November 19, 2020: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/19/2020
Presented is a highly attractive and consistent complete set of the iconic 1951 Parkhurst Hockey issue, the trailblazing postwar classic that is primarily Rookie cards of the great stars and legendary figures of the rough-and-tumble 1950s era professional hockey. Headlined by PSA-graded Rookie cards of Gordie Howe (PSA 1), Maurice Richard (PSA 1.5) and Terry Sawchuk (PSA 2), this handsome and consistent set is basically Very Good to VG-Ex, with slightly more than a dozen cards above the range to Excellent and Ex-Mt and a mere half dozen below, all to Good. It comes out to 13 percent Excellent to Ex-Mt, 26 percent VG-Ex, 54 percent Very Good and 6 percent Good. Breakdown of some of the keys: No. 1 Lakh – Very Good, 20 Harvey Rookie – Good, 14 Geoffrion Rookie – VG, 26 Quackenbush Rookie – Ex, 37 Gadsby Rookie – VG, 47 Lumley Rookie – VG, 52 The Winning Goal – Good, 55 Kelly Rookie – VG, 56 Lindsay Rookie – VG-Ex, 63 Delvecchio Rookie – VG-Ex, 68 Pronovost Rookie – VG, 75 Broda – VG-Ex and 94 Stanley Rookie – VG-Ex.
1951 Parkhurst Hockey Complete Set (105)
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