Auction #17 - June 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/30/2024
The Horrors of War set was issued in 1938 by Gum Inc. At the same time, in Canada, O-Pee-Chee issued a Canadian Version. The US set totaled 288 cards--240 low series and 48 high series. The Canadian set borrowed the same artwork, and, although noting 240 cards on the back, only the first 72 cards were produced--48 in a first series and 24 more in a prohibitively difficult high number series. Cards numbered 49-72 are so rare that many early hobbyists didn't even know they existed. They rarely surface and when they do, have spirited competition at auction.
This lot of (4) tough V278 O-Pee-Chee Horrors of War cards includes a pair of low series cards (#23 and #46 in EX condition) and a pair of incredibly tough high series including #49 Fugitives from the War Zones #49 in VG condition with a corner crease and #67 Women Fighters in Action in Spain in about EX to EX+ condition.
V278 O-Pee-Chee Horrors of War Lot of (4) With (2) VERY TOUGH High Numbers
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