Here We have a nice partial set of the infamous 1965 “Battle
Cards” series issued by Topps Gum Co in the USA. This set is renowned for its extremely graphic
and violent images used in the card art.
The art was Done by Norm Saunders who also did some of the Art for the
1962 Mars Attacks Card set and the the 1962 Civil War New Card set, both of
which were know for their graphic nature as well. This series highlights the absolute terrors
of War, and Norm Saunders did not steer away from very realistic illustrations
of Wars horrors. In fact when ABC GUM issued
this series of cards in the United Kingdom, they removed several cards and censored
others. The partial set contains 58
cards out of the set of 66. It contains
many of the key cards to the series including the #1 card which is often
considered the Key card in the series.
The numbers included are 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,
10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,
48,49,50.51,52,53,55,56,57,58,59.60.61,62,63,64,65,66.
Over all I would say the over all condition is very
good. Some softer corners here and
there, some edge wear here and there, nothing horrible., The most
notable exceptions being the #64 card which has some heavier creasing, and the #65
& #66 checklist cards which have been marked in pencil and pen, and have
some creasing. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
A MINT OR NEAR MINT SET, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. However if you are looking
for a very nice set in very good collectable condition this might be the one
for you.
I HAVE SCANNED EVERY CARD FRONT AND BACK, FAIRLY LARGE
FOR
YOU TO BE ABLE TO JUDGE CONDITION FOR YOURSELF
WHAT YOU SEE IN THE SCANS ARE WHAT YOU WILL BE GETTING.
I have also included a scan of the #1 on its own close up
for you to be able to judge condition for yourself.
I
will be trying to list several EARLY TRADE & TYPE CARDS over the next
few days (spread across different
categories), including one or two that are unrecorded in any guide, that
were put given away with Tobacco, Cigarettes , Caramel, Candy, Gum, Chocolate,
Bread Coffee Tea Cereal and other products, covering such diverse subjects as Native
American Indians , Baseball , Football, Boy Scouts, Ice Hockey, Golf,
Presidents of the United States, NCAA and IVY League Colleges and Universities,
Dog Breeds, Circus themes and many
more. To view the other cards I have up on ebay please click on the
“View Sellers other Items” Icon located on this page. It will take you directly
to them.
Due to my work schedule and distance to the post
office I am only able to ship Monday Mornings. If
I haven’t received payment for an item by Sunday evening, the item will
have to wait until the next Monday to go out. Its unfortunate but
unavoidable. If this doesn’t work for you I respectfully ask that
you do not bid or buy. Thanks again.
This will be mailed from the USA.
For USA purchases I Can combine shipping. Please message me for details.
Unfortunately Ebay’s International Shipping Program
does not allow for combined shipments on international orders