Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/26/2021
Quite scarce and an absolute prize for blue and white jersey collectors, this rarely-seen Toronto Maple Leafs “1931 Heritage” jersey was worn by Felix Potvin in 1996-97, and it hails directly from his personal collection. The “1 of 2” jersey set featured the set 1 jerseys worn at home on November 2, 1996 vs the Detroit Red Wings – with these jerseys later tagged with set patches and sold on the secondary market (they are the only "1931 Heritage" jerseys which we could find that were sold). The second set was worn at the Montreal Forum vs the Montreal Canadiens on February 22, 1997.
It is unknown if the jersey was worn only in warm-up, a single period or an entire game of one of the two aforementioned games, the offered worn jersey sports no puck marks, it exhibits just a bit of minor spotting over the front, with evidence to the production sticker affixed to the seam tag of the jersey being previously washed. A CCM “Goalie Style” label is affixed to the collar along with a size “58” fly tag, with CCM and NHL crests embroidered to the reverse hem. Featuring a vintage-style Leafs team crest with “Toronto Maple Leafs” embroidered, numerous white striping bands grace the body and sleeves, with “29” sewn to the reverse in oversized single white twill.
A second matching retail example of the jersey is also included and it exhibits a few small stains to the team crest, with these originally available only through the Maple Leafs team store, LeafSport. It should be noted that the retail examples of this jersey were ONLY produced in sizes 48 and 52 (the Potvin worn jersey is a size 58), and numbered to only 1,931 examples, all of which were uncustomized. Each retail jersey is numbered with an embroidered “Limited Edition” tag sewn inside the collar, with the offered retail jersey size 52 and numbered “448 of 1,931”.
A signed LOA from Felix Potvin will accompany.
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