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1959-60 Maple Leafs Program Signed by the Team

KyleKyle Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 26, 2019 2:09PM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

I primarily post on the coin section of the site, so please forgive me if this isn't the right forum for this post. My dad got this 1959 Maple Leafs program when he was a kid and just recently found it again after it had been missing around the house for about 10 years. He only just found it the other day inside the cover of another book. The program is from the November 18th, 1959 game at Maple Leaf Gardens against the Detroit Red Wings (the Leafs won 3-2). There are 20 autographs on the front cover, of which I can read 15 of them, any help with the remaining few would be great! Overall the program isn't in too bad of shape given its age. My dad would like to try and get an idea of value, would it be possible to get a rough estimate here? If not, where would be the best place to post to find that information?


Some of the autographs that I can make out:

W. McKnight: This isn't a player. Based on my research it could be Wes McKnight who did play-by-play, and was an original host of Hockey Night in Canada.
Gerry Ehman
Johnny Bower (HoF)
Allan Stanley (HoF)
Ted Hampson
John Wilson
Larry Regan
George Armstrong (HoF)
Ron Stewart
Frank Mahovlich (HoF)
Garry Edmundson
Rudy Migay
Bob Pulford (HoF)
Bob Baun
Marc Reaume
Bert Olmstead (HoF)
Carl Brewer
Tim Horton (HoF): An autograph that is instantly recognizable to any Canadian.
Bill Harris
Punch Imlach: Coach and Assistant GM.

Link to the Leafs 1959-60 roster

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  • Desert_Ice_SportsDesert_Ice_Sports Posts: 285 ✭✭✭

    Unknown #5 is Punch Imlach

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  • KyleKyle Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 25, 2019 8:24PM

    @Desert_Ice_Sports said:
    Unknown #5 is Punch Imlach

    Thanks! I'll add that to the original post.

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  • LOTSOSLOTSOS Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Unknown #1 Johnny Bower?

    Kevin

  • Desert_Ice_SportsDesert_Ice_Sports Posts: 285 ✭✭✭

    Unknown #1 looks like it says 'John Bower'... But the 'J' doen't look like Bower's 'J' in autos I've seen

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  • LOTSOSLOTSOS Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Desert_Ice_Sports said:
    Unknown #1 looks like it says 'John Bower'... But the 'J' doen't look like Bower's 'J' in autos I've seen

    I will most certainly not vouch for authenticity but simply stating what I see written.

    Kevin

  • KyleKyle Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 25, 2019 9:29PM

    @LOTSOS said:

    @Desert_Ice_Sports said:
    Unknown #1 looks like it says 'John Bower'... But the 'J' doen't look like Bower's 'J' in autos I've seen

    I will most certainly not vouch for authenticity but simply stating what I see written.

    Bower seemed to sign everything as "Johnny", which is what made me think it might be "John Wilson". Unfortunately, I can't find any Johnny Wilson autographs to compare to.

    Edit: Found one. Looks like he signed as "Johnny" as well. The "J" doesn't match his usual signature either.

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  • Desert_Ice_SportsDesert_Ice_Sports Posts: 285 ✭✭✭

    @Kyle said:

    @LOTSOS said:

    @Desert_Ice_Sports said:
    Unknown #1 looks like it says 'John Bower'... But the 'J' doen't look like Bower's 'J' in autos I've seen

    I will most certainly not vouch for authenticity but simply stating what I see written.

    Bower seemed to sign everything as "Johnny", which is what made me think it might be "John Wilson". Unfortunately, I can't find any Johnny Wilson autographs to compare to.

    Edit: Found one. Looks like he signed as "Johnny" as well. The "J" doesn't match his usual signature either.

    You already have a Johnny Wilson auto identified on that program...

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  • KyleKyle Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 25, 2019 9:24PM

    @Desert_Ice_Sports said:

    @Kyle said:

    @LOTSOS said:

    @Desert_Ice_Sports said:
    Unknown #1 looks like it says 'John Bower'... But the 'J' doen't look like Bower's 'J' in autos I've seen

    I will most certainly not vouch for authenticity but simply stating what I see written.

    Bower seemed to sign everything as "Johnny", which is what made me think it might be "John Wilson". Unfortunately, I can't find any Johnny Wilson autographs to compare to.

    Edit: Found one. Looks like he signed as "Johnny" as well. The "J" doesn't match his usual signature either.

    You already have a Johnny Wilson auto identified on that program...

    Whoops, my bad. I forgot to cross him off my list I guess. This just raises more questions on who that autograph belongs to.

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  • MrHockeyMrHockey Posts: 555 ✭✭✭

    1 is Bower

  • MrHockeyMrHockey Posts: 555 ✭✭✭

    2 Larry Regan

  • MrHockeyMrHockey Posts: 555 ✭✭✭

    3 George Armstrong

    Autos not always on one line

  • MrHockeyMrHockey Posts: 555 ✭✭✭

    4 Rudy Migay

  • MrHockeyMrHockey Posts: 555 ✭✭✭

    Price estimate: $400

    Lots of comps on eBay

  • KyleKyle Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you @MrHockey, impressive work!

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