Offered here is a complete 100-card 1954-1955 Parkhurst set. The set includes card #65, Johnny Bower rookie card, as well as key Hall of Fame inclusions Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard, and Jean Beliveau. The group includes five recently graded KSA cards with Johnny Bowers rookie, Gordie Howe, Tim Horton, Maurice Richard and Fred Saskamoose rookie. Fred Sasakamoose was the first Aboriginal and Treaty Cree person to play in the NHL, making his debut with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1954. A member of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, he was later an advocate for First Nation youth sports.
Size
3.5" x 2.5".
Condition
The group is overall very good with variation in both directions. Johnny Bower's rookie card receives a recent grade of 4 VG-E from KSA and resides crease free. #7 Maurice Richard receives a grade of 5.5 EX+ with sharp edges and crease free surfaces. #31 Horton and #82 Saskamoose receive grades of 4 VG-EX with minor surface imperfections explaining their grades. Gordie Howe #41 receives a grade of 3.5 VG+ and is crease free with minor surface marks. #33 Sawchuk is good with surface imperfections and minor corner imperfections. The graded cards represent the set average well with the following cards falling well below the average of very good: # 2, 3, 26, 43, 44, 60, 89, 90, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100 with the most notable being #3 Beliveau with creases.





















