Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/3/2024
Featuring a bevy of items issued during the National Hockey League's "Original Six" era that lasted from 1942 to 1967 and sure to please those looking to add from premiums to their collection, offered here is this lot that includes a set of the 1963-64 Toronto Star "Stars In Action" hockey photos, a 1963-64 "Hockey Tips from the Stars" booklet and twenty-four (24) Bee Hive Group 2 photos that hail from the period of 1945-64. Starting with the 1963-64 Toronto Star "Stars In Action" hockey photos set that includes forty-two (42) photos in all with no duplicates, seemingly making up a complete set, the grouping Featuring photography primarily taken at Maple Leaf Gardens by the legendary Harold Barkley, the star power is impressive thanks to the presence of Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe, Dave Keon, and more, the cards each measure roughly 5" x 7" and have articulate write-ups on each player over the reverses. All appearing in overall good condition with beautiful visual appeal over their fronts, the photos largely sport light wear in the form of edge and corner wear throughout while some of the included images in the release show more foxing/small spot stains over the fronts and reverses that are worth mentioning for accuracy. For the 1963-64 "Hockey Tips from the Stars" booklet that was also issued by the Toronto Star, the twenty-four (24) page book remains in overall excellent condition with light handling wear over both the front and back covers as well as some minor marks/spot stains. Accompanied by its original mailing envelope that shows tattering throughout and moderate to heavy handling wear plus tape marks over the reverse, the pages on the interior are found to be in overall excellent condition with no flaws being observed. Finally, for the Bee Hive photos, totaling out to twenty-four (24) images in all, the group includes none of the most expensive variations but does include the white script version of Charlie Hodge as well as stars including Gordie Howe and Jacques Plante. Mostly found to be in overall excellent condition, the group shows some minor edge and corner wear throughout. Additionally, the lot also includes a group of six (6) of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1966-67 Hockey Talks Records (Bower, Keon, Mahovlich, Pulford, Selby and Shack). All the records include the vinyl disk and sleeves, which display in good condition and show just expected light-to-moderate handling wear.
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