Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/20/2020
Joining the NHL as an expansion club in 1967-68, the Minnesota North Stars were based in Bloomington, Minnesota, and reached the Stanley Cup finals twice throughout their tenure before relocating to Dallas in 1993. This lot contains a great grouping of North Stars team-issued press photos totaling approx 379, and ranging from the first inaugural season in 1967-68, to 1981-82, with the majority hailing from the 1970s. All glossy black and white prints with most in the 8” x 10” range, included, we have 4 photos from 1967-68 (Balon, Pronovost, Lunde and Wetzel), 24 high-grade photos from 1968-69 (second season) including Grant, Goldsworthy and Maniago, an additional 10 from 1968-69 including a team image, 32 photos from 1969-70 along with a Stars envelope, 46 photos from 1972-73, 39 photos from 1973-74, 28 photos from 1975-76, 29 from 1976-77, 20 photos from 1977-78, 9 from 1978-79, 22 photos from 1979-80, 21 photos from 1980-81 and 13 photos from 1981-82 including Ciccarelli (second year). There are also 86 additional photos from the first season to the early-to-mid-1970s. The majority of the photos display well with light handling wear as well as the odd crease or corner ding. We should also note some duplication within the collection.
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