C-Cards and V-Cards (Canadian)

Introduction

V122 Willard Strangler Lewis Wrestling.jpg While most Canadian pre-war cards were understandably hockey issues, there are some featuring other sports, too.

C-Cards and V-Cards are Canadian issues. C-Cards represent cards produced by tobacco companies and V-Cards are those produced by candy/gum companies. Like the U.S. products, these cards were distributed with all sorts of sweets, including chocolate, candy, and gum.

With demand for these cards not reaching the same popularity as their American counterparts did, these are generally rarer and more difficult to find.

Many Canadian issues look significantly different than American cards. Canadian sets are often narrower by design.

Below are both C-Card and V-Card issues for the sport of wrestling.

Sets

1940s Cracker Jack Sports (V410)	1925 Dominion Chocolate (V31)	1924 Tobacco Products Corporation of Canada (C140)
1924 Willard’s Sports Champions (V122)