Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction October 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/9/2016
Featuring beloved Canadiens icon Maurice Richard, we have a number of desirable vintage items, including a few interesting signed examples. We have media photos, books, pucks and a few other neat items. We 8” x 10” media photos, including a picture with Howe and Lindsay along with one featuring Habs players and wives. We have a copy of “L’éclair” from 1959 with The Rocket on the cover, a signed puck, a “500th goal” souvenir puck, a signed 12 ½” x 16 ½” Prudential image, a signed 8” x 10” with Richard, Reay, Mosdell, O’Connor and 2 others, a copy of Le Sport from 1949 with Richard on the cover, a pair of books featuring Richard including “Numero 9”, a Readers Digest from 1955 with a Rocket cover and more.
Also included are a few pages from a magazine article, with Richard signing one of his images, we also have a postcard of a wax figure Richard scoring his 500th career goal, and a group of negatives featuring an elderly Richard. The pucks offered include a signed examples picture puck, with a decent signature that shows slight loss against the background, while the “500 goal” souvenir puck is a high grade example. The media photos all show some wear, with some creases, edge/surface wear and toning. The “Sport” and “L’éclair” magazines show wear with surface tears and spine damage, while the Prudential picture has heavy creasing with a tear along the top border. The books, “Numero 9” and “Monsieur Hockey” remain in good condition, with spine wear, light creasing and a spine tear (Numero 9). Lastly, the multi-signed media photo features a group of Canadiens including Richard and Lach, with the signatures executed in ballpoint.
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