Anyone Working on a Pre-War or Vintage Hockey Set?

Curious to know what people are working on, if any.

I was working on a V128-1 Paulin's Candy Hockey set, but I have now completed it!

I am still 5 cards away from completing my C60 Lacrosse set of 98. Close...

Thinking about what to do next. I have a tiny start on C144 Champ's Cigarettes - I have 6 cards out of 60, including the Jack Adams (HOF) and the Clint Benedict (HOF). That might be a good one next.

How about you guys?

I'm at 50% completion on the 1952 QSHL St. Lawrence Sales set. Still need fifty plus the four key cards: Beliveau, Plante, Carnegie, and Imlach.

Congratulations Blair, that Paulins set is chock full of Rookie HOF'ers. How about showing some scans.

pro9 wrote:Congratulations Blair, that Paulins set is chock full of Rookie HOF'ers. How about showing some scans.

Thanks! So true - there are 12 HOF rookie cards plus the Chabot RC is popular too. And a nice card of Newsy Lalonde too!

I'll post some scans when I'm at my home computer (right now at office).

Z-NUT wrote:I'm at 50% completion on the 1952 QSHL St. Lawrence Sales set. Still need fifty plus the four key cards: Beliveau, Plante, Carnegie, and Imlach.

Nice work, Adam!

Blair , it looks like we have the same interests in cards. I just picked up the last card for my V-128 Paulins chocolate set at the sports card expo. I am also down to two cards for my C60 set, #22 Butterworth and #85 Jeff Malone. I am currently working on the 1924 Holland Creameries set. I have 5 of the 10 cards in the set (really only 9 , i don't count the very rare Neil card) so i only have 4 to go.

Tidder wrote:Blair , it looks like we have the same interests in cards. I just picked up the last card for my V-128 Paulins chocolate set at the sports card expo. I am also down to two cards for my C60 set, #22 Butterworth and #85 Jeff Malone. I am currently working on the 1924 Holland Creameries set. I have 5 of the 10 cards in the set (really only 9 , i don't count the very rare Neil card) so i only have 4 to go.

Very cool - thanks for posting! Interesting...the Jeff Malone and Butterworth cards were 2 of the later ones I picked up. Maybe in the last 15, I'd say. I wonder if they are really tougher cards, or if it is just coincidence that both of us had some trouble getting those?

Best of luck with your Holland Creameries!

pro9 wrote:Congratulations Blair, that Paulins set is chock full of Rookie HOF'ers. How about showing some scans.

Here's a few from my set:



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Very Nice!!! Let's see more.

pro9 wrote:Very Nice!!! Let's see more.

Sure thing - here's a couple of the higher graded ones I have plus Newsy too:



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Here's a HOF RC trio yet to be slabbed:

Chabot and Bill Cook RCs - also still in raw state:

I really like the Gardiner, haven't seen one in quite a long time. Why is the Lalonde only a 2?

pro9 wrote:I really like the Gardiner, haven't seen one in quite a long time. Why is the Lalonde only a 2?

Very good question!

I bought it raw at this year's (2011) National from Rhett Yeakley. The card has about 5 light and short wrinkles in it. We both agreed it was likely a "3" or in Rhett's words "the best 2 in the world". I walked it over to SGC, and lo and behold...best 2 in the world .

(I'm not knocking SGC generally though, because even over the course of the show, I thought they treated me quite fairly on my few submissions.)

Bosox Blair wrote:Curious to know what people are working on, if any.

I am still 5 cards away from completing my C60 Lacrosse set of 98. Close...

How about you guys?

What cards do you need to complete your C60 set? I'm also trying to complete it and the C59. I may have extras of cards you need.

Rob

I am collecting a set that spanned 34 years. I am collecting St Lawrence Starch (Beehive) photos. They started in 1933 and continued right up to 1967. There was a brief stoppage during the war but they replaced the Hockey players with Warplanes of the time. I am collecting them as well. They were divided into 3 groups with the Planes being the 4th group. I am at 52% group 1, 82% group 2, 76% airplanes, and 29 % of group 3. A little over 700 so far. As they started in 1933 I would put them in the prewar sets. My second passion is 54-55 Topps high grade raw hockey. I only need 4 for the set of 60. Some help on how to post pictures onhere would be appreciated.....computer idiot here so keep it simple LOL

Sounds like a very cool set and quite the challenge. I look forward to seeing them.