December Card & Memorabilia Auction Dec 9 - 18/19
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/18/2022
Presented is a 37-card partial set of 1939 R173 Gum, Inc. "World in Arms" non-sports cards. This is one of the most attractive of the so-called "propaganda" issues from the late 1930s. The viewer is free to take in the questionable glamour of war-making machinery without distraction through the items' card-sized, painted artistry, presented without design interruption by captions or advertising. The card's subject themes include: Airplanes, Field Artillery, Fortifications, Iron Cavalry, Ships and Miscellaneous (8). Generally VG to EX or finer (some lesser).