Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction November 2010
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/16/2010
What a thrill it is to handle and describe to you this sensational ensemble of black and white images, the sum of which represents a wonderful who's who of prominent hockey personalities from the mid-1930s. What a fantastic line-up indeed with close to three dozen famous players, coaches and managers now enshrined in Hockey's Hall of Fame! We'll lead off with the most important and then get into totals and highlights of each particular PSA grade. Eddie Shore (EX-MT 6) just edges out Howie Morenz (EX+ 5.5) among the "Big Four" (yeah, we're giving them that moniker!), with King Clancy at VG-EX 4.5 and Charlie Conacher (card #1) at VG 3. If we go by top grade, the nod goes to #6-Paul Thompson and 79-Sammy McManus at NM 7, with a single EX-MT+ 6.5; 63-Peggy O'Neil. As for the remaining totals, (17) have been deemed EX-MT 6, while (7) are at EX+ 5.5. Being slabbed EX 5 are (35), with (15) at VG-EX+ 4.5 and (37) at VG-EX 4. There are then (1) VG+ 3.5, (9) VG 3, (2) Good 2 and three trimmed and encapsulated as "Authentic." A trio of cards is not graded; 7-Worters (G), 65-Joliat (possibly bleached) and 106-Brennan (back damage). The highlights of each individual grade are as follows: The EX-MT 6 group includes Hall-of-Famers 11-Goodfellow, 12-Thompson, 21-"Ching", 51-"Busher", 58-Schriner, 66-Voss and #s 15, 35, 41, 42, 67, 70, 85, 105, 117, 126, 128. At EX+ 5.5 are 3-Babe Siebert, 59-Emms, 69-Weiland and #s 34, 61, 98, 109. Big names among the EX 5 group are 4-Barry, 5-Gorman, 20-"Hooley", 57-Lynn Patrick, 68-Bun Cook, 94-Lester Patrick and 96-Art Ross. A young Syl Apps leads the VG-EX+ 4.5 representatives and is joined by 14-Dutton, 16-Boucher, 91-N. Colville and 100-Howie Morenz Jr., with the VG-EX 4 entries featuring 10-Lionel Conacher, 36-Clapper, 52-Day, 64-Lewis, 75-Howe, 95-Smythe and 99-Adams. Just two Hall-of-Famers, 8-Horner and 114-O'Connor (both VG 3) did not make it to VG-EX 4. PSA followers can, of course, view all the juicy grading details at the company's Set Registry where this ensemble ranks #3 all-time! Good luck with this remarkable opportunity to secure one of the hobby's truly unique sets.
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