1941 Goudey Sky Birds (R137) Set and Checklist

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	Goudey Sky Birds (R137)
Year	1941
Size	2 1/4″ x 2 7/8″
Images	Color
Type	Gum and Candy
Number in Set	48

1941 Goudey Sky Birds (R137) Set Overview

In 1933-34, National Chicle produced one of the most famous aviation card sets ever released called Sky Birds. In 1941, the year of Goudey’s final baseball card issue, Goudey released its own version of Sky Birds.

Goudey’s Sky Birds set is interesting but never came close to the popularity of National Chicle’s set. Goudey’s cards included color cartoon depictions o famous aircraft along with a Sky-Birds logo. The bottom of the cards included the name of the particular aircraft and a directive to collect the full series. Backs of the cards, like Goudey’s baseball cards from 1941, were completely blank.

Interestingly enough, quality control in this set was much higher than Goudey’s baseball card set that year. The 1941 Goudey baseball cards are not only saddled with a poor checklist but quality control was terrible with cards often miscut, off-center, and even having torn edges. By comparison, the 1941 Goudey Sky Birds cards are much ‘cleaner.’

Cards in the set typically start in the $5-$10 range for most commons.