Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2013
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/18/2013
One constant at the old Madhouse on Madison throughout all the ups and downs of the Black Hawks from the end of World War II through the last season of the Original Six Era was the good old Chicago Stadium Review game program. Offered is a huge stack of 38 Black Hawks programs from 1944 to 1967 featuring a total of 16 from the 1940s! Another 15 are from the 1950s with the balance coming from the great Black Hawks squads of the 1960s. All have their lineups included and are essentially complete, with the few exceptions we have remarked noted. Loads of great period photos, stories, roster lineups in these pages. 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" programs:
1944-45 (5): Oct. 29, 1944 vs. Maple Leafs (wear and small tears on covers’ spine); Dec. 20, 1944 vs. Rangers with Merry Christmas cover; Jan. 1, 1945 vs. Red Wings with 1944-45 Black Hawks team photo on cover (cover torn along most of spine); Feb. 21, 1945 vs. Bruins (stains on back cover); Mar. 7, 1945 vs. Rangers (small tears and light creases on Mosienko front cover)
1945-46 (6): Nov. 22, 1945 vs. Rangers; Nov. 25, 1945 vs. Canadiens; Dec. 2, 1945 vs. Maple Leafs (detached centerfold with pencil score notations); Feb. 17, 1946 vs. Red Wings (centerfold detached from bottom staple, vertical fold crease in the middle, dark stain on bottom edge); Feb. 20, 1946 (partial tear in centerfold at bottom staple); Feb. 24, 1946 vs. Rangers;
1946-47 (2): Dec. 15, 1946 vs. Maple Leafs (vertical fold crease in the middle); Jan. 26, 1947 (loose centerfold detached from staples);
1947-48 (3): Nov. 2, 1947 (undated) vs. Canadiens with rookie Doug Harvey wearing No. 4 in Habs lineup (horizontal fold crease in the middle, vintage tape repairs on Black Hawks lineup page); Dec. 10, 1947 vs. Bruins; Feb. 18, 1948 vs. Bruins;
1951-52 (2): Oct. 25, 1951 vs. Canadiens; Dec. 9, 1951 vs. Bruins (both programs have pgs. 21-22 torn out);
1952-53 (2): Nov. 23, 1952 vs. Red Wings; Feb. 19, 1953 vs. Rangers;
1953-54 (1): Jan. 31, 1954 vs. Red Wings;
1955-56 (2): Nov. 6, 1955 vs. Rangers; Feb. 19, 1956 vs. Red Wings;
9” x 6” programs:
1956-57 (6): Nov. 29, 1956 vs. Bruins (date with wrong month handwritten on cover); Dec. 9, 1956 vs. Maple Leafs (date handwritten on cover); Dec. 23, 1956 vs. Bruins (date with wrong year handwritten on cover); Jan. 1, 1957 vs. Canadiens (date handwritten on cover); Jan. 6, 1957 vs. Bruins (date handwritten on cover); Jan. 19, 1957 vs. Red Wings (date and “Detroit” stamped on cover);
1957-58 (1): Nov. 3, 1957 vs. Rangers (vertical fold crease);
1958-59 (1): Feb. 8, 1959 vs. Maple Leafs (date and “Toronto” stamped on cover, vertical fold crease);
1959-60 (1): Oct. 11, 1959 vs. Maple Leafs (date and “Toronto” stamped on cover);
1960-61 (1): Dec. 28, 1960 vs. Bruins;
1961-62 (1): Feb. 18, 1962 vs. Bruins;
1962-63 (2): Dec. 2, 1962 vs. Rangers (vertical fold crease); Feb. 3, 1963 vs. Maple Leafs (vertical fold crease);
1966-67 (2): Dec. 25, 1966 vs. Rangers; Jan. 17, 1967 vs. Rangers.
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