A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Thanks to Wheaties, here's a great display opportunity with this collection of 14 individual premium NHL team posters from the early 1970s. All of the Original Six teams - the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs - are represented in this lot of colorful posters originally offered during the 1972-73 season as a mail-in promotion from General Mills, makers of the popular "Breakfast of Champions" cereal. Five teams from the first wave of expansion in 1967 - the Los Angeles Kings, California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota North Stars and Pittsburgh Penguins - are included, along with the Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks and the Atlanta Flames from the next two rounds of expansion in 1970 and 1972. Each 35" x 23" poster is beautifully presented, laminated on a pressboard backing with a one-inch thick frame whose edge has been painted in a complimentary team color. The only teams active at that point that are not represented in the collection featured here are the New York Islanders and Philadelphia. Ready to hang on the wall, this is a fantastic and colorful group of Wheaties NHL team posters.
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