The 2009 Montreal Centennial Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2009
Photos of Lord Stanley of Preston and the modern version of the famous trophy he bestowed upon hockey serve to bookend this glorious framed display that features an original letter signed by Stanley himself. On letterhead titled Knowsley, Prescot that measures slightly under 7 x 9, the former Canadian Governor General has written an acquaintance to request help in arranging German lessons for his daughter, Lady Isabel. The framed display measures 14 x 30 and is approximately one inch thick, with a glass opening in the rear that displays the reverse of Lord Stanleys letter, which is dated November 19, 1900, and displays smudged fingerprints on the blank back page to the left of the centerfold. A rare and fantastic signature from the man who gave hockey its most coveted prize.
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