Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction December 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/13/2022
Pre-war and vintage card enthusiasts once again have plenty to consider this time around, with an opportunity to acquire another batch of scarce, desirable and fascinating relics here. For the second straight season, Brantford, Ontario’s William Paterson Company included a card with its chocolate bars, with the Bruins and Maroons joining the NHL and the V145 lineup in 1924-25 increasing from 40 to 60 cards. The cards of two of the biggest and revered stars of all-time and who were instrumental in the Montreal Canadiens’ second-ever Stanley Cup title the previous spring, veteran goalie Georges Vezina and young star Howie Morenz, recently returned from PSA after receiving VG 3 and GOOD+ 2.5 assessments respectively. Fellow icon King Clancy’s card is also encapsulated, with paper loss contributing to its mark of PR 1. The accompanying raw lineup features nine cards that mirror the Vezina example (VG), including Hall of Famers 32-Clint Benedict, 51-Reg Noble and 54-Babe Dye, along with #s 19, 20, 36, 38, 41 and 44, while at or in the vicinity of the Morenz card (G or G+) are the majority; an even two dozen have corner wear and/or light creasing. Most notable are rookie cards of 5-Hooley Smith and 9-Frank Finnigan and stars 6-Nighbor, 14-Shorty Green, 46-Billy Boucher, 50-Mantha, 53-Adams and 58-Corbeau. Fair representatives total eight; 7-Denneny, 26, 30, 34-Munro RC, 40, 42, 45-O. Cleghorn and 39-Broadbent, the card of the latter having “1921-22 Scored 16 Consecutive Games for Ottawa” written on the back in blue ink. Poor with major flaws and rounding out the roster are ten cards; 1-Ironstone RC, 2-George Boucher, 4-Hitchman, 10-Connell RC, 31, 33, 49-Sprague Cleghorn, 56 and 60, with the six cards not present being 13-Burch, 15-Red Green, 24, 28, 37-Rothschild RC and 48-Joliat. More captivating images of pre-war stars, legends and commoners make for an alluring group, (28 of them carry the “RC” designation), worthy of ample contemplation.
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