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Autographs of 9 Hockey Hall of Fame Members, 12 Others.
Lot 179. Autographs of 9 Hockey Hall of Fame Members, 12 Others. The signatures are on the first title page of Frank Selke’s 1962 book, Behind the Cheering. The book is ex with the owner’s name inside in a vg dust jacket. Selke is in the Hall of Fame for turning the Montreal Canadiens, financially troubled in the 1940s, into a hockey powerhouse in the 1950s. Besides Selke, who died in 1985, Hall of Fame signers are Jean Beliveau, Tom Johnson, Pierre Pilote, Henri Richard, Dickie Moore, Hector Toe Blake (dec.), Kenny Reardon and Boom Boom Geoffrion (dec.). The page is signed also by Phil Goyette, Robert Rosseau, Ralph Backstrom, Bill Hicke (dec.), Jean Gauthier, Gilles Tremblay, Don Marshall, Cesare Maniago, J. C. Tremblay, Jean-Guy Talbot and Lou Fortinato. Selke’s signature is alone at the top of the page. The signatures are in ballpoint and grade 10 of 10. The autographs of Selke and Blake are comparatively scarce. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $75.
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