On a whim, I decided to start building the 1960-61 Topps Hockey set. This was at a card show last month. While I’ve been prioritizing other sets, like 1963-64 Parkhurst, I came across a dealer who had 21 cards in decent shape–most priced at $5 to $6 each. Another dealer had 2 more cards from the set at $3.75 each. Take a look at what I got:
4 – Ernie Johnson (All-Time Greats)
6 – Bill Hay
9 – Jimmy Morrison
12 – Murray Balfour
13 – Leo Labine
18 – George Sullivan
24 – Charlie Burns – Note that he’s wearing a helmet.
Quite an oddity for 1960.
30 – Jack Evans
31 – Guy Gendron
33 – Ab McDonald
37 – Dean Prentice
40 – Don McKenny
41 – Ron Murphy
42 – Andy Hebenton
43 – Don Simmons
49 – Harry Howell
51 – Tod Sloan
53 – Camille Henry
56 – Bob Armstrong
57 – Ferny Flaman
61 – Lou Fontinato – This one has writing on it,
but was only $3 so I couldn’t pass it up.
62 – Leo Boivin
66 – Vic Stasiuk – Always nice to get the last card in the set.
This haul brings my count to 25 cards–or roughly 37% of the set. Of course, I need the biggest two cards: Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita, the latter being his rookie card. Otherwise, the majority of the set seems pretty attainable.
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Nice, those look like they are in great shape, especially for that price. Great stuff.
That's a fun set. The old-time greats can be fun to get, too.
Red acetate works well for the questions on the back.