March 19, 2020: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/19/2020
Presented is a truly extraordinary complete set of the coveted 1911-12 C55 Imperial Tobacco issue, the second-oldest hockey set and a remarkable array that includes almost two dozen Hall of Famers and some of the legendary figures in the sport’s storied past. Headlined by the Rookie card of hockey icon Georges Vezina (PSA 4), the issue ranks as one of the hallmarks of advanced hockey collections; this array – with each and every card graded by PSA - comes in at an imposing 4.05 GPA, an outstanding ranking of the elegant 1 ½-by-2 ½-inch treasures that rival the Turkey Red Cabinets and other early tobacco baseball issues as among the most attractive cards ever issued. Here’s the breakdown: PSA 6 Ex-Mt (4) – No. 8, 23, 24 Cleghorn Rookie and 31 Ross m/c; PSA 5 Excellent (8) – No. 5, 19, 20 Taylor, 28 Johnson, 30 Hyland, 35 Russell, 37 and 39; PSA 4.5 VG-Ex-Plus (3) – No. 34, 43 and 44; PSA 4 (21) – No. 2 Hall Rookie, 6 Dunderdale, 9 Lake, 10, 11 Walsh, 13 m/c, 14, 15 Stuart, 16 Lesueur, 17 Darragh Rookie, 18, 21, 25, 27, 29 Marshall, 33 Roberts, 36 Gardiner Rookie, 38 Vezina Rookie, 40, 42 Lalonde and 45 Laviolette; PSA 3.5 Very Good-Plus (2) – No. 3 and 12; PSA 3 Very Good (6) – No. 4 Malone Rookie, 7, 22 m/c, 26, 32 m/c and 41 Pitre; and PSA 2.5 Fair-Plus – No. 1. Follow this link to view the 1911 C55 Imerial Tobacco complete set on the PSA Set Registry.
1911-12 C55 Imperial Tobacco Hockey PSA-Graded Complete Set - PSA Set Registry No. 12 (45)
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