Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction February 2025
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/18/2025
Featuring only the Rangers, Bruins and Black Hawks for the third straight season and hailing from a year that saw the Toronto Maple Leafs win their second of three (3) straight Stanley Cups in a rematch of the 1962 Finals against the Detroit Red Wings, offered here is this neat lot which consists of three (3) file copy binder pages featuring affixed cards from Topps' 1962-63 hockey release which hail directly from the company's archive. With each page measuring slightly larger than the standard 8 1/2" x 11" and featuring six (6) cards of three (3) different players, those pasted on the left side of the sheet towards the punch holes display with the front visible while the ones beside it on the right are done so that the back is viewed. With one (1) sheet displaying the set's first three (3) cards, those of #1 Phil Watson (Bruins coach), #2 Bob Perreault and #3 Bruce Gamble (rookie card), a second Bruins based sheet includes cards four (4) through six (6) of #4 Warren Godfrey, #5 Leo Boivin and #6 Doug Mohns (tape affixed to the front side card with "Doug Mohns" written over it in black pencil) while the final of the three (3) sheets features the examples of cards sixty-one (61) through sixty-three (63) of Rangers figures such as Frank Paice (Trainer - reverse incorrectly lists Marcel Paille who wasn't included in the set, a yellow piece of tape is added over the front side with "Frank Paice - Trainer" written over it in black pencil while the "Marcel Paille" at the bottom is crossed out in red pencil - additionally, the backside visible card has had "WRONG PLAYER" written over it in matching red pencil and "Frank Paice - Trainer" is written between the two cards once again in regular pencil), Camille Henry and Bronco Horvath. With all the cards featured affixed down by glue, the backside of the sheets all show toning from the adhesive used to affix them to the sheets. For the sheets themselves, all are in overall good condition for their effort and age with just light wear observed from handling and age. All encapsulated by Beckett and housed in oversized holders that remain in excellent condition overall with just some light scratches and scuffs observed over each, the labels at the top of each holder all display "Topps Vault File Copy" and the designation of "Authentic".
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