‘It’s In The Details’ Title Lambert & Butler Airmen and Airwomen Year 1935 Size 1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″ Images Black and White Type Tobacco Number in Set 25 1935 Lambert & Butler Airmen and Airwomen Set Overview This set of tobacco cards featured British aviators. The set is one of many sports issues printed for Lambert and Butler tobacco
‘It’s In The Details’ Title Clover Brand Japan Tea Boxing Trade Cards Year Unknown Size 3″ x 4″ Images Color Type Trade Number in Set 5 (?) Clover Brand Japan Tea Boxing Trade Cards Overview These were trade cards that were used to promote Clover Brand Japan Tea. While they may have been used to promote other brands, I have
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Carreras Popular Personalities Year 1935 Size 1 3/16″ x 2 3/4″ Images Color Type Tobacco Number in Set 72 1935 Carreras Popular Personalities Overview This interesting issue featured both non-sports and sports personalities. Distributed for Carreras Cigarettes, the set included a total of 72 cards. Most notably is the cards’ shape. Instead of a rectangular
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Movie Star Exhibit Postcards Year 1931 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Black and White / Color Type Postcards Number in Set 2 (more with variations) 1931 Movie Star Exhibit Postcards Overview Most collectors know Jim Thorpe as a legendary football player. But after his playing days, he also spent quite a bit of
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title N333 Hess Newsboys League Year 1888 Size 1 1/2″ x 2 7/8″ Images Sepia Type 19th Century Tobacco Number in Set 54 N333 Hess Newsboys League Overview While Hess’ N321 set included some obscure players in the California League, the company outdid themselves in terms of the lacking of relevance with the N333 Newsboys set. The
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Gassaway Rotograph Postcards Year 1906 Size 3″ x 5″ Images Color Type Postcards Number in Set 80 (?) 1906 Gassaway Rotograph Postcards Overview These postcards featured a variety of children in various activities and professions. They included a color image on the front and standard postcard backing without a divider line. The postcards were designed
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title National Chicle Sky Birds (R136) Year 1933-34 Size 2 5/16″ x 2 7/8″ Images Color Type Gum and Candy Number in Set 108 1933-34 National Chicle Sky Birds (R136) Set Overview The 1933-34 National Chicle Sky Birds set is arguably the most popular pre-war aviation set even produced. Like National Chicle’s Diamond Stars baseball card
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Goudey Sky Birds (R137) Year 1941 Size 2 1/4″ x 2 7/8″ Images Color Type Gum and Candy Number in Set 48 1941 Goudey Sky Birds (R137) Set Overview In 1933-34, National Chicle produced one of the most famous aviation card sets ever released called Sky Birds. In 1941, the year of Goudey’s final baseball
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Anonymous Aviation Strip Cards Year 1938 Size 2 1/4″ x 2 7/8″ Images Color Type Gum and Candy / Strip Number in Set 48 1938 Anonymous Aviation Strip Cards (R132) Set Overview This set was distributed in 1938 by an anonymous outfit. However, it appears in the American Card Catalog as ‘Airplanes’ and are cataloged
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Peggy Popcorn Year 1920 Size 2 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ Images Black and White Type Food Number in Set Unknown 1920 Peggy Popcorn Overview The 1920 Peggy Popcorn set is such an unknown that to date, collectors know of only six cards. SGC Collector Magazine published an article with the six known cards, including Babe Ruth,
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Sporting Champions Year 1922-23 Size 1 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ Images Black and White Type Tobacco Number in Set 66 1922-23 Sporting Champions Set Overview This set was issued with ‘The Champion’ publication in 1922 and 1923. Cards featured boxers and a different one was released each week. The front of the cards had a
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Amalgamated Press Sportsmen of the World Year 1934 Size 1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″ Images Color Type Publications Number in Set 32 1934 Amalgamated Press Sportsmen of the World Set Overview This set featured a variety of athletes from different backgrounds all around the world. The cards were distributed by Amalgamated Press, an English newspaper
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