Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/7/2017
An infrequent and captivating offering is on the auction block here, led by stirring images of three legends who that 1924-25 winter were starring for the Stanley Cup defending champion Montreal Canadiens; Howie Morenz, Aurele Joliat and Georges Vezina. The thought of consumers discovering and admiring the cards while enjoying the candy that accompanied them in packages is, well, sweet! Oh, Georges Vezina, oh, Howie Morenz, oh, Newsy Lalonde – can you picture it all? Now encapsulated by PSA, the little black and white treasures were originally included with products manufactured by the Maple Crispette Company of Montreal, a confectioner which produced the likes of "Tootsie Kisses," "Sweetheart Marshmallows" and "John Bull" candy, with an offer on the backs of the cards for a free pair of skates for those who assembled and sent the company a complete set of 30 cards. It is thought that the example picturing Sprague Cleghorn was short-printed as a means of limiting contest redemptions, with card #15 today considered ultra-rare and not present here. Now then, for the condition lowdown. The leader at EX 5 is 8-Smokey Harris, with a trio at VG-EX 4; 4-Curly Headley, 23-Mickey Roach and 24-Ken Randall. Morenz and Lalonde are slabbed VG 3, the same as goaltending great 2-Clint Benedict and 3-Norman Fowler, with then ten at Good 2, including 11-Boucher, 19-Rothschild and 21-Burch. Joliat, 18-Broadbent and 22-Green are among five at FR 1.5, with the Vezina and #1-Dunc Munro part of a PR 1 six-pack. They all add up to a set rating of 1.745 and a GPA of 2.133, with further individual details and stats available on the PSA Set Registry, the pride of “habhammer99” ranking fourth on the Current Finest PSA list. We never tire of handling and describing pre-war scarcities – these are fascinating!
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