Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/3/2024
The sophomore issue to Imperial Tobacco’s landmark C56 hockey card release and highlighted by the coveted rookie card of the legendary Georges Vezina that serves as one of the hobby’s most cherished cardboard treasures, this complete set of desirable 1911-12 C55 cards have all been recently graded by PSA except for #'s 3, 6-Dunderdale, 8, 12, 13, 18, 22, 35-Russell, 42-Lalonde, 44 and 45-Laviolette, which are in older PSA holders. Arguably the most lavishly illustrated and aesthetically pleasing cigarette cards ever produced for any sport, a mere single specimen can send even the most casual of collectors into cartophilic bliss, with a complete ensemble the dream of literally any hockey card aficionado. Complete at 46 cards (including both Walter Smaill variations) and featuring 22 prestigious members of the Hall of Fame with each and every card having been graded by the professionals at PSA, the set is highlighted by examples of #38 Georges Vezina RC (PSA GOOD 2), #20 Fred Taylor (PSA VG-EX 4), #31 Arthur Ross (PSA GOOD 2), #4 Joe Malone (PSA GOOD 2), #1 Paddy Moran (PSA VG 3) and #42 E.D. (Newsy) Lalonde (PSA VG 3). Also including notable examples of hockey forefathers such as #6 Tom Dunderdale (PSA EX 5), #17 Jack Darragh (PSA VG 3), #24 Sprague Cleghorn (PSA VG-EX 4), #25 Odie Cleghorn (PSA EX 5), #28 Ernie Johnson (PSA VG-EX 4), #35 Ernest Russell (PSA EX 5), #2 Joe Hall (PSA VG 3), #11 Marty Walsh (PSA GOOD 2), #15 Bruce Stuart (PSA GOOD+ 2.5), #16 Percy LeSueur (PSA GOOD+ 2.5), #27 Walter Smaill (PSA GOOD 2 - right hand on hip variation) and #27 Walter Smaill (PSA VG 3 - right hand on stick variation). For the rest of the set, listed in order by the grade in which they possess, included are the likes of #37 Arthur Bernier (PSA EX-MT 6), #12 Hamby Shore (PSA EX+ 5.5), #3 Barney Holden (PSA EX 5), #9 Fred Lake (PSA EX 5), #26 Skein Ronan (PSA EX 5), #32 Riley Hern (PSA EX 5), #36 James Gardiner (PSA EX 5), #39 G. Henri Dallaire (PSA EX 5), #19 Don Smith (PSA VG-EX+ 4.5), #8 Jack McDonald (PSA VG-EX 4), #18 Steve Vair (PSA VG-EX 4), #22 Larry Gilmour (PSA VG-EX 4), #44 George Poulin (PSA VG-EX 4), #45 Jack Laviolette (PSA VG-EX 4), #21 Bert Lindsay (PSA VG+ 3.5), #30 Harry Hyland (PSA VG+ 3.5), #7 Ken Mallen (PSA VG 3), #10 Albert Kerr (PSA VG 3), #13 Alex Currie (PSA VG 3), #14 Bruce Ridpath (PSA VG 3), #23 Bobby Rowe (PSA VG 3), #40 R. Rocket Power (PSA VG 3), #41 Didier Pitre (PSA VG 3), #29 Jack Marshall (PSA GOOD 2), #33 Gordon Roberts (PSA GOOD 2), #34 F. Glass (PSA GOOD 2), #43 Eugene Payan (PSA GOOD 2) and #5 Ed Oatman (PSA PR 1).
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