Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2018
Highly desirable and extremely rare, especially in full document form, we have a military commission from 1880 that has been signed by Queen Victoria and the individual responsible for the Stanley Cup, Lord Stanley of Preston. At roughly 13” x 16” (open), the folded antique document features wonderful fountain pen script, with an affixed seal on the first page along with the signature of Queen Victoria along the top section, which has toning that does not touch the signature. The second page features additional script with Lord Stanley signing beneath as Fred Stanley. Both signatures remain dark and are stand-alone examples. High caliber Lord Stanley signatures rarely make themselves available, with each example greatly contested as it is one of the most important signatures in all of hockey.
The document with fold creases is nicely preserved. Included is a letter addressed to the recipient of the military commission dated “9th March 1880” that accompanied the document.
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