Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Winter 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2023
Arguably the most famous and storied team from the earliest days of the sport and the first club in history to raise Lord Stanley's prized cup in 1893, the Montreal Hockey Team represented the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), known as the Winged Wheelers due to their winged wheel uniform - a design later borrowed by the Detroit Red Wings. Seven-time champions of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada from 1886 until 1898, the Montreal AAA remained an amateur club throughout it's existence. Holders of the Stanley Cup in 1902, this unbelievably rare ribbon was issued by the Montreal Daily Witness newspaper and celebrated the Winged Wheelers. At 2" x 5 1/2" and featuring the team logo, the ribbon pronounces the club as "Champions of the World", and was likely issued to and worn by individuals representing the newspaper. A stick pin accompanies the ribbon, with this possibly original to the pin. Condition is fabulous considering the delicate ribbon is 120 years old, with just light wear and no discolouration, with tape on the lower and upper portions of the reverse, again possibly as issued. This is the first example of this monumental relic featuring one of the most fable teams in existence that we have ever handled or offered.
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