Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/16/2020
Bearing similarity to their hockey counterparts of the same year and much more difficult to locate than the previous two issues of lacrosse cards produced by Imperial Tobacco, the C61 release is a must-have for any lacrosse collector – but there are hockey connections for these cards as well!
In the early days of professional hockey, many played lacrosse during the off-season to stay in shape. Included in this lot are cards of legends like #21 Newsy Lalonde (PSA 5), #29 Clint Benedict (PSA 6), #22 Mickey Ion (spelled “Ions” on card, PSA 5), #45 Jack Laviolette (PSA 5), #43 Joseph Cattarinich (PSA 5) and #1 Charlie Querrie (PSA 5 - Pop-1 highest graded) – a lacrosse superstar and a key figure in early Toronto hockey history as general manager of the Toronto Arenas.
We are pleased to offer an incredible near-complete set of C61 Lacrosse cards that have all been graded by PSA and it ranks first as the current finest set and second of all-time! Missing three cards (#s 16, 17 and 44), the grades run from PSA 4.5 to PSA 7 and the ensemble has a set rating of 5.577 and a GPA of 5.824. Four are presently Pop-1 highest graded on the PSA population report; #1 – Querrie PSA 5 (Lacrosse HOF), #2 – Durkin PSA 7, #5 – Kinsman PSA 7 and #39 – Punk Wintermute PSA 7 along with five tied for the highest spot on the registry; #3 – Rowntree PSA 7.5 (Pop-2), #6 – Dade PSA 7 (Pop-2), #10 – F. Scott PSA 6 (Pop-2), #20 – Stagg PSA 6 (Pop-3) and #40 – Gifford PSA 6 (Pop-3).
A scarce and tempting issue for tobacco card and pre-war enthusiasts, there further details regarding grades for each card available on our website.
The rest of the 47-card lot breaks down as follows: 4 – Graydon PSA 5, 7 – Hogan PSA 6, 8 – Kenna PSA 5, 9 – O’Kane PSA 5, 11 – Brenna PSA 5, 12 – McIntyre PSA 6, 13 – Dillon PSA 6, 14 – Barry PSA 5, 15 – Howard PSA 5.5, 18 – Menary PSA 6, 19 – Kalls (Lacrosse HOF) PSA 5.5, 23 – McGregor PSA 6, 24 – Phelan PSA 7, 25 – Griffiths PSA 5, 26 – Eastwood PSA 4.5, 27 – McCarthy PSA 6, 28 – Shea PSA 5, 30 – Pringle PSA 5, 31 – Ranson PSA 5, 32 – Degray PSA 5, 33 – Cummings PSA 6, 34 – Degan PSA 6.5, 35 – Cameron PSA 5, 36 – Gifford (Lacrosse HOF) PSA 7, 37 – Hall PSA 5, 38 – Turnbull PSA 6, 41 – Secours PSA 6.5, 42 – Lachapelle PSA 5, 46 – Roberts PSA 6, 47 – Rochford – PSA 5, 48 – H. Scott PSA 5, 49 – McIlwaine PSA 5, and 50 – Neville PSA 4).
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