1929 Godfrey Phillips Sporting Champions Set and Checklist
‘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
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.
1929 Godfrey Phillips Sporting Champions Checklist
- Suzanne Lenglen
- H.M. Abrahams
- Mrs. Mallory
- Knute Hansen
- Primo Carnera
- Georges Carpentier
- Bill Tilden
- Rene Lacoste
- Henri Cochet
- James Anderson
- A. O. D. Seagrave
- Charles Paddock
- Paavo Nurmi
- Izzy Schwartz
- Jack Dempsey
- Gene Tunney
- Jack Delaney
- Rene Devos
- Eugene Criqui
- Moise Bouquillon
- Sammy Mandell
- Bill Mathews
- Paolino Uzcudun
- Joe Blomfield
- Danny Frush
- Teddy Baldock
- Gipsy Daniels
- Lord Burghley
- D. G. A. Lowe
- Luis Firpo
- Tom Heeney
- Paul Berlenbach
- Johnny Kilbane
- Emile Pladner
- Fidel La Barba
- Jean Borotra
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