Autographed Cards A-Z Hockey Edition M

When I got back into collecting five or so years ago one of the things that excited me was the availability of autographed cards.  Perhaps I went a little overboard but I think I picked up some nice cards.  This will be an A-Z series of posts with varying numbers of cards.

Chico played in one game of the playoffs during the Blackhawks Stanley Cup run in 1961.  He stayed with the team his whole career ending in 1976.

Two cards using the same photograph of Hall of Famer Frank Mahovlich.  Frank is a six time Stanley Cup Champion.

Love this set and like many people I have a fondness for goaltenders.

Chicago's Stan the Man.  Since Rocky Wirtz took over Stosh has become one of the Blackhawks ambassadors.

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After many years with the Boston Bruins Doug joined the Blackhawks in 1964 and starred with Stan Mikita and Kenny Wharram on The Scooter Line.

Blow Out the Candles -- Jan 10

SF Giants HOF 1st baseman Willie McCovey turns 73.

1960 Topps #316

McCovey Cove

Baseball pioneer Harry Wright was born on this date in 1835.

Harry Wright was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952.

"The Big M", Frank Mahovlich is celebrating his 73rd birthday today.

 1968-69 Topps #31

This is one of six times Frank would hold the Stanley Cup.

Frank was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.

Actor Ray Bolger was born on this date in 1904.

Bolger is best known for his terrific portrayal of the Scarecrow in the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz.

The late great Jim Croce was born on this date in 1943.

Patricia Mae Andrzejewski, better known as Pat Benetar, turns 58 today.

Rod Stewart is celebrating his 66th birthday today.

Wall Display

A few years ago I was looking for a way to display some of my cards.  There are some nice wall displays out there but they're a bit pricey for me and the ones from the craft store are kind of the opposite.  I'm not all that handy with tools but I managed tocobble together this shadowbox that as you can see will comfortably display forty or so cards.  I change it out every now and then and since hockey season started I filled it with some of my favorite vintage cards.

Here are the cards from the top row, (Topps 1971-72):

Parhurst Retro Toronto Maple Leafs

It's hard to believe but for the quarter century prior to 1967 the NHL consisted of only six teams, the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Bruins, Red Wings and Blackhawks.

In the mid-nineties, Parkhurst commemorated the 1964-65 NHL season by producing a set of "Tall Boy" cards featuring players and coaches from the "Original Six" teams. I'll be sharing my favorites in coming posts.

Here are my favorites from the Toronto Maple Leafs:

#116

#130

#113

#111

#110

#132

#119

#122

#123

#117

#124

#129

#127