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Lot # 1210: Large Collection of 1930s and '40s Non-Sports Cards (580+)

Category: Non-Sports Cards

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 26 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring Classic 2020",
which ran from 5/17/2020 7:00 PM to
6/19/2020 11:00 PM



Large group of non-sports cards from the 1930s and '40s, produced mostly by Gum Inc. and Goudey. From the Golden Age of non-sports, these pasteboards represent some of the most beautiful and interesting cards ever created. A nice mix of collector and nicer grade cards that includes: - 1932 E. Rosen Co. Soldier Cards: 32 cards; 8 EX or better, 17 VG-EX to EX, 4 GD-VG, 3 lesser. - 1933 Goudey Indian Gum: 220 cards; near set, inc. specials such as #1, Davy Crockett, Kit Carson, and many Indian chiefs. 25% EX to EX-MT, 45% VG-EX, 25% GD-VG, 5% lesser. About 15% are duplicates. - 1935 Mickey Mouse Bubble Gum: 6 cards; 3 GD-VG, 3 FR. - 1935 Tarzan and the Crystal Vault of Isis (Canadian): 48/50, missing only #17 and 25 for completion. 40% VG to VG-EX, 50% GD to VG, 5% better, 5% lesser. - 1936 Pirates Picture Bubble Gum: 6 cards, 3 VG, 3 FR. - 1936 Goudey Soldier Boys: 21 cards; 5 VG-EX or better, 10 GD-VG, 6 PR-FR. - 1936 Gum Inc. G-Men and Heroes of the Law: 72 cards, low-number series. 20% EX or better, 45% VG-EX to EX, 25% GD-VG, 10% lesser. - 1937 Gum Inc. Wild West: 47/49 cards, missing only #1 and #25 (mail-in premium) for completion. Mostly GD to VG, with a handful better and the same lesser. 10% have creases. - 1937 Ripley’s Believe it or Not: 8 cards; 6 cards FR-GD, 2 better. - 1938 Gum Inc. Horrors of War: 15 cards, inc. 5 high #s. 8 cards EX or better, 7 GD to VG; 3 duplicates. - 1939 Gum Inc. War News Pictures: 48 cards; 55% EX or better, 35% VG-EX, 10% GD to VG. - 1939 W.S. Corp Heroes of the Sea: 13 cards; 11 EX or better, 2 lesser. - 1940 Goudey First Column Defenders: 6 cards; FR to VG. - 1941 Gum Inc. War Gum: 34 cards; mostly VG-EX to EX, 5% nicer. - 1940s Brady Co. Allies in Action/Commando-Ranger: 14 cards; mostly FR to VG. A grand collection, for hours of enjoyment or set building. Total of 580+ cards.

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