Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Spring 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/2/2023
Filling the skates of the legendary Georges Vezina after the superstar passed in the mid-1920s, George Hainsworth secured a trio of consecutive Vezina Trophies during the latter part of the decade with Montreal. The Toronto native would join his hometown Leafs for parts of four seasons beginning in 1933-34, with his single-season shutout record of 22 secure for the ages. This 1933-34 O-Pee-Chee hockey card has been signed by the 1961 inductee, encapsulated and graded “Authentic Auto” by PSA/DNA. Extremely rare, with very few pre-war cards signed, Hainsworth has added what appears to be a pencil signature across the lower section of the coveted first-year card just above his name, with the signature displaying admirably despite the dark background of the card. The card itself shows just honest wear on the front along with the reverse covered with glue and paper residue from scrapbook removal (there is also some wear and a scratch to the PSA holder). While Hainsworth's signature is scarce in general, to find it on a desirable period hockey card is literally a miracle. The iconic netminder passed away at just age 57 in 1950.
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