1971-72 O-Pee-Chee Allan Hamilton #49 Buffalo Sabres

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1971-72 O-Pee-Chee Allan Hamilton #49 Buffalo Sabres This original 1971-72 O-Pee-Chee Allan Hamilton hockey card serves as an incredible piece of early expansion-era Buffalo Sabres history. Allan Hamilton entered professional hockey after an outstanding junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings, where he won a Memorial Cup. The vintage 1971 design captures Hamilton in his classic early-70s Sabres sweater, surrounded by the distinctive blue circular portrait border and bold team banner text. Hamilton was instrumental in providing grit and consistency to the blueline during the first few seasons of the Buffalo franchise's existence, making this card a vital addition for any Sabres team set builder or vintage hockey enthusiast. The reveals several notable vintage traits. The front corners show minor, uniform rounding consistent with careful handling over five decades, though they remain free of severe folding or layering. The edges exhibit standard O-Pee-Chee rough-cut styling with light chipping along the blue borders, particularly visible on the right margin. Centering sits at roughly 65/35 left-to-right on the front face. The reverse side features the authentic Canadian O-Pee-Chee bilingual layout with career statistics and cartoon trivia presented in both English and French text. A conservative Grade Estimate: VG-EX 4