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A Collection of Airplane Cards   9 Lots      

Lot 219.  1940s Cracker Jack V407 United Nations Battle Planes Near Set 140 of 147. Produced in Canada by Walter M. Lowney in conjunction with Cracker Jack, these 2 ½” x 3” cards, with rounded corners, feature fronts with colorful artwork and backs with technical specifications. They show British, Soviet, U.S. and French propeller war planes. Ex+ with some cards better, some less. Winning Bid $1,026.

Lot 220.  27 Different 1940-41 R177 Gum Products Zoom Airplanes. These cards have the white border. As is often the case with WWII issues, these cards are both desirable and scarce. Ex+ #9, 19, 32, 85. Ex #15, 34, 51, 59, 66, 93, 94. Vg-ex #28, 35, 65, 89. Vg #27, 29, 31, 72, 75, 76, 82, 90. G-vg #12. G #24, 100. F #48. Winning Bid $138.

Lot 221.  1940-42 T87 Wings Cigarettes "Modern Airplanes" Near Set - 198 of 200. Produced for Brown and Williamson Tobacco, this issue consists of series A, B, C and a no-letter series. Each contains 50 cards. Forty-eight of 50 Series A cards are present. The other series are complete. Nice ex-m near set with some cards better, some less. Winning Bid $357.

Lot 222.  1941 "Peter the Pilot's Album on Active Service" from Timaru Milling. Terrific wartime graphics adorn the cover of this album, which features “War Personalities, Heroes, Actions, War Planes and Film Stars.” Distributed in New Zealand to promote a brand of oats, it holds 36 regular-sized color cards and a larger print titled “Evacuation of Dunkirk.” All are glued into the spaces provided and average g-vg with some ex to ex-m. Notable personalities are Churchill, De Gaulle, Charlie McCarthy, Laurel and Hardy, Sonia Henie and Judy Garland. Although the album shows some wear, creasing, staining and separation of the center pages, it remains a superb memento of WWII. Winning Bid $61.

Lot 223.  High-Grade 1954 R707-4 Topps Wings Complete Set of 200. This beautiful vintage Topps set averages ex-m with some cards in better and others in lesser condition. Winning Bid $636.

Lot 224.  Nm 1956 R707-1 Topps Jets Complete Set of 240. Exceptionally nice set. Some cards are better than nm, and a few are less. Winning Bid $700.

Lot 225.  1956 R707-1 Topps Jets Photo Album. The full name of the Jets set is “Photo Album Jets,” and this is the album. It accommodates 120 cards, or the first half of the set, which is known as the “Spotter Series.” The album has some incidental inoffensive creasing and minor tape stains that do little to detract from its superb eye appeal. Album only. Winning Bid $50.

Lot 226.  1957 R707-2 Topps Planes (Blue Backs) Near Set - 115 of 120. Ex-m+ overall with a number of cards in better condition and some less. The high number series, 61-120, is complete. Winning Bid $775.

Lot 227.  52 Different 1957 R707-2 Topps Planes (Red Backs). Cards are #2, 7, 11, 12, 17, 19, 22-24, 29, 32, 34-46, 38-40, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 54, 55, 59, 66, 71, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 80, 84-86, 89, 90, 92, 97, 101-103, 105, 106, 109, 111, 112, 114, 118, 119. These cards average vg-ex to ex. Winning Bid $152.

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