1932 Godfrey Phillips Personalities of Today Set and Checklist

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	Godfrey Phillips Personalities of Today
Year	1932
Size	1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Color
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	25

1932 Godfrey Phillips Personalities of Today Set Overview

Jack Dempsey 1932 Godfrey Phillips Personalities of Today Boxing This extremely colorful set is distinctive from others of the era due to its unique artwork.

Cards were issued with packages of Godfrey Phillips cigarettes from that tobacco manufacturer from the UK. The set is called Personalities of Today, though ‘Today’ is actually presented as ‘To-day’ on the cards.

Colored and mostly nondescript images of personalities are used. The back calls them a series of caricatures and the pictures do not really look like the subjects intentionally because they do not have much definition to them. The result is a unique set that doesn’t look like most sets from the time period.

The set is mostly a non-sports issue as it focuses on famous people from various backgrounds. However, a few athletes are included and, as with most sets including non-sports cards, those are the ones that sell for the most. The Jack Dempsey card in particular leads the way as the card of the Hall of Fame boxer is heavily desired.

With regards to the non-sports personalities, the cards of Charlie Chaplin and Winston Churchill are also among the more popular cards in the set.