Auction #7 - February 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2021
No set typifies the 1930's gum card offerings of war and grit and strife more than the R69 Horrors of War set. Issued in 1938, before the United States had entered WWII, the set was printed on sheets of 24 cards with 10 sheets making up the base low number offering. Two sheets or 48 cards made up the high number section for a total of 288 cards. The cards pictured all manner of unspeakable acts from the beginnings of WWII perpetrated by those who would be come the Axis powers of the war.
The condition breakdown on this set is falls between Good and VGEX with the vast majority of cards being GVG to VG condition. Key Card Condition : #1 (2 cards: Poor and Good), #283 VG, #284 G, #285 G, #286 GVG and #288 VGEX. (7) Duplicates including #1, 10, 158, 172, 179, 256 and 274.
The yellow wrapper included in this lot is in poor condition with a lower right tear. There are also two printed pages of what appear to be possibly instructions or an advertisement for the cards. The pages are numbered 2 and 4.
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