Author: creasecollector
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Another PC Addition… 108 years in the making!
1911-1912 C55 Imperial Tobacco #16 Percy LeSueur What a week this had been in the hockey card world for me. After receiving 2 more cards for my collection this week, I also received my first ever prewar card for my card collection as well! Pictured above is my 1911-12 C55 Imperial Tobacco #16 Percy LeSueur,…
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Farewell to my Artifacts Tundra Sixes 1/1 card!
Upper Deck Arifacts Tundra Sixes 1/1 – Dallas Stars I just sold this beautiful card this week. As much as it pains me to sell a card that has been in my collection for years, I felt it was time. A few years ago, I received this card from a 2014-15 Upper Deck Artifacts box…
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Collectors Corner: Rich’s Custom Card Madness!
Rich’s custom SP ‘Home Edition’ NHL Ink Triple Autograph card of Bure, Mogilny and Fedorov. In this hobby there are custom cards….. and then there are Richard’s custom cards…. Richard is one of the most dedicated autograph ‘hunters’ I’ve seen in this hobby and his autograph collections are the stuff of legends. Aside from the…
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Two More Additions to my Win Club set!
For those worried about the current state of your COMC shipments….. don’t be. I ordered these off COMC at the beggining of May and while they did take awhile to arrive even with the ‘Guest Rushed’ shipping option, I had no doubts regarding the delivery once I placed my order. They will get here when…
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Collectors Corner: A Habs Fan & His Josh Gorges Super Collection
Richard’s Panini Prime Colors Completed Number of Josh Gorges. A once-in-a-lifetime accomplishment for any collector. Today I’d like to turn the spotlight on fellow SportsCardForum Hockey Moderator Richard and his Josh Gorges Super Collection. He is a collector that puts a lot of pride into his collection and the hobby at large and I’m glad to…
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Picked up some new reading material today: Ken Reid’s Hockey Card Stories 1 & 2
This week I finally managed to pickup something I’ve always wanted to add to my hobby shelf. No, it’s not a uber-rare patch card,1/1, or White Whale, but some hockey card reading material. More specifically, Ken’s Reid’s series of Hockey Card Short Stories, published by ECW Press here in Toronto, Ontario. After seeing Ken appear on Jeremy’s latest…
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The Start of Something New: My Vintage Goalie Card Collection
1953-54 Parkhurst #46 Terry Sawchuk Today I’m talking about about vintage hockey cards. Not just any vintage cards, but vintage goalie cards. Yes, goalie cards make these much sweeter pickups for me, personally. I’m not sure if it’s been the pandemic or not, but for the past little while I’ve been really getting into vintage cards. From…
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Collectors Corner: King of Kings – The Anze Kopitar Super Collector
Anze Kopitar’s Upper Deck Ultimate Rookie Autographed NHL Shield 1/1.After connecting with Andrew on the Blowout Cards forums, I just knew he’d be a great feature here on the blog. Andrew has been player collecting for many years and definitely has the ‘resume’ to prove it with many player collections currently on the go across…
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Sweeter By The Dozen
My newest piece to the Enroth collection is this 2013-14 National Treasures Sweeter By The Dozen Jersey Booklet Card (Team Sweden) 18/25.While I’d like to categorize myself as a more traditional-styled collector, booklet cards weren’t my cup of tea to start. When I think of a card, I think of, well, a card. So booklet…
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Collectors Corner: Once In A Lifetime Moment Leads To A Justin Faulk Collection
I’ve always liked hearing about why collectors collect who they do. I find it interesting how the spark for a certain player or team can develop from many different places. In Jon’s case, as he will explain below, a once in a lifetime encounter with Justin Faulk sparked a card collection that he still continues…
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