Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction February 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2016
Terry Sawchuk is among the 11 deceased HOFers whose signatures are featured on the cover or inside the pages of this 1951 NHL All-Star Game program. Sawchuk and Gordie Howe are among the 17 vintage fountain pen signatures on the cover, along with the likes of Bentley, Lumley, Schmidt, Kelly and Lindsay. There are a total of 16 signatures from members of the Hockey Hall of Fame in this Maple Leaf Gardens program for the First All-Stars 2-1 win over the Second All-Stars on October 9, 1951. Rocket Richard’s autograph is among the four that were added to the cover later, as were the nine autographs within the program, which is complete and well preserved. Comes with a Classic Auctions LOA.
HOFers (16) who have signed include, Terry Sawchuk (d. 1970), Doug Bentley (d. 1972), Harry Lumley (d. 1998), Bill Quackenbush (d. 1999), Maurice Richard (d. 2000), Chuck Rayner (d. 2002), Harry Watson (d. 2002), Ted Kennedy (d. 2009), Butch Bouchard (d. 2012), Allan Stanley (d. 2013), Elmer Lach (d. 2015), Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Milt Schmidt, Red Kelly and Bill Gadsby.
Frank Eddolls, who died in 1961, is among 10 of the 13 other autographs from All-Stars who have passed away. Lee Fogolin (d. 2000), Gerry McNeil (d. 2004), Sid Smith (d. 2004), Al Dewsbury (d. 2006), Gaye Stewart (d. 2010), Don Raleigh (d. 2012), Reg Sinclair (d. 2013), Leo Reise Jr. (2015), and Gus Mortson (d. 2015) have signed along with Johnny Peirson, Ed Sandford and Tod Sloan.
There are 21 autographs on the cover, of which the Richard, Rayner, Reise and Smith signatures were each added later. The nine other autographs on the “1951 All-Star Autographs” page inside the program were all added later by Kennedy, Bouchard, Stanley, Lach, Gadsby, Watson, McNeil, Mortson and Sloan.
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