Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/19/2023
The third hockey card set ever released by Canadian company Parkhurst, the 1953-54 release saw the size increase as well as better quality images over the front and more informative bios and stat lines over the reverses. Offered here, is this near-complete set of the hobby favourite 1953-54 set. Missing cards 49-Goldham, 72-Fogolin, 95-Godfrey and 99-Gardner, the set does include the notable cards that are found within the checklist. An overall FR grade range grouping, the key cards are paced by a G to VG range RC of Harry Howell while FR to G scope cards include those of 13-Horton (creased), 27-Beliveau RC (crease) and 53-Worsley RC (crease). Followed up for the rest of the notables by PR to FR cards of 1-Lumley (multiple creases), 24-Richard (multiple creases), 26-Harvey (multiple creases), 30-Lach/Richard (multiple creases), 46-Sawchuk (multiple creases) and 56-Bathgate RC (multiple creases), card #50 of Gordie Howe is also present but is badly trimmed and in the grade range of “Authentic” only. For the rest of the set, the group is led by seven (7) cards in the range of GOOD that includes numbers; 9, 34, 66, 69, 71, 83 and 93 while cards in the neighbourhood of FR to G include the likes of numbers; 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-Kennedy, 8, 10-Nesterenko RC, 12-Watson, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19-Olmstead, 21, 23, 29-Geoffrion, 31-Lach, 33, 35, 36, 38, 40-Kelly, 41, 42, 43, 45, 48, 51, 52-Lindsay, 54, 59-Rayner, 62, 63, 64-Stanley, 65, 67, 68, 70-Conacher, 73, 74, 74, 76-Gadsby, 77, 78, 79, 80-Mosienko, 81, 82, 84, 85, 89, 90, 91 and 98. Closing out the set, cards found in the vicinity of PR to FR are those of numbers; 2, 11-Armstrong, 17, 20, 22, 25-McNeil, 28-Moore, 32-Bouchard, 37, 44, 47-Delvecchio, 58, 60, 61, 86, 87, 88, 92-Schmidt, 94, 96-Dumart, 97 and 100-Quackenbush while card #55 of Max Bentley is seen as been “Authentic” due to it being badly damaged. A classic offering from the golden era of the Original Six, don’t miss out on these!
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