Gretzky Commemorative Cereal Boxes

An assortment of six empty vintage cereal boxes produced by Post (Post Collectionneurs) for the Canadian market, commemorating the career and retirement of NHL player Wayne Gretzky. The collection includes one Post Shreddies box (620g) featuring a monochrome childhood photograph of Gretzky from the 1971-72 Hespeler, Ontario tournament. Also included is a Post Honeycomb box (400g) marking his 1072nd career goal record reached on 29 March 1999. The group is completed by four Post Alpha-Bits boxes (450g), comprising three variations of the Final Farewell 1999 edition featuring Gretzky in his New York Rangers uniform, and one edition with a graphic featuring an animated character. The boxes are printed with bilingual English and French text and feature printed facsimile signatures of Wayne Gretzky with his number 99. The reverse panels include promotional graphics for Gretzky hockey cards and autographed memorabilia prizes. Height of tallest boxes approx. 31 cm (measured against a visible ruler). Condition: The boxes are empty and show signs of age-related shelf wear. Visible defects include creasing to the cardboard bodies, rubbing and wear to the edges and corners, and minor tearing to the top opening flaps.