Holiday Auction Closing December 7 ,2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/7/2019
Presented is a 100-card complete set of Gum Products "Adventure" multi-sports cards issued in 1956. Adventure is a popular multi-sport issue that was produced by Gum Products, Inc. in 1956. The set features as its subject matter boxers, basketball, hockey, motorsports, track and field, transportation, space exploration, armed forces, stunts, explorers, aviation, landmarks, cowboys, animals, and many other exciting "adventures." A highlight of this offering is the series' "key" card, #86, depicting German pugilist Max Schmeling and entitled "The Black Uhlan of the Rhine." Highlights include: #'s 22 Robinson (NM/MT), 32 Johnson (NM/MT), 34 Dempsey (EX), 35 Tunney (NM), 41 Louis (NM/MT), 43 Walcott (NM/MT), 44 Marciano (EX/MT), 63 Howe (NM/MT), 76 Sullivan (NM), 86 Schmeling (NM+), 89 Baer (NM/MT) and 90 Braddock (EX/MT). Mostly NM to NM/MT (balance is EX to EX/MT).