Hockey cards, collectibles and culture
Just a quick update before bedtime (gotta be up at 6 am tomorrow). Here is Robert Rousseau, the next card in my ever-expanding 1963-64 Parkhurst Hockey set.
Like the last few Parkies I posted here, this one is in very nice condition.
Parkhurst Percent Counter: 56%
Hall of Fame center Leonard “Red” Kelly is my 55th card in the 1963-64 Parkhurst hockey set. I still got a few more of these to show off over the next few days. Plus, there is a show in Chicago coming up at the end of the month–hopefully I will be able to nab a couple of these and keep my set build going.
The back of this card is just as nice as the front–just a bit off-center and the usual discoloring.
Parkhurst Percent Counter: 55%
Anyone who has followed this blog for a while knows that Lorne “Gump” Worsley is my favorite player from the Original Six era. I was not alive during that era, and Gump retired before I was even born. But I’ve read his autobiography so many times (I actually own TWO copies of that book) that I feel like I would have been a big fan of his if I was alive and following hockey back then.
That said, I was extremely thrilled to finally get my hands on this 1963-64 Parkhurst card of Worsley. It’s got a bit of dirt on the front–nothing that would offend a rough-and-tumble goalie like the Gumper (may he rest in peace).
Parkhurst Percent Counter: 54%
Card number 19 in the set, and my 53rd step towards completion. Like the Geoffrion card I posed last week, this card of Punch Imlach is in pretty darn good shape–just a tad off center on the front, and a bit more off center on the back.
Parkhurst Percent Counter: 53%
Way back in March, I bought a bunch of 1963-64 Parkhurst cards.I posted some of them back then, but not all, as I got busy with school and then the site redesign. But now I have time to do regular updates again.
I now have a full deck of these, as Boom Boom Geoffrion is my 52nd card in my more-than-halfway complete set.
Unfortunately, I’ve picked up most of the “cheapies” from this set, so now all that remains are the stars and superstars.
Parkhurst Percent Counter: 52%
This card of Marcel Pronovost was the last ’57-58 Topps card I picked up at the Sun-Times Show back in March. It is the 20th card for my set. I still need 46 more to complete the 66-card set.
Jean Beliveau is the 51st card in my now-more-than-half-complete 1963-64 Parkhurst set. You may notice the crease going across the card–right under “Le Gros Bill’s” nose. Sure, creases suck. But the upside is that I only paid $10. For that price,
This card of Andy Bathgate is the 19th card for my 1957-58 Topps Hockey set. It is in rough shape–some wear on the front and a few corner creases–but I didn’t pay a heck of a lot for it. A near-mint copy of this card books for $40. For $8, I figured that this one was good enough to bring me one step closer.
TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOE
I’M HALFWAY THERE
AH AH
LIVING ON A PRAYER!
I have been woefully behind in updating this blog lately, but as the school semester winds down I am finally getting a bit more free time. When I went to that card show last month, I bought quite a few 1963-64 Parkhurst hockey cards–and I finally have time to scan them. Here is card number 65, Johnny Bower. This is the 49th card in my set.
Both sides of the card are clean, but it is just a bit off-center. But I’ll take off-centering over creasing any day.