Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/19/2018
Lord Stanley, the benefactor of hockey's most prized championship trophy, is a must for any autograph collection. Frederick Arthur Stanley, later the Earl of Derby, never witnessed a championship game, but the Stanley Cup became the symbol of hockey supremacy. Offered is an Earl of Derby signed letter “16th November 1904” typed on the former Governor General of Canada's Knowsley, Prescot letterhead that is elegantly signed "Derby" in black fountain pen ink. This signed Earl of Derby letter measures 6 3/8" x 7 1/4" with fold creases into quarters. Having died in 1908, Lord Stanley's autograph is usually absent from even the most complete of Hall of Fame signature collections.
The letter has a horizontal crease fold through the middle, and a lighter vertical fold through the middle. Pencil notations on the verso that read “SD19566 16th E A Derby 16th November 1904” and “to Head Master of Merchant Taylors’ School, Crosby” are not visible on the front.
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