Triple Jersey Auto by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrGretzky 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrPSA
Like many of you, I was tempted this year to send in some of my cards for PSA grading. After waiting for 6 months, here are the highlights of the cards we had graded by PSA in 2021.
PSA 1 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrPSA 2 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrEpic Signatures
I started this year-in-review with our completed Rambo figure collection. I will end this presentation with the cards we acquired in 2021 to complete one of my favourite hockey card sets ever made.
Epic Signatures x 4 by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrEpic Signature Howe by Peter Lougheed, on FlickrI hope that you all had a healthy and happy 2021, and I hope the hobby stabilizes itself so that card values can remain high while still allowing us to continue collecting the items we love.
Here’s to an even better 2022!
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