Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/3/2024
Large in volume and featuring a plethora of fascinating programs and other publications from all facets of hockey that date anywhere from the early-1900s to the 1960s and is sure to keep any avid hockey fan consumed for hours on end as well as be valuable additions to their sports library, offered here is this lot featuring vintage NHL and minor hockey programs as well as various publications with hockey covers that date from the 1930s to the 1960s. Starting with the NHL and minor hockey programs, the group totals out to eleven (11) in all and features examples including a Maple Leaf Gardens program from the 1947-48 season that is void of its line-up card and pictures Syl Apps on the cover (cover partially detached), a Montreal Forum program for a 1957-58 contest between the Montreal Royals and Trois-Rivieres Lions, a Montreal Forum program from the Canadiens vs Rangers game on January 1st, 1966 that resulted in a 5-1 win for Montreal, a Boston Garden magazine/program from February of 1946, a Chicago Stadium program from the Black Hawks vs Rangers game on January 22nd, 1950 that resulted in a 4-3 win for Chicago (both covers mostly detached), an Olympic Arena Lake Placid program for a 1948-49 QSHL contest between the New York Rovers and Sherbrooke St. Francis (Herb Carnegie in the lineup for Sherbrooke), a 1965-66 program for a game between the AHL Cleveland Barons and AHL Baltimore Clippers at the Cleveland Arena, a 1947-48 program for a game between the AHL Cleveland Barons and AHL Indianapolis Capitals at the Cleveland Arena that resulted in a 2-1 Cleveland win (pencil notations over lineup page which has become detached - warping to the cover), a 1950-51 program for a game between the AHL Cleveland Barons and AHL Hershey Bears at Cleveland Arena (Johnny Bower in the line-up for Cleveland - staining on the interior and detached pages), a 1943-44 program for an EHL game between the Philadelphia Falcons and New York Rovers on March 25th, 1944 at the Philadelphia Arena (rough condition all around) and finally, a 1949-50 program for a QSHL game between the Chicoutimi Sagueneens and Quebec Aces at the Chicoutimi Colisee (Herb Carnegie and Punch Imlach in the line-up for Quebec). For the hockey based publications, notable items include a 1902 issue of Tip Top Weekly with a hockey scene over the cover, a February 11th, 1935 issue of Time Magazine that pictures Lorne Chabot on the cover, a January 23rd, 1956 issue of Sports Illustrated that pictures Jean Beliveau over the cover, various other 1950s magazines picturing names like Beliveau, Maurice Richard and Jacques Plante over the covers, two (2) issues of Sports Illustrated from February 3rd, 1969 with Bobby Orr over the cover (subscription labels over both) and finally various other hockey magazines from the 1950s and 1960s including issues of Sport Revue, Hockey Pictorial, Blueline and Sport Magazine. Mostly all in overall good condition for both the programs and other magazines/publications unless noted, many show handling wear and flaws such as creasing, surface wear, edge/corner wear, small tears, toning, separated covers, written notation and stains that are worth noting for accuracy. Furthermore, the lot is concluded with a trio of hockey records that includes "Toronto Maple Leafs – Let's Talk Hockey" from 1964, "Hockey Night in Canada" from 1972 and lastly, "The Two Sides Of Bobby Orr" from 1970, with all three (3) showing various handling wear that is to be expected due to their age.
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