Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/19/2023
Featuring important and historic Canadians, we have a signed document and letter collection of 10 spanning from the mid-19th century to the 1980s. Included, there is a typed letter signed by Allan Roy Dafoe from 1939 on Dionne Quintuplets Guardianship letterhead, a handwritten and signed letter from philosopher Marshall McLuhan from 1953, a handwritten note from 1941 signed by explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson on his own letterhead, a 1940 Bank of Montreal cheque signed by humorist Stephen Leacock, a typed letter signed by former Premier of Quebec Maurice Duplessis from 1947 on Cabinet du Premier Ministre letterhead, a handwritten letter signed by prominent minister Egerton Ryerson from 1853 on Department of Public Instruction for Upper Canada letterhead, a typed letter from 1985 signed by George FG Stanley regarding the design of the Canadian flag, a typed letter signed by former Toronto mayor Thomas Langton Church from 1921 on Office of the Mayor Toronto letterhead, and lastly, two 1912 "agreement" multi-page typed documents signed by Canadian financier and soldier Henry Pellatt. The lot also includes a signed hand drawing by race driver Mario Andretti. Most of the documents show expected wear from handling and age, with a bit more wear to a few of the older documents. This is a great start to a collection of Canadiana signatures.
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