Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
Well folks, you know how many words “they” say a photo is worth, so we won’t go on and on here. Suffice to say, photos of the guy who donated the Stanley Cup are coveted acquisitions, with this 3 1/4” by 4 1/2” cabinet affair applied to a 7” by 10” page identifying the gentleman as “The Right Hon. F. A. Stanley.” A line beneath reads “From photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 110 Regent Street.” For the uninformed, Frederick Arthur Stanley was Canada’s Governor General from 1888 to 1993 and donated the “Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup”, a trophy that has become known as the Stanley Cup, hockey’s most coveted award. The page here exhibits minor “warping” while the near mint photo offers a crystal clear image of the man who will forever be talked about by us hockey maniacs. An exceptional shot to match up with a Stanley signature.
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