The Marcel Dionne's Auction - October 2004
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/19/2004
Amazing publication edited by Hall-of-Famer Frank Selke Sr. is from the Leafs' first game of the 1931 Stanley Cup playoffs and has been autographed on the front cover by several Toronto legends including Hap Day, Ace Bailey, Red Horner, Charlie Conacher, Busher Jackson and Harold Cotton. The Leafs and Hawks tied 2-2 on that March 24, 1931 night in the 1st of a 2-game-total-goals series won by Chicago. The 72-page program is truly fascinating with its full-page caricatures of each Leaf player, individual full-page pictures of the previous season's NHL All-Star team and especially with all the print about plans for building Maple Leaf Gardens. There are full-page caricatures depicting why Toronto needs a new arena, a foreward written by Conn Smythe giving similar reasons and expecting financial and moral support from Leaf faithful. The bottom of that page even includes a subscription form for purchasing MLG shares! An architect's rendition of the new arena, which was indeed built later that year, is pictured smack dab in the middle of the line-up page. The program also includes team photos of the Maple Leafs and defending champion Canadiens and will entertain the new owner for hours. Grading "G-VG" because of tape repair along the spine, the remarkable program comes from the personal collection of renowned author and broadcaster Brian McFarlane.
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