1935 Mitchell’s Gallery of 1934 Set and Checklist

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	Mitchell’s Gallery of 1934
Year	1935
Size	1 1/2″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Black and White
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	50

1935 Mitchell’s Gallery of 1934 Overview

1935 Mitchell's Gallery Jack Petermen Boxing.jpg This set was a year of review of sorts as it was printed in 1935 and looked back on 1934. Cards featured famous personalities who made an impact in many different areas, including the world of sports.

Sports cards included all sorts of celebrities from tennis, golf, and boxing, among others. Boxing, golf, and tennis cards are identified in the checklist below.

The set is lacking many big names of their respective sports but does include some notable names, including golfers Lawson Little and Hall of Famer Henry Cotton. The lone boxer is Jack Peterson, a British champion. Hall of Fame tennis legends Dorothy Round and Fred Perry are also included. Arguably, though, the biggest sports card in the set belongs to cricket legend Don Bradman.

In addition to the sports cards, several non-sports cards are very popular. In fact, the non-sports cards are really the bigger attraction here and tie up the majority of the set’s value. Cards, for example, featuring Adolf Hitler and Franklin Roosevelt are often pursued by collectors, as are the cards of Princess Elizabeth and Duke Ellington — both of which are often considered to be ‘rookie’ cards, as their first appearances on trading cards.

The set must have been somewhat popular as Mitchell’s created an updated set the following year in 1936.