During the 1956-57 season, Canadian kids were probably pretty disappointed to discover that there were not going to be any new cards of their hockey heroes to collect. While the reasons for this situation are a bit murky due to the ravages of time, the cards and Zip Hockey Gum returned the next year with the 1957-58 Parkhurst set - one of the hobby's underrated gems. Canadian … [Read more...]
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1953-54 Parkhurst Hockey Set Had Top Rookies; Errors, Too
Parkhurst returned for its third consecutive year with the release of its 1953-54 issue, tinkering a bit and welcoming some new faces who'd soon be famous, but keeping the look much the same as it had been a year earlier. As was the case with previous sets, the 1953-54 Parkhurst hockey set included a strong mix of key Hall of Fame rookie cards and established NHL … [Read more...]
1952-53 Parkhurst Hockey Set Included Better Quality; Wild Wrapper
Thanks to the rookie cards of Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard--among others--the 1951-52 Parkhurst hockey set remains one of the top releases of all time. But the company followed up that initial debut with a strong issue with its 1952-53 set. With a much improved look as well as another collection of top stars and rookies, it's one that shouldn't be overlooked. 1952-53 … [Read more...]
Old Mill Jackson, E93s Top Mile High Auction
A 1910 Old Mill Tobacco Joe Jackson card sold for $71,107 late last week as part of Mile High Card Company’s July auction. The price, which included a 20% buyer’s premium, was slightly higher than the last recorded sale for the same card in May of last year. An SGC 40 (VG) example sold in April for $168,000 via Robert Edward Auctions. A group of 17 1903 E93 Standard … [Read more...]
Top 10 Hockey Rookie Cards of the 1950s
Hockey cards may never rival baseball and football cards in terms of the sheer number of issues or US hobbyists who collect them, but there is always a strong following for star rookie cards, regardless of the sport, and hockey is king in Canada. Hockey rookie cards of the 1950s, in particular, featured some of the greatest names the game has ever known, and their relative … [Read more...]
Topps Made History with 1954-55 Hockey Set Despite MIA Canadian Teams
During the 1954-55 NHL season, Topps took their first attempt at producing a set of hockey cards. Never before had any sports card manufacturer mass-produced a set of hockey cards in the United States, showing again how aggressive Topps was in attempting to capture the biggest piece of the pie just two years after their 407-card baseball card set debuted. Parkhurst also … [Read more...]
Vintage Buy of the Week: Hockey Card Bonanza
Sometimes you just have to choose. A long-time hockey card collector has picked one hobby over another and the result will send more than two dozen vintage hockey card sets, near sets and single cards into the marketplace later this fall. Our Vintage Buy of the Week from Just Collect involves a collector of automobiles and cards from Philadelphia came to the realization … [Read more...]
New Website Focuses on Vintage Hockey Cards
The NHL lockout has deprived fans of a 2012-13 NHL season, which means collectors of hockey cards and memorabilia are turning their focus toward the great players of the past. Vezina. Howe. Orr. LaFleur. Dryden. Gretzky. All live on through their trading cards, many of which have attracted investors attention as well. Now, a new website aims to stoke the passion of … [Read more...]
Hockey Card Crook: Vintage Parkies Pilfered
Leaving an expensive vintage hockey card set in his car proved to be a big mistake for a Michigan man. A Hamburg Township man says his 1951 Parkhurst hockey card collection was stolen from his vehicle while it was parked in his driveway. The victim said the cards were in a special wooden box and "worth a considerable amount of money," according to Livingston Daily. … [Read more...]
Forgotten Hockey Card Set Gets Star Treatment
Allan Loewens was no different than a lot of young Canadian kids in the 1950s. He played hockey...a lot. And when he wasn't playing, he was collecting hockey cards. In the early 1950s, he was avidly collecting a set of Parkhurst cards. Before Topps entered the hockey card arena, Parkies were what youngsters pined for. One winter, he chased down every card in the … [Read more...]
