1944-63 Group Two

This group is comprised of 503 photos or 49% of the collection. Consists of players only from the Original Six teams (1942-1967) ... Montreal Maroons and New York/Brooklyn Americans had disbanded in 1938 and 1942 respectively. There were also photos of trophies and a team. The first Group 2 photo issued was the oversized 1944-45 Toronto Maple Leafs team photo. The Toronto player photos were initially issued with the player’s facsimile autograph. By 1945, the Toronto players were being issued with a new, larger written script for the player’s name and all other player photos continued using this same style. A newer, slightly different written script was introduced sometime in the 1950's and remained until 1967. Photo size and mat backing were similar to Group 1. The mat colour was almost exclusively beige, but the odd royal blue or red mat was seen into the early 1950’s. The final Group 2 photo issued was the oversized 1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs team photo.