2 · A CHARLTON STANDARD CATALOGUE HOCKEY CARDS
1909 - 1910 MURAD CIGARETTES
The card has a colour photo on the front, and is black & white on
the back. Of the six different series, the first two (of which Rochester
was included) were reprinted with a slight graphic change.
1909 - 10 MURAD (ACC # T - 5 1 )
V G
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s
R o c h e s t e r
1 5
3 0
6 0
s
Rochester 2nd edition
1 5
3 0
6 0
1910 IMPERIAL TOBACCO SILKS
This multi-sport silk series was issued in 10 different colours. There
are only two hockey silks. White silks may appear beige. Pricing is
the same for each colour variation.Each blank-back silk measures
1-3/4" x 3-1/8".ACC # S C - 1 2
V G
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Hockey silk
1 0
2 0
4 0
s
B l a c k
s
Dark Blue
s
Light Blue
s
B r o w n
s
G r e e n
s
P u r p l e
s
R e d
s
Dark Red
s
W h i t e
s
Y e l l o w
Montréal AAA
1 5
2 5
5 0
s
B l a c k
s
Dark Blue
s
Light Blue
s
B r o w n
s
G r e e n
s
P u r p l e
s
R e d
s
Dark Red
s
W h i t e
s
Y e l l o w
1910 - 11 IMPERIAL TOBACCO C56
Complete Set (36 cards):
5 , 0 0 0 7 , 0 0 0 1 2 , 0 0 0
ACC # C 5 6
V G
E X E X - M T
s
1 Frank Patrick, Renfrew RC
225
450
700
s
2 Percy Lesueur, Ottawa RC
175
250
350
s
3 Gord* Roberts, Ottawa RC
175
250
350
s
4 Barney Holden, Shawinigan RC 75
100
150
s
5 Frank Glass, MonW. RC
75
100
150
s
6 Edgar Dey, Hab. RC
75
100
150
s
7 Marty Walsh, Cobalt RC
175
250
350
s
8 Art Ross, Hab. RC
450
675
900
s
9 Angus Campbell, Cobalt RC
125
200
280
s
10 Harry Hyland, MonW. RC
175
250
350
s
11 Herb Clarke, Cobalt RC
75
100
150
s
12 Art Ross, Hab. RC
450
675
900
s
13 Ed Decarie, Mont. RC
75
100
150
s
14 T. Dunderdale, Shawinigan RC 175
250
350
s
15 Cyclone Taylor, Renfrew RC
500
750 1,000
s
16 Joseph Cattarinch, Mont. RC
125
200
280
s
17 Bruce Stuart, Ottawa RC
175
250
350
s
18 Nick Bawlf, Hab. RC
75
100
150
s
19 Jimmy Jones, Cobalt RC
75
100
150
s
20 Ernie Russell, MonW. RC
175
250
350
s
21 Jack Laviolette, Mont. RC
175
250
350
s
22 Riley Hern, MonW. RC
175
250
350
s
23 Didier Pitre, Mont. RC
175
250
350
s
24 George Poulin, Mont. RC
75
100
150
s
25 Art Bernier, Mont. RC
75
100
150
s
26 Lester Patrick, Renfrew RC
350
525
700
s
27 Fred Lake, Ottawa RC
75
100
150
s
28 Paddy Moran, Hab. RC
175
250
350
s
29 C. Toms, Cobalt RC
75
100
150
s
30 Moose Johnson, MonW. RC
175
250
350
s
31 Horace Gaul, Hab. RC
75
100
150
s
32 Harold McNamara, Cobalt RC
75
100
150
s
33 Jack Marshall, MonW. RC
175
250
350
s
34 Bruce Ridpath, Ottawa RC
75
100
150
s
35 Jack Marshall, Shawinigan RC 175
250
350
s
36 Newsy Lalonde, Renfrew RC
400
775 1,200
Salesman sample
V G
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s
37 Newsy Lalonde salesman sample
1910 - 11 SWEET CAPORAL
POSTCARDS
These blank-back postcard-size cards were printed in England and
issued in 50-count boxes of Sweet Caporal "Flat" cigarettes. Each
card measures 2-7/8" x 4-5/8". The photos from this series were
used as a template for the drawings of the small Imperial Tobacco
cards from the following season.
Black & White Postcard
V G
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s
1 Paddy Moran (G), Québec
3 5 0
5 5 0 1 , 0 0 0
s
2 Joe Hall, Québec
3 0 0
4 5 0
6 0 0
s
3 Barney Holden, Québec
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
4 Joe Malone, Québec
5 0 0
7 6 0 1 , 0 0 0
s
5 Ed Oatman, Québec
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
6 Tommy Dunderdale, Québec
3 0 0
4 5 0
6 0 0
s
7 Ken Mallen, Québec
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
8 Jack McDonald, Québec
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
9 Fred Lake, Ottawa
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
10 Albert Kerr, Ottawa
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
11 Marty Walsh, Ottawa
2 4 0
3 7 0
4 7 5
s
12 Hamby Shore, Ottawa
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
13 Alex Currie, Ottawa
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
14 Bruce Ridpath, Ottawa
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
15 Bruce Stuart, Ottawa
2 4 0
3 7 0
4 7 5
s
16 Percy Lesueur (G), Ottawa
3 0 0
4 5 0
6 0 0
s
17 Jack Darragh, Ottawa
2 4 0
3 7 0
4 7 5
s
18 Steve Vair, Renfrew
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
19 Don Smith, Renfrew
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
20 Fred (Cyclone) Taylor, Renfrew 6 5 0
9 5 0 1 , 2 5 0
s
21 Bert Lindsay (G), Renfrew
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
22 Larry Gilmour, Renfrew
2 4 0
3 7 0
4 7 5
s
23 Bobby Rowe, Renfrew
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
24 Sprague Cleghorn, Renfrew
3 8 0
5 7 5
7 5 0
s
25 Odie Cleghorn, Renfrew
2 3 0
3 4 0
4 5 0
s
26 Skene Ronan, Renfrew
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
27 Walter Smaill, Mont.W.
3 0 0
4 5 0
6 0 0
s
28 Ernie Johnson, Mont.W.
2 5 0
3 8 5
5 0 0
s
29 Jack Marshall, Mont.W.
2 4 0
3 7 0
4 7 5
s
30 Harry Hyland, Mont.W.
2 4 0
3 7 0
4 7 5
s
31 Art Ross, Mont.W.
8 0 0 1 , 2 0 0 1 , 6 0 0
s
32 Riley Hern (G), Mont.W.
2 4 0
3 7 0
4 7 5
s
33 Gordon Roberts, Mont.W.
2 4 0
3 7 0
4 7 5
s
34 Frank Glass, Mont.W.
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
35 Ernest Russell, Mont.W.
2 5 0
3 7 5
5 0 0
s
36 James Gardiner, Mont.W.
2 4 0
3 7 0
4 7 5
s
37 Art Bernier, Mont.
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
38 Georges Vézina (G), Mont.
3 , 2 0 0 4 , 7 5 0 6 , 5 0 0
s
39 Henri Dellaire, Mont.
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
40 R. Power, Mont.
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
41 Didier Pitre, Mont.
2 4 0
3 7 0
4 7 5
s
42 Edouard Lalonde, Mont.
8 0 0 1 , 2 0 0 1 , 6 0 0
s
43 Eugene Payan, Mont.
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
44 George Poulin, Mont.
1 6 0
2 3 0
3 0 0
s
45 Jack Laviolette, Mont.
3 4 0
5 0 0
9 5 0
1910 - 11 MURAD ROCHESTER
COLLEGE CARD
This multi-sport college series were issued as a premium in
exchange for 15 picture coupons from Murad Cigarettes. The only
hockey card is Rochester. This card measures 8" x 5". On a black &
white back, the card reads "Murad Picture Dept., Drawer S. Jersey
City. This offer expires June 30th, 1911."
1910 - 11 MURAD (ACC # T - 6 )
V G
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s
R o c h e s t e r
1 0 0
2 0 0
4 0 0
1911 - 12 IMPERIAL TOBACCO C55
Please note that the complete-set price only includes one of the two
Smaill variations.
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A 45-card set graded "Poor to VG" recently closed at $1,611 U.S.
($1,852 with the buyer's premium) in the May 17, 2002 Lelands
Vintage Sports Auction. This closing amount comes to about $2,500
Cdn. In this particular set, the Vézina and Lalonde cards each
graded G-VG, the Ross card graded Fair-Good, the Malone and
Moran cards each graded Poor, and the Taylor card graded Fair.
Complete Set (45 cards):
6 , 2 5 0 9 , 5 0 0 1 3 , 0 0 0
ACC # C 5 5
V G
E X E X - M T
s
1 Paddy Moran, Québec
175
325
500
s
2 Joe Hall, Québec RC
175
250
350
s
3 Barney Holden, Québec
75
100
150
s
4 Joe Malone, Québec RC
400
600
800
s
5 Ed Oatman, Québec RC
75
100
150
s
6 Tommy Dunderdale, Québec
150
225
300
s
7 Ken Mallen, Québec RC
75
100
150
s
8 Jack McDonald, Québec RC
75
100
150
s
9 Fred Lake, Ottawa
75
100
150
s
10 Albert Kerr, Ottawa RC
75
100
150
s
11 Marty Walsh, Ottawa
150
225
300
s
12 Hamby Shore, Ottawa RC
75
100
150
s
13 Alex Currie, Ottawa RC
75
100
150
s
14 Bruce Ridpath, Ottawa
75
100
150
s
15 Bruce Stuart, Ottawa
150
225
300
s
16 Percy Lesueur, Ottawa
150
225
300
s
17 Jack Darragh, Ottawa RC
175
250
350
s
18 Steve Vair, Renfrew RC
75
100
150
s
19 Don A. Smith, Renfrew RC
75
100
150
s
20 Fred (Cyclone) Taylor, Renfrew 500
750 1,000
s
21 Bert Lindsay, Renfrew RC
75
100
150
s
22 Larry Gilmour, Renfrew RC
75
100
150
s
23 Bobby Rowe, Renfrew RC
75
100
150
s
24 Sprague Cleghorn, Renfre RC 175
250
350
s
25 Odie Cleghorn, Renfrew RC
100
150
210
s
26 Skene Ronan, Renfrew RC
75
100
150
s
27 W. Smaill, Mont.W RC
(with stick)
2 0 0
3 0 0
4 0 0
s
27 W. Smaill, Mont.W RC
(without Stick)
2 0 0
3 0 0
4 0 0
s
28 Ernest (Moose) Johnson, MonW. 150
225
300
s
29 Jack Marshall, MonW.
150
225
300
s
30 Harry Hyland, MonW.
150
225
300
s
31 Art Ross, MonW.
450
675
900
s
32 Riley Hern, MonW.
150
225
300
s
33 Gord* Roberts, MonW.
150
225
300
s
34 Frank Glass, MonW.
75
100
150
s
35 Ernie Russell, MonW.
150
225
300
s
36 Jimmy Gardner, MonW. RC
175
250
350
s
37 Art Bernier, Mont.
75
100
150
s
38 Georges Vézina, Mont. RC
2,500 3,750 5,000
s
39 Henri Dellaire, Mont. RC
75
100
150
s
40 Rocket Power, Mont. RC
75
100
150
s
41 Didier Pitre, Mont.
75
125
170
s
42 Edouard (Newsy) Lalonde, Mont. 500
750 1,000
s
43 Eugene Payan, Mont. RC
75
100
150
s
44 George Poulin, Mont.
75
100
150
s
45 Jack Laviolette, Mont.
100
175
300
1912 - 13 IMPERIAL TOBACCO C57
Complete Set (50 cards):
9 , 0 0 0 1 4 , 0 0 0 1 9 , 0 0 0
ACC # C 5 7
V G
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s
1 Georges Vézina, Mont.
1,750 3,250 5,000
s
2 Punch Broadbent, Otta. RC
250
375
500
s
3 Clint Benedict, Otta. RC
300
450
600
s
4 A. Atchinson, RC
125
175
250
s
5 Tommy Dunderdale, Québec
200
300
400
s
6 Art Bernier, MonW.
125
175
250
s
7 Henri Dellaire, Mont.
125
175
250
s
8 George Poulin, Mont.
125
175
250
s
9 Eugene Payan, Mont.
125
175
250
s
10 Steve Vair, Renfrew
125
175
250
s
11 Bobby Rowe, Renfrew
125
175
250
The card number is found on the
back to the right of the phrase,
"Series of 50". The same crossed
hockey sticks and puck design over
the series' name "Hockey Series",
is found on the C56 series,
suggesting that the same producer
issued the C56 and C57 issues.
Each card measures 1 1/2" x 2
1 / 2 " .
Players in the 1911-12 set are
exact duplicates of those on the
1910-11 postcard issue. The player
photos appear to form the models
for the drawings used on this set.
The colour portrait is framed by two
hockey sticks. Both the front and
back of the card are numbered.
Each card measures 1-1/2" x 2-
1 / 2 " .
All these cards are considered
rookie cards. Cards are numbered
on the upper left corner. The player's
name and team appear on the
bottom border. The name of the
series, Hockey Series, appears on
the back with a picture of two
inverted crossed hockey sticks with
a puck below them. Each card
measures 1-1/2" x 2-1/2".
This card was part of
a six series, 25-card
college set. It is the
only hockey card in
the series. The card
measures 2 1/8" x 2
1 1 / 1 6 " .
The first hockey card sets: C56, C55, C57
The C55 series was the first to be catalogued by Jefferson Burdick (American Card Catalogue), but
we've since come to understand that the C56 series was in fact produced a year earlier. From that first
series, there is a number-37 salesman card of Newsy Lalonde. Salesmen would
have taken this card to various retail stores to promote the product and to explain
how they could sell more tobacco with the help of this card inside the package.
Today, we can look back and see that every significant Hall of Fame hon-
oured member from that time period is included in one of those three sets. The
top star is Georges Vézina (C55) and his card is one of the most valuable hockey
cards ever.
The toughest series is by far the C57 set, but it is also the least collected. The
toughest series to find in premium condition is the C56 set because it has been
handled the most. The toughest card to find in nice condition is the Vézina C57
card (#1) with the best known example in EX-EX+ condition. The next toughest
is the C56 card (#36) of Newsy Lalonde.
Brian Wentz, BMW Sportscards, Madison, WI, USA.
