ROOKIE! O-Pee-Chee Mark Messier Ice Hockey Rookie Sports Trading Card Singles, Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers Jersey NHL Fan Apparel & Souvenirs, Below that are all of Mark Messiers biofacts, and then below that is another fact about Messiers style of play in both English and French. When it comes to hockey cards from any era, the 1980 O-Pee-Chee Mark Messier rookie card is considered to be one of the most desirable in the hobby. The base cards are vertical in design on the front . Mark Messier rookie card is in 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee Hockey. Shop for a 1979-80 Edmonton Oilers Mark Messier on eBay (affiliate link). That makes them harder to find in high-grade conditions. The base cards are vertical in design on the front and usually have an in-action shot of the player. He has also been helping grow the game of hockey, helping in the development and construction of Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx. A pillar of CORE's principles was a strict devotion to interracial membership, historian Brian Purnell writes in his book Fighting Jim Crow in the County of Kings. The Freedom Rides took place as the Civil Rights movement was gathering momentum, and during a period in which African-Americans were routinely harassed and subjected to segregation in the Jim Crow South, the Times reports. While PSA is a great way to find out the value of a card, we recommend going to eBay to see what cards are currently selling for on the worlds most popular auction site. #289, 1980-81 OPC O-Pee-Chee Mark Messier RC Rookie Card # 289 *Beauty* Oilers, 1980-81 OPC O-Pee-Chee Mark Messier RC Rookie Card # 289 *Beauty* Oilers #289, 2-12-16 . As an interracial group their intention was to sit wherever they wanted on buses and trains as well as to demand unrestricted access to terminal restaurants and waiting rooms, it states. One of the strongest players on Oilers squad, he combines that with outstanding speed & agility. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Taking a leading role in sit-ins, picket lines, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Freedom Rides and the 1963 March on Washington, the group worked alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders throughout the 1950s and mid-1960s until, in 1966, under new guidance, it turned its focus from civil disobedience to becoming a Black separatist and Black Power organization. O Pee Chee. Design: The text on the majority of the back of the 1980-81 O-Pee-Chee Mark Messier #289 card is green, with mostly yellow and some white backing. Designed to fit your body and your life, experience secure protection you can barely feel with our RapidDry core that helps you feel dry all day. See an incorrect/misclassified sale? Autographed Mark Messier 1980 O-Pee-Chee Rookie Card. Had you not known that Messier wasn't in the Topps set, you could distinguish this as an O-Pee-Chee card by the placement of the mark along the bottom and the appearance of both English and French language throughout.