Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2021
Joining once again, in collaboration with the Montreal Canadiens, Classic Auctions is pleased to offer a large collection of artifacts and memorabilia from the storied club's comprehensive archives. A number of historic specimens direct from the famous team including unique displays that were once marvelously displayed in the hallowed Montreal Forum and later at the Bell Centre are available, with an endless array of legendary and monumental players featured that all proudly once donned the sacred jersey of the mighty Montreal Canadiens.
Featuring a quarter century of the Montreal Canadiens and beginning in the coveted Original Six era during the late-1950s when the Habs were on top of the hockey world as consecutive Stanley Cup champions, we have a large postcard collection of approx 981, spanning from the 1958-59 season until and including 1983-84, with the condition throughout uniform and especially pleasing. Included, we have approx 125 postcards from the 1950s, 143 from the 1960s, 517 from the 1970s and 196 from the 1980s. The specimens spanning from 1958-59 to 1967-68 are black and white, with colour examples beginning with 1971-72. As mentioned, the majority of the postcards are in beautiful condition and show just light wear. An LOA from Classic Auctions will be included.
The breakdown for the collection by year is as follows - 105 from 1958-59 including the Rocket, Plante (4), Beliveau (6), H. Richard (5), Harvey (3) and others, 20 from 1959-60 including the Rocket, Beliveau, Plante, Harvey, Geoffrion, Blake and others, 21 from 1960-61 including Harvey, Plante, Beliveau, Moore, Johnson and others, 18 from 1961-62 including Plante, Beliveau, H. Richard, Geoffrion and others, 21 from 1962-63 including Plante, Beliveau, Moore, Geoffrion and others, 18 from 1963-64 including Beliveau, 21 from 1965-66 including Cournoyer, Beliveau, Worsley and others, 21 from 1966-67, 23 from 1967-68 including Savard (rookie), 68 from 1971-72 including Dryden rookie (appears to be one complete and two partial sets), 96 from 1973-74 (appears to be four complete sets of 24 postcards-per-set), 95 from 1974-75, 40 from 1975-76, 122 from 1976-77, 96 from 1979-80 (appears to be four partial sets), 104 from 1980-81 (appears to be four complete sets), 48 from 1982-83 (appears to be two complete sets), and 44 from 1983-84 (appears to be two complete sets).
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