A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
The original signatures of Hall-of-Famers Lester Patrick, Bryan Hextall and Frank Boucher are featured on team autograph sheet of the 1943-44 New York Rangers. A total of 17 members of that mid-World War II edition of the Rangers signed on this remarkable page of the Silver Fox's team letterhead that has been mounted in a simple and tasteful 17" x 21" wood frame. Ott Heller, Johnny McDonald, Bill Warwick, Chuck Scherza, Dutch Hiller, Hextall, Bill Gooden, Tommy and Frank Boucher have signed on the left side of Rangers vice president Lester Patrick's Madison Square Garden Corporation letterhead. The right side features the signatures of Patrick, Grant Warwick, Ab DeMarco, Oscar Aubuchon, Ken McAuley, Gordon Davidson, Bucko McDonald and Don Raleigh. Old tape marks are visible around the outer edge of the letterhead, particularly on the left edge at the outset of the middle six signatures. The page is creased vertically through the middle and there are two horizontal folding creases, along with a blue penmark to the left and above Patrick's name printed on the letterhead. A retro Rangers logo crest is mounted on a red matte within a cutout of the textured white matte on the right side of this unique autograph display.
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