Historical Hockey Memorabilia Winter 2012
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/22/2012
The unmistakable penmanship in the blue ballpoint signature on the shaft leaves no doubt that this remarkable game used stick belonged to the one and only Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe. This sensational and fully-intact Howe Northland gamer dates to the early-1960s, when Gordie became the second player to reach 500 goals on his way to surpassing Maurice Richard's all-time record. "Howe" is stamped on the front of the shaft adjacent to where "Northland" is printed. He has signed one side of the shaft where we also spy the "Olympic Sporting Goods Co." and "Made by Northland Ski Mfg. Co. St. Paul Minn. USA" stamps. As a treat, the opposite side is autographed by Gordie once on the blade tape (in silver) and again in vintage ballpoint ink just higher up. Additionally, we can make out the sigs of a few teammates including Floyd Smith, Alex Delvecchio and Warren Godfrey. Gordie's original black tape job remains on the blade and on the knob, which has "Lie No 7" stamped just beneath it. In excellent-plus condition overall!
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