1935 Godfrey Phillips In the Public Eye Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’
Title | Godfrey Phillips In the Public Eye |
Year | 1935 |
Size | 1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″ |
Images | Color |
Type | Tobacco |
Number in Set |
54 |
1935 Godfrey Phillips In the Public Eye Overview
This issue was printed by Godfrey Phillips, Ltd. for use in their tobacco products. Cards featured famous people from a variety of backgrounds and a total of 54 were issued in the release.
Collectors should note that this is a different set from the 1930 Milhoff In the Public Eye set. Those cards featured sepia style pictures and had a different layout.
While many were non-sports personalities, a good number were also athletes from sports, including golf, tennis, and boxing, among others. The set is headlined by golfer Henry Cotton, tennis players Helen Wills-Moody and Fred Perry, and boxers Max Baer and Len Harvey. A non-sports cards that is popular depicts Winston Churchill. The card of cricketer Jack Hobbs is a popular one outside of the U.S.
The cards include color portraits with the athlete’s name on the front. The backs offer a biography of the person.
One interesting feature of this set is that, in addition to the athlete’s name, a trivia question is printed on the front as well. To get the answer, a collector had to find a different card where it was offered. That no doubt encouraged some to collect as many of these cards as possible.
1935 Godfrey Phillips In the Public Eye Checklist
- Lord Derby
- Jack Hylton
- Henry Cotton
- George Cook
- Lawson Little
- Jim Braddock
- Aga Khan
- R. E. S. Wyatt
- J. Ramsay MacDonald
- Joyce Wethered
- Lord Trenchard
- Fred Perry
- Jack Peterson
- J.H. Crawford
- Bunny Austin
- H. Verity
- Lord Lonsdale
- H. Sutcliffe
- Sir Seymour Hicks
- Dorothy Round
- Henry Hall
- Freddie Fox
- Jack Hobbs
- Jack Hulbert
- Max Baer
- Harry Hibbs
- D.R. Jardine
- H. Larwood
- William Voce
- George Robey
- Stanley Baldwin
- Helen Wills-Moody
- Charles Kingsford-Smith
- L. E. G. Ames
- Gordon Richards
- Gracie Fields
- Wanda Morgan
- L. Hore-Belisha
- George Lansbury
- W.R. Hammond
- Steve Donoghue
- Alex James
- Amy Johnson
- Cicely Courtneidge
- Anthony Eden
- Maurice Nichols
- George Allison
- Hugh Gallacher
- David Lloyd George
- Len Harvey
- Alf Perry
- Ronald Starling
- Winston Churchill
- J.H. Thomas
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