Upper Deck Parkhurst Travels Back To 1952!

2023-24 Upper Deck Parkhurst Champions Hockey has been another hit with collectors, both young and old. The mini retro cards are back again this year - Taking on a new design from the 1950's and incorporating it's own modern twist.

I picked up this Saros for my goalie collection. I have a few cards of his, as he's one of my favourite active goalies in the NHL right now. 

The 52' retro cards included in this release are a tribute the the 1952-53 Parkhurst Hockey set. These cards had unique design elements featuring bold colours and creative backgrounds behind the players' artistic renderings way back when.

Due to their age and unique appearance, they're well-known in the vintage card world to this day.

Sawchuk 1952-53 Parkhurst

Saros 2023-24 Parkhurst 52' Retro Mini

The Saros card above is actually the special 'Album Back' parallel, which is another nod to the 1952-53 Parkhurst series.

Back in those days, Parkies collectors could also receive photo albums to store their cards inside. The back of these Album Back parallel cards were made to mimic the original front covers of these albums.

​I've included some original pictures of these vintage Parkies Photo Folio albums below.

An original 1952-53 Parkhurst Hockey vintage card album.

This one collector decided to give their album cover some colour and draw on the front.

1952-53 Parkhurst Hockey card album - Back cover

Inside view of the album

Another inside view of the album where collectors could store their hockey cards.

I really enjoyed this parallel idea, as it was similar to last year's Wrapper Back Parallel. Upper Deck once again to a nice job with these cards. I really enjoy seeing them try different things and pay tribute to this hobby's history at the same time. 

Happy Collecting, 

Aaron / creasecollector

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Original 1952-53 Parkhurst hockey cards.

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