Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Spring 2025
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/29/2025
Originally inserted in Montreal Forum programs during the 1934-35 NHL season, Sweet Caporal issued photos of NHL stars and players, with the English language photos available in programs for Maroons games, and the French language photos available in programs for Canadiens games. Extremely hard to locate, with just individual examples usually found, we offer a near-complete set (47/48) of 1934-35 Sweet Caporal player photos, missing just Joe Lamb of Montreal for completion.
The best players in the collection includes Shore English (minor surface blemish) and Johnson English (tiny surface scratch under his neck) both EX to EX/MT, Siebert English (small surface scratch right shoulder) and Stewart French (small amount of wear top and bottom) both VG/EX to EX, Clancy English VG to VG/EX (small surface dents slightly dirty back), C. Conacher English (small crease under his name and at skate), Chabot English (top border mini crease and a bit of chipping) both G to VG, L. Conacher English G to VG- (tiny crease plus surface pressure dents and faded back), Jackson French G to G+ (crease top left corner), Morenz French (small res stain on back, 5 tape residue marks and border wear) and Mantha French (small tape residue marks on corners) both G- to G, and Thompson PR (tape mark entire right border plus stain on back). There is also an extra photo of Johnson English F to G- (small damage top border and scratch on bottom).
The remaining photos are grouped by condition, with Group 1 featuring 18 players including 13 that are VG/EX to EX, with Connell, Larochelle, Kerr and Marker in lower grade, and G. Mantha PR. Group 2 has 5 players all PR with major tape marks, creases and tears. Group 3 has 4 players cut with the bottom sections missing along with wear and holes. Group 4 has 10 players with the lower and upper sections trimmed right to the player images, with these then glued onto replica background for display purposes, with this group including Joliat. The collection also has three extras, with the Johnson mentioned in the first paragraph, along with Ebbie Goodfellow (cut) and Paul Haynes (cut).
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