A few months back we traveled to Prague in a quest for quality consignments from the Czech Republic.  Sitting in our hotel lobby, I was patiently and anxiously looking forward to our meeting with Frantisek Tikal.  When he arrived it was all I could do to contain myself in the hope that what he brought was exactly what I hoped it would be.

Frantisek sat down and told me the story of his grandfather with passion, not to mention the help of a translator! He explained to me in detail how his family managed to keep this prized jersey in his possession. I couldn’t wait to see it but that would have to wait a bit more as it remained in a plastic bag until Frantisek had told his tale.  When the time finally came, it was more than worth the wait. As soon as I laid eyes on this vintage beauty I knew it would be an amazing feature in our spring auction.

The time was now appropriate for Frantisek and his family to offer this beautiful international game-worn jersey to the collecting world.  And Classic Auctions was the auction house he trusted to promote it.

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Well like many of you already know,  we were in Toronto last week for the Toronto International Sports Show.  This edition of the show was really exciting for us and many of you were able to past by just to say hi or to consign items for our following Winter 2012 Auction.  Marc and I were really pleased with all the amazing items that were consigned to us over the week-end.  The Toronto region continues to be a great hockey place indeed.

Visitors at our booth had the opportunity to fill out a quick survey and then get a chance to win a wonderful Toronto Maple Leafs Vintage Jersey autographed by 6 legends.  Congratulations to our winner, a friendly fellow collector from Oshawa!

Finally, I had the chance to chat a little bit with Dr. Brian Price from In The Game, our long-time friend and costumer.  The In The Game booth (In The Gameland) was filled with jerseys from Brian's personal collection which he, for the most, acquired thru Classic Auctions.  Dr. Price's collection of All Star Game jerseys was nicely displayed and you'll see them all in this video. 

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