Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2021
Widely considered the golden age of the NHL, the Original Six era spanned a quarter-century and featured some of the most memorable players the sport has ever witnessed. Each of the Original Six teams played in now-famous venues, with this rarely offered complete set of oversized multi-signed Original Six arena photos featuring 21 Hall of Fame members including 13 deceased. At 16” x 20”, each black and white card stock image has been signed in matching blue ink for complete uniformity, with the deceased HOF signers to include Charlie Rayner, Bill Gadsby, Andy Bathgate, Harry Watson, Allan Stanley, Ted Kennedy, Pierre Pilote, Jean Beliveau, Elmer Lach, Butch Bouchard, Henri Richard, Clint Smith and Red Kelly. The photos themselves show light wear, with toning and dinged corners.
The breakdown for each photo is as follows:
The Madison Square Garden photo is signed by 17, with 6 HOFers, 4 deceased. The HOF signers include Charlie Rayner (D. 2002), Bill Gadsby (D. 2016), Harry Howell, Andy Bathgate (D. 2016), Marcel Dionne and Harry Watson (D. 2002), along with Lou Fontinato, Bronco Horvath, Gaye Stewart, Wally Stanowski, Johnny Wilson, Bob Nevin, Bob Rousseau, Larry Jeffrey, Jack Stoddard, Peanuts O'Flaherty and Wilf Paiement.
The Boston Garden photo is signed by 11, with 3 HOFers, 1 deceased. The HOF signers include Allan Stanley (D. 2013), Gerry Cheevers and Guy Lapointe, along with Fleming Mackell, Bronco Horvath, Leo Labine, Dean Prentice, Jerry Toppazzini, Joe Klukay, Murray Henderson and Bill Derlago.
The Maple Leaf Gardens photo is signed by 16, with 4 HOFers, 3 deceased. The HOF signers include Ted Kennedy (D. 2009), Harry Watson (D.2002), Pierre Pilote (D.2017) and Norm Ullman, along with Bob Nevin, Ed Litzenberger, Fleming Mackell, Wilf Paiement, Johnny Wilson, Howie Meeker, Joe Klukay, Larry Jeffrey, Wally Stanowski, Bill Derlago and two others.
The Montreal Forum photo is signed by 12, with 7 HOFers, 4 deceased. The HOF signers include Jean Beliveau (D. 2014), Elmer Lach (D. 2015), Butch Bouchard (D. 2012), Henri Richard (D.2020), Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe and Steve Shutt, along with Gerry McNeil (D. 2004), John Ferguson (D. 2007), Lou Fontinato (D. 2016), Ralph Backstrom and Bobby Rousseau.
The Detroit Olympia photo is signed by 12, with 7 HOFers, 4 deceased. The HOF signers include Alex Delvecchio, Red Kelly (D-2019), Norm Ullman, Bill Gadsby (D. 2016), Harry Watson (D. 2002), Andy Bathgate (D. 2016) and Marcel Dionne, along with Johnny Wilson (D-2011), Jerry Toppazzini (D. 2012), Gaye Stewart (D. 2010), Kent Douglas (D. 2009) and Larry Jeffrey.
The Chicago Stadium photo is signed by 10, with 4 HOFers (all deceased). The HOF signers include Pierre Pilote (D. 2017), Bill Gadsby (D. 2016), Harry Watson (D. 2002) and Clint Smith (D. 2009), along with Eddie Litzenberger (D. 2010), Bronco Horvath, Jerry Toppazzini (D. 2012), Gaye Stewart (D. 2010), Johnny Wilson (D. 2011) and Ralph Backstrom.
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