Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/21/2020
Founded in 1972 as the New England Whalers and originally based in Boston, the WHA franchise would move to Hartford in 1974 before joining the world’s premier league in the NHL-WHA merger of 1979. The club would be famously graced with the presence of Mr Hockey before and during the transition to the NHL, with Howe dressing for Hartford during his final season of professional hockey, in 1979-80. Relocating again in 1997, the franchise would become the Carolina Hurricanes. This lot contains a comprehensive Whalers/Hurricanes postcard and team card collection ranging from 1980-81 until 2006-07, with approx 550 postcards/team cards present and accounted for, along with a handful of additional items including a pair of pictures signed by Howe. The breakdown for the Whalers/Hurricanes cards in the group is as follows. 1980-81 – 2 postcards both signed including Dave Keon, 1982-83 – 23 Hartford Courant postcards including Stoughton, Millen and others, 1983-84 22 Hartford Courant team cards including Turgeon, Stoughton and others, 1984-85 – 22 Wendy’s Whalers team cards including Francis, Millen, Cote and others, 1985-86 – 23 Wendy’s Whalers team cards including Francis, Liut, Dineen, Samuelsson and others, 1986-87 – 22 Thomas Whalers team cards including Ferraro, Babych, Turgeon and others, 1987-88 – 21 Burger King/Pepsi Whalers team cards, 1987-88 – 22 black and white team photos including Francis, Liut, Turgeon and others, 1988-89 – 36 The Ground Round Whalers team cards, 1989-90 – 26 Real Dairy Whalers team cards, 1990-91 – 27 7-11 Whalers team cards including Gordie Howe, 1991-92 – 28 7-11 Whalers team cards, 1996-97 – 23 Bob’s Whalers team cards, 1997-98 – 29 Sprint Hurricanes team cards including 2 signed with Burke, Primeau, Kidd and others, 1998-99 – 44 Hurricanes team cards plus 22 Storm Zone Hurricanes team cards, 1999-00 – 26 Hurricanes team cards, 2001-02 – 24 Hurricanes team cards, 2002-03 – 24 Hurricanes team cards, 2003-04 – 24 Hurricanes team cards, 2006 Staney Cup finals – 13 Hurricanes premiums, 2006-07 – 28 Hurricanes team cards. The overwhelming majority of the postcards/team cards remain in beautiful condition with minimal wear. To replicate such a large collection, would take considerable time and effort.
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