1939 R&J Hill Celebrities of Sport Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’
Title | R&J Hill Celebrities of Sport |
Year | 1939 |
Size | 1 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ |
Images | Color |
Type | Tobacco |
Number in Set |
50 |
1939 R&J Hill Celebrities of Sport Set Overview
This set was like many other international tobacco issues from the 1930s, featuring multiple athletes over a series of different sports. Cards were distributed by R&J Hill, Ltd. out of England.
The set features many different sports, including hockey, boxing, tennis, golf, soccer, and more. Cards featured color pictures of athletes on the front and biographies on the backs.
Of the big four American sports, ice hockey is here, though the players mentioned are not household names in the U.S. by any means. Two hockey players from Wembley are in the set, including Alexander Archer and Gordon Dailley.
More recognizable names can be found in other sports, though. Notably, several recognizable boxing and tennis players are included, such as tennis Hall of Famer Fred Perry and boxer Len Harvey.
1939 R&J Hill Celebrities of Sport Set Checklist
- Gerry Wilson
- Doris Storey
- Kathleen Stammers (Tennis)
- Jean Nicholl (Tennis)
- R. Wilson Shaw
- J.R. Bingham
- Peter Scott
- R.H. Guest
- Jack Holden
- A. G. K. Brown
- G.D. Tomalin
- Alexander Archer (Hockey)
- Bunny Austin (Tennis)
- Eric Boon (Boxing)
- Henry Cotton (Golf)
- A.B. Sanford
- Len Harvey (Boxing)
- Jean Batten
- Malcolm Campbell
- Fred Perry (Tennis)
- John Cobb
- Malcolm Craven
- Stanley Cullis
- Gordon Dailley (Hockey)
- Joe Davis
- George Eyston
- Tommy Farr (Boxing)
- K. Gandar-Dower
- Walter Hammond
- Wilfred Wooller
- Gordon Richards
- Alex Henshaw
- Len Hutton
- Bryn Jones
- Margot Lumb
- Stanley Matthews
- Tom Newman
- R. C. F. Nichols (Tennis)
- R. Perryman
- K. Farnes
- Teddy Phelps
- J.G. Carruthers
- T. Sopwith
- H.B. Toft
- Mrs. Uber (Tennis)
- Hedley Verity
- Reggie Whitcombe (Golf)
- Arthur Wilkinson
- S. C. Wooderson
- Victor Woodley
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