1933 World Wide Gum Set (V353)

‘It’s In The Details’
Title | V353 World Wide Gum |
Year | 1933 |
Size | 2 3/8″ x 2 7/8″ |
Images | Color |
Type | Canadian |
Number in Set |
94 |
1933 V353 World Wide Gum Overview
The 1933 Goudey baseball card set is one of the most popular sets of all-time. Canadians got a taste of the set, too, with their own ‘Goudey’ cards.
Created by the World Wide Gum Company, the 1933 V353 set is practically a carbon copy to the 1933 Goudey issue in terms of look. The main design differences are that some cards have French on the backs and all of them state they were produced in Canada as opposed to the more popular U.S. Goudey set.
The set wasn’t nearly as big as the 240-card Goudey release – the Canadian cards numbered only 94. Because of the shortened checklist, it wasn’t as star-studded of a set. For example, while the 1933 Goudey set contains four Babe Ruth cards, the version printed in Canada has only two. With a set only about 40% as large, however, that is to be expected.
Collectors also have to be careful to not confuse these with the 1934 V354 World Wide Gum cards. While approximately half the set utilized the designs similar to the 1934 Goudey cards, the other half kept the design from this 1933 issue. The difference, in addition to the card numbers, can also be found on those backs, which state they are part of the 1934 series.
1933 V353 World Wide Gum Overview
- Benny Bengough
- Dazzy Vance
- Hughie Critz
- Heinie Schuble
- Babe Herman
- Jimmy Dykes
- Ted Lyons
- Roy Johnson
- Dave Harris
- Glenn Myatt
- Billy Rogell
- George Pipgras
- Lafayette Thompson
- Henry Johnson
- Victor Sorrell
- George Blaeholder
- Watson Clark
- Muddy Ruel
- Bill Dickey
- Bill Terry
- Phil Collins
- Pie Traynor
- Kiki Cuyler
- Horace Ford
- Paul Waner
- Chalmer Cissell
- George Connally
- Dick Bartell
- Jimmie Foxx
- Frank Hogan
- Tony Lazzeri
- Bud Clancy
- Ralph Kress
- Bob O’Farrell
- Al Simmons
- Tommy Thevenow
- Jimmy Wilson
- Fred Brickell
- Mark Koenig
- Taylor Douthit
- Gus Mancuso
- Eddie Collins
- Lew Fonseca
- Jim Bottomley
- Larry Benton
- Ethan Allen
- Heinie Manush
- Marty McManus
- Frankie Frisch
- Ed Brandt
- Charlie Grimm
- Andy Cohen
- Jack Quinn
- Red Faber
- Lou Gehrig
- John Welch
- Bill Walker
- Lefty O’Doul
- Bing Miller
- Waite Hoyt
- Max Bishop
- Pepper Martin
- Joe Cronin
- Burleigh Grimes
- Milt Gaston
- George Grantham
- Guy Bush
- Willie Kamm
- Mickey Cochrane
- Adam Comorosky
- Alvin Crowder
- Willis Hudlin
- Eddie Farrell
- Leo Durocher
- Walter Stewart
- George Walberg
- Glenn Wright
- Buddy Myer
- Zack Taylor
- Babe Ruth
- D’Arcy Flowers
- Ray Kolp
- Ossie Bluege
- Moe Berg
- Jimmie Foxx
- Sam Byrd
- Danny Macfayden
- Joe Judge
- Joe Sewell
- Lloyd Waner
- Luke Sewell
- Leo Mangum
- Babe Ruth
- Al Spohrer
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