Because there hadn’t been a major set since the 1940-41 O-Pee-Chee V301-2, pretty much all of the cards in the 1951-52 Parkhurst set were rookie cards. There were some exceptions, including Sid Abel, Max Bentley, Turk Broda and Milt Schmidt.
The most valuable cards, all rookie cards, in the set include Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard and Terry Sawchuk with book values all over $1,000.
These 1951-52 Parkhurst cards were smaller than the standard that would soon after be set. They measured just 1 3/4″ wide and 2 1/2″ in height. All information about the players was given on the front of the card and the backs were blank.
1951-52 Parkhurst NHL Video
#52 winning goal..Gerry mcneil
have this card showing the late bill barilko..same card ?
have full set….what is todays value ?
thank you
ted purvis
I noticed Ted’s comment today – lost in the system over a year ago…
For what it’s worth, yes, the #52 card shows Bill Barilko scoring his final goal – the Stanley Cup winner – against McNeil. This is the only card that shows Barilko before he died in the summer of ’51. Book value is around $500 for the card but it obviously sells for much higher. The full set has a book value of $12,000 but, again, more or less, depending on the condition of the cards.
I have a #52 Barilko The Winning Goal card
The color blue printed on the card is offset to the right of the card a bit, not lining up perfectly with the rest of the picture. Has anyone seen this before???
Is this more rare, or an error. Pretty sure it is not fake. The card is in very rough shape. Thanks for any info.
In the 2000s, a company called Viper printed a 1000 box run of these cards that they called a reprint set. They used card stock and ink from the same era, and did not mark the cards as being reprints in any way. Some might even call that counterfeiting. Some people said that they could even fool a ph test, and an official card grader said that he’d have called it authentic if he didn’t know any better at the time.
If you search google for it now, the only discussion you can find about this is from old tapatalk groups from ten years ago. Just as everyone predicted, those cards have made there way out into the hobby as the real deal.
I am desperately trying to find side by side comparisons of the real Parkies and the Viper reprints, but nothing like that exists anywhere. If you happen to have such a picture, please contact me!