Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Fall 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/20/2022
An enticing, fresh-to-the-market C55 tobacco card bonanza offered here is for serious hobbyists to consider, while casual collectors can also peruse and admire the striking original colors and magnificent hues involved – beautiful! The encapsulated contingent recently returned from PSA, with Georges Vezina’s set-leading rookie card at VG-EX 4 and joined by four other immortals, all of them in holders labeled “EX-MT 6”; 4-Joe Malone RC, 20-Cyclone Taylor, 31-Art Ross and 42-Newsy Lalonde – wow. The loveliest of all is Hall of Fame goaltender Riley Hern’s number 32 example that was deemed deserving of almost unheard-of NM-MT 8 status. It is just the second 1911-12 Hern card to earn such recognition and is edged on the PSA Population Report by a single NM-MT+ 8.5 chart-topper, out of the 130-some submissions over the years – outstanding. With sensational striking vivid colors and meriting a NM+ 7.5 assessment is 15-Bruce Stuart, a Pop 1 with just three examples higher in PSA history, while 36-Jimmy Gardner RC, at NM 7, is a Pop 6 with just two higher. Completing the PSA segment is 2-Joe Hall RC at EX-MT+ 6.5 (Pop 2, with 6 higher) and Montreal Canadiens assembler 45-Jack Laviolette at EX+ 5.5. A Percy LeSueur card (#16) was returned as showing evidence of trimming, although it measures the same as the graded others. ....The raw lineup is led by 16 cards that are definitely superior to the Vezina RC in our eyes, with most of them EX-or-better. HOFers are 6-Dunderdale, 8-MacDonald RC, 24-Cleghorn RC, 29-Marshall, 30-Hyland, 33-Roberts and 35-Russell, with the others being 3-Holden, 5-Oatman RC, 9-Lake, 10-Kerr RC, 14-Ridpath, 21-Lindsay RC, 22-Gilmour RC, 26-Ronan RC and 34-Glass. The remainder exhibit corner wear but no obvious creases, although a small crease is spotted in one of two different 27-Smaill cards (hand on stick), the other, like some of the others, with a tiny corner crease. G to VG+ is the range, with the exception of 13-Currie RC; rounding at the corners and paper loss at one lower it. We rate the sum as an exceptional opportunity and can note the new scratch-free PSA holders. Good luck with this stirring array of coveted collectibles.
Addendum; The 27-Smaill (hand on hip) card has paper loss/chipping to it's upper left corner and bottom left corner and all of its corners are showing corner wear, it also has two small stains on the right edge and has a small handwritten or stamped ''A'' on the lower back of the card. Off-centered left to right. Overall condition G/G+ to VG.
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