1929 Godfrey Phillips Sporting Champions Set and Checklist

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	Godfrey Phillips Sporting Champions
Year	1929
Size	1 1/2″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Sepia
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	36

1929 Godfrey Phillips Sporting Champions Overview

1929 Godfrey Sporting Champions Henri Cochet Tennis This 1929 set featured some of the world’s top athletes at the time of production. The cards were issued by famous tobacco company, Godfrey Phillips, based in London, England.

A total of 36 cards are in the set and, as stated on the backs, the cards were printed in France. The fronts included real sepia photographs of athletes and the backs provided a short biography on each athlete.

It is worth pointing out that some have the athlete’s full name on the front while others only include a last name.

Various sports are represented here, including boxing, tennis, track and field, auto racing, and more. The set is headlined by a trio of boxers, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, and Georges Carpentier, as well as tennis greats, such as Bill Tilden, Rene Lacoste, Henri Cochet, among others.

The cards are not terribly easy to come by. However, despite that, most generally do not fetch large values. Even many of the stars can be bought for around $10 or less.