The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
Lord Byng of Vimy, famous commander of British troops in World War I and later Governor General of Canada (1921-26), is the man whose wife presented the original Lady Byng Trophy. The Byngs were big hockey fans and attended many NHL games, notably in Ottawa, and were particularly fans of Frank Nighbor who Lady Byng presented a trophy to in 1925 in admiration of his skills and gentlemanly conduct. Lord Byng’s signature appears at the bottom of a one-page letter he penned to “My dear General” on July 2nd, 1929, on New Scotland Yard letterhead. Two Christmas cards from the Byngs during their years in Canada feature his facsimile signatures and completing the intriguing lot is a photo on thick paper stock of Lord Byng.
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