Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction February 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/27/2018
Intriguing and appealing hockey memorabilia collection features some 68 hockey magazines, mostly French language publications from the 1950s, and a variety of hockey ephemera, including a 1948 Syl Apps and Hap Day “How to play Better Hockey” Quaker Oats premium booklet, 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s hockey calendar pages and a French language 1970-71 Esso Power Play hardcover album with a complete set of cards fillings its pages. Loads of vintage newsprint smell in this huge lot, the included extra items exhibit handling that includes creasing, folds and torn edges.
The French language magazines, filled with fascinating info and images of the Montreal Canadiens and the old Montreal Royals baseball team, include:
Sport et Loisirs (8): 1949 (1) December ; 1950 (7) January-July;
Le Sport Illustre (26) : 1949 (3) September-November, December-January 1950 (front cover only), 1950 (10) February-December, 1951 (9) January-September, 1952 (4) January-April
Les Sports (5): 1954 (4) February, March, July, August, 1955 (1) March;
Sport-Revue (19): 1955 (1) November, December, 1956 (6) February-April, September-November, 1957 (3) March, October, November, 1958 (3) January, March, May, 1959 (1) October, 1960 (1) August, 1961 (4) January, March, April, December.
Other publications included are:
Blueline (3): 1955 (2) February, October, 1959 (1) April;
Hockey Pictorial (6): 1955 (2) December (2), 1957 (1) October, 1959 (2) April, October, 1962 (1) February;
Sports All Stars Pro Hockey 1957.
The magazines are essentially complete issues, with very few instances of clippings removed and handwritten notations. Generally well preserved with expected handling.
1950s newspaper premium pictures (13): (4; Pilote/Howe, Mikita/Hall), Stars Of The World’s Fastest Game (7);
1950s This week Molson’s salutes program pictures (5): Howell, Raleigh, Mortson, Lumley, Hebenton;
The Esso Les Grands du Hockey Album De Luxe hardcover book has a complete set of sticker pictures affixed within its pages;
Set of four Pepsi CAHA Hockey Skills posters (Houle, Trottier, Robinson and Turnbull), with horizontal and vertical fold creases;
The calendar pages include Montreal Forum and Maple Leaf Gardens pages removed from various calendars. Some of the artwork and pictures included on these pages:
Canadiens 1958 Plante Vezina Harvey Norris Tex Coulter artwork, 1958-59 All-Stars Tex Coulter artwork, Geoffrion 50th goal April-May 1962, Jan.-Feb. 1966 calendar page with Beliveau artwork on reverse, (3) early 1970s, (6) early 1980s, 1997-98 calendar
Maple Leafs early-1950s team picture, 1953-54 Maple Leafs team picture, 1954-55 Maple Leafs team picture, 1957-58 Maple Leafs team picture,
1953-54 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup champions team picture, 1954-55 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup champions team picture, 1955-56 NHL First and Second All-Star Teams and trophy winners montage page, Maple Leaf Gardens May-June 1957 NHL First and Second 1955-56 All-Star Teams page, 1958-59 Hull Art Ross and Plante Vezina winners montage page, Maple Leaf Gardens April 1959 NHL First and Second 1957-58 All-Star Teams page, late-1950s Moore Art Ross Backstrom Calder montage page, Maple Leafs 1959-60 Montreal Royals team picture, 1959-60 NHL First and Second All-Star team montage page,
1960-61 NHL Second All-Stars montage page, 1965-66 NHL First All-Stars montage page, 1965-66 minor and amateur league champions team pictures pages, 1966-67 NHL First and Second All-Stars montage page, 1966-67 Maple Leafs Stanley Cup and Black Hawks Prince of Wales champions team pictures page, 1966-67 Trophy winners page, 1966-67 minor and amater league champions team pictures pages, 1966-67 Montreal Canadiens team picture page, 1967-68 Trophy winners page, 1967-68 Flyers West Division champions and Blues Stanley Cup finalists team pictures pages, Late 1960s NHL First and Second All-Star teams montage page, 1968-69 NHL First and Second All-Stars montage page, 1968-69 Trophy winners montage page, 1969-70 NHL First and Second All-Stars montage page, 1969-70 Black Hawks Prince of Wales and Blues Stanley Cup finalists team pictures page,
1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup champions team picture page, Mid-1950s hockey’s rising stars Tex Coulter montage, 1956 Canadiens Stanley Cup parade page, Beliveau, Harvey and Plante trophies photo, 1960-61 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens team picture page, 1962-63 Canadiens team picture, Toe Blake tribute page, 1968-69 Junior Canadiens team picture, 1969-70 Junior Canadiens team picture, 1970-71 Quebec Remparts team picture, Lafleur late 1970s poster.
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