Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction June 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/25/2024
The sophomore issue to Imperial Tobacco’s landmark C56 hockey card release and highlighted by the coveted rookie card of the legendary Georges Vezina that serves as one of the hobby’s most cherished cardboard treasures, this complete set of desirable 1911-12 C55 cards have all been recently graded, and are making their hobby debut to the collecting community. Arguably the most lavishly illustrated and aesthetically pleasing cigarette cards ever produced for any sport, a mere single specimen can send even the most casual of collectors into cartophilic bliss, with a complete ensemble the dream of literally any hockey card aficionado. Complete at 46 cards (including both Walter Smaill variations) and featuring 22 prestigious members of the Hall of Fame with each and every card having been graded by the professionals at SGC, the set is highlights by examples of #42 E.D. (Newsy) Lalonde (SGC NM+ 7.5 - POP 2 with only 2 graded higher), #38 Georges Vezina RC (SGC VG+ 3.5), #31 Arthur Ross (SGC VG-EX+ 4.5), #4 Joe Malone (SGC VG 3), #20 Fred Taylor (SGC EX+ 5.5 - POP 5 with 9 graded higher) and #1 Paddy Moran (SGC VG 3 - POP 7 with 12 graded higher). Also including a second group that features examples of players such as #22 Larry Gilmour (SGC NM 7 - POP 1 second highest graded with only 1 graded higher), #28 Ernie Johnson (SGC EX-NM 6 - POP 4 second highest graded with only 1 graded higher), #32 Riley Hern (SGC EX-NM 6 - POP 4 with only 7 graded higher), #30 Harry Hyland (SGC EX 5 - POP 8 with only 7 graded higher), #35 Ernest Russell (SGC EX 5 - POP 4 with only 6 graded higher) and #45 Jack Laviolette (SGC EX 5 - POP 4 with only 5 graded higher), other notable cards include the likes of #3 Barney Holden (SGC EX 5), #12 Hamby Shore (SGC EX 5), #39 G. Dallaire (SGC EX 5), #44 George Poulin (SGC EX 5), #25 Odie Cleghorn (SGC VG-EX+ 4.5), #2 Joe Hall (SGC VG-EX 4), #5 Ed Oatman (SGC VG-EX 4), #6 Tom Dunderdale (SGC VG-EX 4), #7 Ken Mallen (SGC VG-EX 4), #8 Jack MacDonald (SGC VG-EX 4), #13 Alex Currie (SGC VG-EX 4) and #14 Bruce Ridpath (SGC VG-EX 4). For the balance of the set, present are the cards of; #18 Steve Vair (SGC VG-EX 4), #21 Bert Lindsay (SGC VG-EX 4), #33 Gordon Roberts (SGC VG-EX 4), #40 R. Power (SGC VG-EX 4), #43 Eugene Payan (SGC VG-EX 4), #15 Bruce Stuart (SGC VG+ 3.5), #16 Percy Lesueur (SGC VG+ 3.5), #24 Sprague Cleghorn (SGC VG+ 3.5), #27 Walter Smaill (SGC VG+ 3.5 - hand on stick variation), #41 Didier Pitre (SGC VG+ 3.5), #9 Fred Lake (SGC VG 3), #10 Albert Kerr (SGC VG 3), #11 Marty Walsh (SGC VG 3), #17 Jack Darragh (SGC VG 3), #19 Don Smith (SGC VG 3), #23 Bobby Rowe (SGC VG 3), #29 Jack Marshall (SGC VG 3), #34 Frank Glass (SGC VG 3), #36 James Gardiner (SGC VG 3), #37 Arthur Bernier (SGC VG 3), #27 Walter Smaill (SGC GD+ 2.5 - hand on hip variation) and #26 Skein Ronan (SGC GD 2). An overall gorgeous assembly, all the holders remain in overall good condition and sport just some light-to-moderate scratches/scuffs that are worth mentioning for accuracy.
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