Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2021
Originally awarded a franchise by the AHL in 1962, the Baltimore Clippers served as an affiliate of the New York Rangers until 1966, with three Division titles won. The club helped develop considerable HOF talent, including Ed Giacomin and Jean Ratelle. We have a large collection of team-issued Clippers photos from the 1960s/70s totaling approx 269, accompanied by an additional 93 items. For the Clippers, we have 26 circa 1964-65 team-issued photos including Bryan Hextall, 13 circa 1966-67 team-issued photos, 18 circa 1967-68 team-issued photos, 19 circa 1968-69 team-issued photos, 17 circa 1970-71 team-issued photos, and 19 1974-75 team-issued photos with original envelope. There are also an additional 154 misc Clippers photos from the 1960s/70s, and team photos for 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72 and 1972-73. The additional items include 7 1952-53 Buffalo Bisons team-issued photos (6” x 9”), 11 misc 1950s Cleveland Barons team-issued photos, 8 1963-64 Cleveland Barons team-issued photos, 5 mid-1960s Pittsburgh Hornets team-issued photos, 15 1950s/60s Springfield Indians team-issued photos including Cal Gardner and Don Cherry (5” x 7”), 9 1970s Rochester Americans team-issued photos (5” x 7”), 10 1970s New Haven Nighthawks team-issued photos, 15 1977-78 Philadelphia Firebirds team-issued photos including Reggie Lemelin, a 1954 AHL All-Star Game program and a dozen misc team photos including the 1945-46 St Louis Flyers, 1959-60 Springfield Indians with Eddie Shore, 1956-57 Seattle Americans with Emile Francis, 1948-49 St. Louis Flyers with Johnny Mariucci and others. Most of the photos show light to moderate wear, with the approx 154 misc Clippers photos showing heavier wear, with the photos “rolled” at each end due to improper storage.
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