Auction #15 - October 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2023
The R12 America At War set is one of the many strip card sets issued in the mid 1930's to early 1940's. Generally believed to be point of sale items given with candy purchases, Jefferson Burdick cataloged these in the "R" or candy and gum category. The R12 America at War set is believed to be from 1942 due to the images on the cards and the fact that the US did not enter WWII until late 1941. There are a few dozen of these sets and absent any firsthand knowledge, they remain in the "R" category. This set pictures (48) images of the U.S. at War and some of the principles of the war including Stalin, Chang Kai-Shek, Colin P Kelly and General Stillwell. The rest of the images picture planes, tanks, ships and other instruments of war in the middle of combat throughout the theaters where WWII was fought.
This lot of (26) R12 America At War cards have all been graded by PSA and include the following subjects: #501(PSA4 VG-EX), #504 (PSA7 NM), #505 (PSA6 EX-MT), #506 (PSA6 EX-MT), #507 (PSA6 EX-MT), #510 (PSA6 EX-MT), #511 (PSA5 EX), #512 (PSA6 EX-MT), #513 (PSA8 NM-MT), #514 (PSA7 NM), #515 (PSA8 NM-MT), #518 (PSA7 NM), #519 (PSA6 EX-MT), #521 (PSA8 NM-MT), #522 (PSA7 NM), #523 (PSA7 NM), #526 (PSA8 NM-MT), #528 (PSA3 VG), #528 (PSA7 NM), #529 (PSA6.5 EX-MT+), #534 (PSA6.5 EX-MT+), #538 (PSA6 EX-MT), #538 (PSA6.5 EX-MT+), #543 (PSA6 EX-MT), #544 (PSA5 EX) and #546 (PSA6 EX-MT). Card #521 is a POP1 with only 1 graded higher. Most of the 7's and 8's are POP2 to POP4 with 1-2 higher. Beautiful lot that represents more than 1/2 of the complete set in very high grade.
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