1940s WINGS CIGARETTES MODERN AIRPLANES FIRST SERIES "NO LETTER" PARTIAL CARD SET PSA GRADED.
Item Description
2.5x1.5". Lot of 38 from set of 50. ACC# T87. These cards represent the first series of this set. Cards bear no series designation and identify the set as "Modern American Airplanes." In 1940 Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. sponsored a radio program "Wings of Destiny". These cards were originally issued w/their tobacco products in conjunction w/the show. They were collected w/albums, and often were glued, or stapled in them. The PSA grades for the lot breakdown as follows- 9 Mint(8), 8 NM-Mint(7), 7 NM(8), 6 EX-Mint(2), 5.5 EX+(1), 5 EX(3), 4 VG-EX(8) and 3 VG(1). The total GPA for this lot is 7.19.
Missing #'s are as follows- #'s 3, 9, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 25, 33, 34, & 47.
Grades and number of cards per as follows-
9 Mint(8)- #'s 6, 12, 13, 17, 23, 24, 32, 38
8 NM-Mint(7)- #'s 8, 28, 30, 31, 35, 37, 48
7 NM(8)- #'s 2, 5, 10, 18, 26, 29, 43, 46
6 EX-Mint(2)- #'s 40, 50
5.5 EX+(1)- # 42
5 EX(3)- #'s 1, 27, 49
4 VG-EX(8)- #'s 7, 16, 22, 36, 39, 41, 44, 45
3 VG(1)- # 4
