Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/30/2021
Representing the famed Original Six and post-expansion eras of Motor City’s finest, we have a large vintage Detroit Red Wings postcard collection of approx 160 spanning from the 1950s to 1970s, including 104 signed specimens. All black and white examples with a number produced by JD McCarthy, the signed postcards include HOFers Gordie Howe (2), Alex Delvecchio (2), Marcel Pronovost (3), Johnny Bucyk (2), Andy Bathgate, Bill Gadsby (2), Leo Boivin, Norm Ullman (2), Frank Mahovlich, Ted Lindsay, Sid Abel (3) and Marcel Dionne. The additional signers include Lalonde (2), Goegan (2), Langlois, McKenney, Rolfe, Korn, Berenson, Collins, Litzenberger, Prentice, Murphy, Jeffrey (2), Labine, Fonteyne (3), Odrowski, Henderson, Ferguson, Hall, Kennedy (2), Faulkner (2), Lunde (3), Barrett, Foligno, Crashley, Stemkowski, Wilson (2), Morrison, Mickoski, Bergman (2), McCord, Wall, McNeil, Miszuk, Bassen (3), Prystai, Oliver, Fogolin, A Pronovost, Smith (2), Barkley (2), Bonin and others.
The signatures present well, with both Howe signatures sporting no problems, with each a bit light, with each postcard showing corner and edge wear, with clear tape residue on one example. The unsigned highlights include three different Howe postcards (light wear to each), three different Sawchuk (light wear with a few minor indentations to one), and a few other HOFers. Assorted inks have been used throughout, with the majority of the postcards in the group showing light wear, with a few examples showing heavier wear including to the corners and along edges. Also included is a single vintage photo, with the 3 ½” x 6” image signed by Leo Labine.
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