Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/5/2019
A treasure trove of personal items all originating from the collection of three-time Stanley Cup champion Don Simmons, we a large collection of ephemera, photos and signatures totaling 125+, with a number of noteworthy and desirable specimens included. We a pair of letters with the original mailing envelopes from 1950 addressed to Simmons on Springfield Indians letterhead, with each signed by Hall of Fame member Earl Seibert, an undated and handwritten signed letter on Leafs letterhead addressed to Simmons from Johnny Bower, a 3 ½” x 5 ½” photo taken in Mexico of teammates Giacomin, Hadfield and Simmons, with each signing the mount, approx. 33 8” x 10” vintage photos - most featuring Simmons throughout his career with 12 signed, an additional approx 30 smaller photos and much more! An LOA from the Simmons family will accompany.
The additional items include approx. 31 photos, with most from Don Simmons hockey camp, a pair of 1965-66 Rangers composite team photos, a 1964-65 Tulsa Oilers team photo with Don (8” x 10”), approx 14 1945-54 Quaker Oats Leafs photos, a Waterloo Baseball Assn. letter addressed to Don along with a 1949 season pass, a pair of Simmons Beehive photos, approx 16 team Christmas cards including the Rangers (3 – 1965-66) and Leafs (3 – 1961-62, 1962-63), a pair of 1940s wrestling advertising mailing cards, a paperback copy of “Turk Broda of the Leafs” from 1950 and more for the winning bidder to discover. The majority of the items show expected wear from handling and storage, with some of the photos showing light damage including creasing, corner and edge wear. We should also note that some items including a few of the vintage Christmas cards and the two 1965-66 Rangers team photos show foxing/spotting.
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