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Jean Béliveau

1953 · Parkhurst Hockey · #27

Béliveau’s #27 rookie in the 1953 Parkhurst issue, identified by PSA CardFacts.

Sport: Hockey
Year / season: 1953
Set: Parkhurst Hockey
Number: #27
Format: Card
Issue status: Rookie card

About this card

Jean Béliveau’s 1953 Parkhurst Hockey card is number 27 in that release. Parkhurst, a Canadian confectionery company, made the main NHL card sets of the early 1950s, and its 1951-52 set is regarded as the first major postwar hockey issue.

The catalog labels this a rookie card, based on the source cited below.

How to identify it

Parkhurst cards are small and printed on thin stock, and many show soft corners or off-center cuts. Compare size and printing with a known example.

In Jean Béliveau’s run

This is the only Jean Béliveau entry in the catalog so far.

In the 1953 checklist

This is the only entry from the 1953 Parkhurst Hockey release in the catalog so far. The full release has more cards; this page covers the one cataloged here.

What to know about this issue

PSA explicitly identifies this issue as a rookie card.
The Parkhurst year and #27 distinguish this reference from later Béliveau issues.

Inspect the source

Source reviewed 2026-10-07. The source describes this issue; it does not verify any item offered by a third party.

PSA CardFacts: 1953 Parkhurst Jean Beliveau #27 (opens in a new tab)

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The issue stays 1953 · Parkhurst Hockey. These are research checks, not a condition assessment of a specimen.

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