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Title	Amalgamated Press Sportsmen of the World
Year	1934
Size	1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Color
Type	Publications
Number in Set	32

1934 Amalgamated Press Sportsmen of the World Set Overview

This set featured a variety of athletes from different backgrounds all around the world. The cards were distributed by Amalgamated Press, an English newspaper and magazine company founded in 1901 covering many different publications.

32 cards made up this set that included all sorts of sports, such as boxing, tennis, soccer, and much more. A total of four boxers and a pair of tennis players were featured. The set is anchored by those six cards as well as the legendary cricketer Donald Bradman.

The cards featured color portraits of athletes along with their name at the bottom. They had white borders and backs offered a biography on the subject.

These cards were distributed in strips of four as seen here. Like other magazine issues featuring cards, they were probably issued over a course of several issues.

1934 Amalgamated Press Sportsmen of the World Set Checklist

1. Frank Arthur
2. Max Baer (Boxing)
3. J.W. Bowers
4. Donald Bradman
5. Malcolm Campbell
6. Primo Carnera (Boxing)
7. Alan Cobham
8. J.H. Crawford (Tennis)
9. S. Cowan
10. Steve Donoghue
11. G. Eyston
12. F.R. Goodall
13. J.D. Harkness
14. Len Harvey (Boxing)
15. H.E. Hibbs
16. Earl Howe
17. G.S. Hunt
18. Vic Huxley
19. C. Kingsford-Smith
20. Eric Langton
21. W. McGonagle
22. Jim Mollison
23. T. Nuvolari
24. Fred Perry (Tennis)
25. Jack Petersen (Boxing)
26. Gordon Richards
27. C. W. A. Scott
28. Tiger Stevenson
29. D. Thackeray
30. H. Verity
31. W.M. Woodfull
32. R. E. S. Wyatt

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