The 2009 Montreal Centennial Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2009
Pre-war and graded card collectors will find this formidable offering tempting indeed, the William Paterson company's 1923-24 issue including the rookie cards of such hockey legends as Howie Morenz, Aurele Joliat and King Clancy leading the way, with a card of Georges Vezina also present. The extremely rare Bert Corbeau card (#25) is not present here, with the grading details as follows. The majority of the cards (28/39) fall into the VG-3, VG/EX-4 and EX-5 range and include the Morenz, Joliat and Clancy RCs (all VG-3), and the Vezina (VG/EX-4). Highest grade is John Ross Roach (#28) which came in at EX/NM-6, while Reg Noble (#26) received an EX+5.5 grade from the SGC grading firm. Six EX-5 cards are highlighted by Eddie Gerard (card #1), the others being numbers 17,
18 (O. Cleghorn), 20, 21 and 34. Next up are a dozen VG/EX-4 cards; numbers 2 (Nighbor), 4, 7 (Benedict), 9, 12, 13 (Malone), 16, 29, 30, 31, 33 and 37. Joining the three key rookie cards at VG-3 are numbers 5, 8, 11 (S. Cleghorn), 36, 38 and 39. There are five "Good-2" cards; numbers 6, 23, 24 (Adams), 32 and 40, while completing things are four "Fair-1.5" cards. Included is Cy Denneny (#10), along with numbers 22, 27 and 35. Fantastic vintage ensemble which seldom comes around will be a sensational addition to your big-time cardboard collection.
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