A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
This remarkable World Hockey Association memorabilia collection features 17 team pennants, in remarkable condition overall, and 12 media guides. Included here are 16 original pennants from the 1970s rebel league with the Birmingham Bulls, Calgary Cowboys, Chicago Cougars, Cincinnati Stingers, Cleveland Crusaders (2), Edmonton Oilers, Houston Aeros, Indianapolis Racers, Minnesota Fighting Saints, Michigan Stags, New England Whalers, Quebec Nordiques (2), San Diego Mariners and Winnipeg Jets all represented. Each of these pennants feature the WHA logo while another virtually identical Jets pennant instead has an NHL logo from when Winnipeg was absorbed as part of the 1979 merger agreement between the two competing leagues. Two 1978-79 WHA media guides are fully intact, as are a 1975-76 Phoenix facts book and a 1977-78 Winnipeg media guide. Two copies of Cleveland's 1974-75 media guide have been subjected to three-hole punches on the left margin, as have a 1973-74 Chicago media guide and a 1973-74 WHA schedule booklet featuring the previous season's statistics. A 1972-73 Chicago Cougars media guide with a low-grade black and white cover appears to be a vintage team-issued variation of the official team guide. Spartan 1973-74 guides from Los Angeles and Winnipeg are vintage originals, and a low-grade cover adorns what appears to be a team-issued variation of the 1973-74 WHL San Diego Gulls media guide.
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