Auction #18 - October 2024
The R39 Dare Devils set is a (24) card set from National Chicle picturing people in compromising situations making Dare Devil decisions. Each card pictures some harrowing event from some situation--many of which are known to many people. The cards would have captured the intrigue of the small child in 1935--the date of issue. They were issued alongside National Chicles other issues of the mid 1930's including the Diamond Stars baseball series and the National Chicle football series. The cards are very popular with collectors.
This near complete set of (23/24) R39 National Chicle Dare Devils have all been graded by PSA and include the following subjects: #1 (PSA3 VG), #2 (PSA3 VG), #3 (PSA3 VG), #4 (PSA3 VG), #5 (PSA4 VGEX (MC)), #6 (PSA2 Good), #7 (PSA2 Good), #8 (PSA5 EX), #9 (PSA3 VG), #10 (PSA4 VGEX), #11 (PSA3 VG), #12 (PSA4 VGEX), #13 (PSA4 VGEX), #14 (PSA4 VGEX), #15 (PSA3.5 VG+), #16 (PSA4.5 VGEX+), #17 (PSA3 VG), #18 (PSA5 EX), #19 (PSA3 VG), #20 (PSA3 VG), #22 (PSA4 VGEX), #23 (PSA3 VG) and #24 (PSA2 Good). The set is missing only #21 to be complete. The GPA for the (23) cards is 3.4 or VG+. Although some of the cards have technically lower grades, they all display cleanly and uniformly.
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