Posted By:
Julie Vognar
My 5th and 6th Parkhursts. For any of you wondering, what the heck is so special about those primitive little cards? 1951 was the first year since well before the war that Canada put out hockey cards, and the 51-52 Parkhursts had just about evryone's rookie card in it (all through the 40s, '50 and '51). And there were some pretty important players--Howe, Sawchuk, Harvey to name three. America had put out almost no hockey cards (and the ones they did produce are strangely unpopular--not being Canadian!). There were a few hockey players in the Sport Kings set from '33, and Berk-Ross put out a grab bag of sportsmen (very hard to find), also in '51, including one the Canadians missed--Bill Durnan, who had already retired (I think)! Anyway, many 51-52 Parkhursts are very attractive in a primitive way, with blue and lavender backgrounds, and the little action drawings. They are blank backed.