Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2013
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/5/2013
More intriguing and desirable Bee Hive photos from the 1930s and ‘40s are up for grabs here, with several hockey trophies bringing to mind, “…and the winner is…” Two variations of photos picturing the Allan Cup, the Memorial Cup and the Byng, Calder, Hart and Vezina Trophies are present, with a brief history of each and the winners up to and including the 1938-39 season included on the back of the actual pictures, with the other variation featuring blank backs. A Stanley Cup photo is also dated on the back, while two blank-backed variations include one with “Stanley Cup” appearing horizontally on the front and the other with a diagonally scripted “Stanley Cup.” Pictures of famous broadcasters of the day, Foster Hewitt and Wes McKnight, are also present, as are three less often seen Bee Hives picturing Canadian amateur athletes; swimmer Charlotte Acres, diver Mickey Riley and world sculling champion Bob Pearce. The famous Dionne Quintuplets are featured, with their picture glued to an intriguing light blue (original) backing, while the five darlings also appear on a 4” by 9” blotter that names the St. Lawrence Starch Co. as the issuer. Condition across the board is similar with nothing extremely high grade but no real “dogs” either. Typical corner/edge wear and an intermittent crease or two are spotted, with most pictures in the collectible VG neighborhood. We detect just one rather “white” possible replaced backing, that of the non-dated Allan Cup photo, with the photo itself exhibiting staining. Overall, scarcity is the attraction with this group, completed by a rather scarce team photo of the 1937 Memorial Cup champion Winnipeg Monarchs junior team. A small corner crease in the photo itself and a couple of light ones in the blue mat are to be aware of.
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