Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2018
It would stand to reason that a Hamilton, Ontario chewing gum company would feature a majority of Toronto Maple Leaf players, with Leafs accounting for just over half of the curious and desirable 21-card issue and comprising almost all of the lineup here. And what a lineup, with cards of longtime Toronto hockey men 17-King Clancy and 33-Hap Day graded VG-EX 4 by PSA and joined by rookie cards of fellow Hall of Famers 11-Ace Bailey (EX 5) and 29-Busher Jackson (VG 3). Just six of 42 total submissions of the Bailey RC have ever scored higher at PSA, with the one here a Pop 4. Other Toronto representatives are 7-Bill Thoms at EX 5 and 9-Andy Blair at VG 3, with both also rookie cards. An Ebbie Goodfellow RC completes the booty, with card #42 coming in at VG-EX 4 and picturing the HOFer in a Detroit Falcons uniform. Although the card numbers for this set go up to 49 there are only 21 confirmed cards, with four different background colors possible. The Leafs were regular season champs the year these cards were pulled from (one-card) packs. Another intriguing pre-war offering.
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