1935 Ardath State Express Sports Champions Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’
Title | Ardath State Express Sports Champions |
Year | 1935 |
Size | 1 1/2″ x 2 5/8″ |
Images | Color |
Type | Tobacco |
Number in Set |
50 |
1935 Ardath State Express Sports Champions Overview
This UK set was one of several distributed in 1935 by Ardath Tobacco. These were found inside of packages of their State Express Luxury Cigarettes. As indicated by the name of the set, it included cards of champion athletes.
Athletes from various sports were represented, including boxing, golf, and tennis. Fronts of the cards have color pictures of the athletes and the backs include a short description as well as a mention of State Express 333 Luxury Cigarettes.
Backs also indicate that State Express albums for these cards were available from tobacco dealers.
Pictures in the set feature close-up portrait shots of athletes instead of action poses. The athlete’s name is also printed on the bottom and repeated on the back. As was typical on many international sets, the first names of several athletes are abbreviated. Some key athletes in the series included tennis stars Fred Perry, H.W. Austin, and Dorothy Round, boxer Len Harvey, and cricketer Donald Bradman.
1935 Ardath State Express Sports Champions Checklist
- C.V. Grimmett
- Donald Bradman
- Stanley Woods
- H.W. Austin (tennis)
- Fred Perry (tennis)
- R. E. S. Wyatt
- J. Brough
- Flight Lieutenant G.H. Stanforth
- Steve Donoghue
- Sir Malcolm Campbell
- J.M. McKinlay
- Vic Huxley
- Pam Barton (golf)
- J. Hampson
- Hedley Verity
- Tom Newman
- Joe Davis
- Nel Tarleton (boxing)
- Len Harvey (boxing)
- Jack Petersen (boxing)
- Ted Phelps
- Tom Farndon
- Dorothy Round (tennis)
- Helen Jacobs (tennis)
- Enid Wilson (golf)
- R.Y. Fison
- Thomas Green
- T. O. M. Sopwith
- E.H. Temme
- James Sullivan
- H.G. Owen Smith
- Gordon Richards
- Harry Lind
- M.M. Scott
- C. Smirke
- F.W. Southall
- H. Scott-Paine
- R. M. N. Tisdall
- T.H. Cotton (golf)
- J.E. Lovelock
- A.H. Padgham (golf)
- Doug Tomalin
- Peggy Scriven (tennis)
- Eileen Hiscock
- J. McGrory
- H. Hibbs
- Alex James
- E. Brook
- F.R. Goodall
- S. Crooks
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