1944 WWII Aeroplanes - Series C (R112-4) Plain Backs 23 of 28 cards For Sale

1944 WWII Aeroplanes - Series C (R112-4) Plain Backs 23 of 28 cards
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1944 WWII Aeroplanes - Series C (R112-4) Plain Backs 23 of 28 cards:
$61.00

According toThe Card Collectors Bulletin(issue No. 48, June 1, 1947), the cards of this group were all issued by Leaf Gum. Many, if not all, of the artwork drawings of airplanes and warships in all five sets appeared in Whitman’s patriotic books. The book noted below contains the artwork for all the cards in this set. TheCard Collectors Bulletinalso reported that on 1 December 1948, the Leaf Gum Company dumped its surplus CARD-O gum cards on the market after the war. A partially-full Leaf display was purchased by a collector and was found to contain airplane cards from Series B, C, D and the unmarked, so-called mixed series of 46. The gum was wrapped in individual sticks and purchasers apparently got a stick and their choice of card for a penny.

Aeroplanes - Series C (CARD-O) contains twenty-eight basic aircraft images. However, there were two varieties of the set issued by the Leaf Gum Company. The first variety,Plain Back, has a simple text description on the reverse side of the card. The second variety,Joker Backcontains the word Joker in opposite diagonal corners of the card.

Missing: Consolidated B-24, Curtiss O-52, Curtiss XSB2C-1, Lockheed 12-A, Republic P-47,

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