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Lot # 395: R 164 War Gum #113 Original Art

Category: Original Card Art

Starting Bid: $300.00

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Item was in Auction "December 2005",
which ran from 11/22/2005 12:00 AM to
11/30/2005 9:00 PM



Bombs dropping…bombs killing. Sometimes, powerful works of art can bring home the horrors of war in ways that even newsreels or photographs can’t. In this black & white piece of artwork (note: there is no color overlay on this piece), what appears to be Franco’s planes are strafing Barcelona. This original piece of art is part of perhaps the most famous and popular non-sport trading card set of all time. But this is the one-of-a-kind piece of artwork that was used to print the cards. The series was produced by the Gum, Inc. Company of Philadelphia. The series brought one horror story after another about the events that were around in the years around World War II. This piece measures 7 1/2 x 9 1/2” (approx.) and consists of the heavy black ink piece of artboard. Minor glue damage is on the back. The pencil number 113 is written on the front. What you are bidding on is the original piece of art used for one of the Horrors of War trading card series…artwork that has been lost for decades, but is now a piece of history you won’t want to lose out on.

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