MONTREAL CANADIENS H.M COWAN TILE COLLECTION of 6 ! ! Start Price USD 2,650.00 Current Price USD 2,650.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 17, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location deux-montagnes, QC See more about 'MONTREAL CANADIENS H.M COWAN TILE COLLECTION of 6 ! ! ' Description 1962 H.M COWAN / SCREEN ART TILES MONTREAL CANADIENS COWAN TILE COLLECTION EXTREMELY RARE ITEM INCLUDED ARE ALL 6 HENRI RICHARD, BOOMBOOM GEOFFRION, RALPH BACKSTROM, PHIL GOYETTE, GILLES TREMBLAY, BOBBY ROUSSEAU GEM-MINT CONDITION ! ! ! ! ! ! NO CRACKS, NO CHIPS, PERFECT CLEAN BACKS, HANGER STILL ATTACHED UNTOUCHED FOR OVER 40 YEARS ORIGINAL BOXES FOR EACH TILE INCLUDED     THE STORY THESE TILES WERE NEVER ORIGINALY RELEASED IN 1962. THEY WERE MEANT TO BE SOLD AT THE SOUVENIR BOOTHS OF ALL NHL ARENAS. THE RUMOR IS THAT PROPER LICENSING WAS NOT OBTAINED FROM THE PLAYERS OR TEAMS PRIOR TO THEIR PRODUCTION AND THE TILES WERE ORDERED TO BE DESTROYED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BE SOLD.THE TILES WERE ORIGINALLY FIRED IN ENGLAND BUT THEY WERECSCREENED AND TRANSFORMED INTO HOCKEY TILES IN CANADA BY SCREEN ART. THE NAME H.M COWAN IS PRINTED ON EACH TILE WITHIN THE DESIGN AND IS BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS THE ARTIST WHO CREATED THESE WONDERFUL HOCKEY PLAYER DESIGNS. EACH TILE MEASURES 6"x6" AND WITH CORK BACKING IS 3/8" THICK. SOMEHOW SOME HAVE SURVIVE THE DESTRUCTION PROCESSED FROM THIS UNCONFIRM SET AND AS MADE THERE WAY INTO THE HANDS OF COLLECTORS BEING ONE THE RAREST HOCKEY COLLECTIBLE TODAY......   Place a Bid!