Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2018
With the overwhelming majority long falling to the wrecking ball, we have a large and historically significant postcard collection of 100, featuring the early and past buildings of hockey. Highlighted by important venues that witnessed the evolution of the game, we have examples for the famous Westmount Arena in Montreal (Montreal Canadiens 1911-18, Montreal Wanderers 1904-09, 1911-18), the Hippodrome in Eveleth Minn (USAHA’s Eveleth Reds 1922-26), Duquesen Garden in Pittsburgh (2 – both interior and exterior, home to early professional hockey and the NHL’s Pittsburgh Pirates) and the Princeton skating rink that was graced by the legendary Hobey Baker. This is followed by examples for Chicago Coliseum (15 - third incarnation, Chicago Black Hawks 1926-29), MSG (14), MLG (4 – 3 showing interior Leafs game action), Boston Garden (3 identical – all showing Boston vs Montreal) and Boston Arena (Boston Bruins 1924-28).
Also included in this large hockey arena postcard collection, we have postcards for Chicago Stadium (2 different - Chicago Black Hawks 1929-94), Olympic arena in Salt Lake City (5 – 3 different, with 3 identical showing interior game action. This was the venue for the 1932 hockey matches, with both the Olympic rings and “HOCKEY” pictured on the exterior of the building) and Winterland Stadium in Garmisch (2 different, the venue for the 1936 Olympic Hockey Games). Other noteworthy venues include Elysium Arena in Cleveland (5 different – 2 showing the interior rink, Cleveland Falcons 1936-37), Cleveland Arena (2 Cleveland Barons 1937-73), Atlantic City Auditorium (5 different – 2 showing interior game action, Atlantic City Seagulls 1933–42, 1947–52), the St Louis Arena (2 different – St Louis Eagles NHL 1934-35, St. Louis Flyers AHA/AHL 1929-53), Hershey Sports Arena/Hersheypark Arena (interior shot showing hockey teams – Hershey Bears AHL 1936-2002), Buffalo Auditorium (Buffalo Majors AHA 1931), Clinton Arena (interior shot showing hockey teams – Clinton Comets EHL 1954-73), Stratford Rink (postmarked 1907 – the home of Howie Morenz from the late-1910s to early-1920s) and many others. Condition within the collection varies, with many postcards displaying especially well with lower technical grades, while others sport expected toning, corner and surface wear along with postmarks and writing. There is also some duplication within the collection, and it should be noted that 11 of the 14 Madison Square Gardens postcards feature the earlier 19th century structure.
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