Auction #3 - October 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/27/2019
The 1933 Goudey Indian series is one of the quintessential dozen or so nonsports sets issued from the 1880's to 1970's. It's one of the more widely collected sets due to the variety of ways it can be collected. Although the set is entitled "Indian Gum", it pictures not only Indians, but settlers and well known Western figures as well. Many of the cards picture headshots of a single Indian while others picture action scenes of a number of people in frontier life. Popular subjects in the set include well known figures like Sitting Bull and Pocahantas, Daniel Boone, Davie Crockett, Jim Bridger, Colonel Bowie and others.
The set was apparently issued in series with multiples of (24) cards and printed on sheets in a similar manner. The set numbers 216 different numbers with many of the numbers having associated varieties. Within the sets, the most noticeable varieties are differences in card backs. The card backs generally say "This is a series of XXX cards". The different series associated with the set on the backs are 24, 48, 96, 192, 264, 288 and 312. Different series are tougher than others and sometimes different cards within a series are tougher than other cards within that series. Although there are 216 different card numbers, a total of 432 different combinations can be found--some of which are very difficult and very expensive.
This lot contains (5) lower grade but tougher cards including a pair of series of 288 cards including #199 Nesjaja Hatali and #200 Shar-I-Tar-Ish in poor condition with some back spotting and damage and heavy creasing. All series of 288 cards are prohibitively tough. The lot also includes a pair of series of 312 cards including a white background version of #193 Yo-Ho-Lo-Micco--both in VG condition. Finally the lot includes #102 Sassacus from the series of 264 in approximately VG condition.
R73 Goudey Indians Lot of (5) Cards with (2) Series of 288
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