Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/18/2019
The kings of the Original Six era and recognized as two of the greatest players in NHL history, we have a pair of signed items from iconic superstars Maurice Richard and Gordie Howe, with each all the more desirable as they hail from the personal collection of New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins star Vic Hadfield. Included, we have a Canadiens captain’s jersey signed by The Rocket, along with a pair of lithographs autographed by Mr Hockey. The jersey was produced by CCM with “XL” sizing along the collar, and has been styled with a tackle twill team crest, numbers and captain’s “C”, with Maurice signing within his famous “9” over the reverse in thin blue marker. The lithos are roughly 22” x 35” and 26” x 38”, with Gordie signing along the bottom right on the former, and bottom left on the latter. As an added bonus, a sealed hardcover copy of the Richard book “A Reluctant Hero” is included, with a signed LOA from Mr. Hadfield to also accompany.
The Richard signature is thin but remains fairly dark, with some very minor bleeding into the background material, while the Howe signatures exhibit no issues. The first litho (22” x 35”) was officially licensed through the NHL and Coca-Cola, and is tightly rolled and will be sent as such, with some creasing/indentations along each side from handling. The second litho (26” x 38”) of Gordie with his sons has moderate to heavier wear and is also tightly rolled with some creasing/indentations, and is numbered “0374/25889”. Lastly, a copy of the Sports Illustrated Wayne Gretzky tribute from 1999 is also included (vg), along with a COA for the Richard jersey.
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