Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/16/2020
Featuring some of the greatest players to ever don the sacred CH of the Montreal Canadiens, this lot contains wonderful vintage Habs items totaling 19 and hailing from the 1920s/30s, highlighted by a copy of the highly desirable Howie Morenz memorial program from 1937. This is followed by a La Patrie newspaper supplement collection from 1927-28 featuring 13 of the 21 subjects including Vezina, Morenz, Hainsworth, Gardiner and others. Next, we have a small 4 ½” x 5” image of Vezina in low grade with “1925 Last Game” handwritten along the base, along with a second small postcard-sized photo of the 1929-30 Stanley Cup champion Habs. The dynamic duo is up next, with a 5 ½” x 8 ½” photo of Morenz and Aurele Joliat mounted to board with their names written beneath (poor condition). Rounding out the lot, we have an original large-format period photo of Wildor Larochelle (10” x 12”), accompanied by original artwork of Larochelle by Arthur LeMay (11” x 15”).
At 9” x 12”, the program is complete, with heavy wear and creasing to the front and back covers, with the center fold line-ups detached but present. There is also some rusting to the staples and minor soiling within the spine. For the La Patrie supplements, the majority are somewhat displayable despite condition issues including toning, creasing, staining, edge tears and paper loss. The Vezina photo shows chipping, creasing, material loss and residue over the reverse from scrapbook removal, while the 1929-30 team photo exhibits heavy wear and toning over the front and reverse. The 10” x 12” Larochelle photo shows heavy toning and surface wear along with a few edge tears, with heavy toning and paper residue along the borders of the original artwork.
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