1933 GUM INC. WILD WEST SERIES (PUZZLE BACK VARIETY) COMPLETE CARD SET CGC GRADED, PLUS WRAPPER.
Item Description
2.5x3-1/8". Set of 48. ACC# R172. Cards are numbered 1-25 Series A (w/red panel) and 26-49 Series B (w/blue panel). The bonus card #25 is an outlier, not consider part of the base set, but offered in this auction as lot #2049. Card fronts feature choice color art of western life and subjects include Davy Crockett, Jesse James, Buffalo Bill and Custer among others. Descriptive text backs and all are variety w/red line overlay so they could be cut apart and serve as puzzles. The CGC grades for the set breakdown as follows- 4.5 VG-EX+(4), 4 VG-EX(12), 3.5 VG+(10), 3 VG(15), 2.5 Good+(5) and 1.5 Fair(2). Set comes w/5x7" wax paper wrapper. Features additional western images. Scattered creases as originally folded. Tiny piece of bottom left corner. Still clean and Fine. See next three related lots. John Grossman Collection.
Grades and number of cards per are as follows-
4.5 VG-EX+- #'s 2, 3, 31, 35
4 VG-EX- #'s 5, 7, 16, 20, 23, 32, 37, 39, 40, 44, 45, 49
3.5 VG+- #'s 6, 8, 14, 15, 18, 19, 33, 36, 43, 46
3 VG- #'s 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 21, 24, 27, 28, 30, 34, 38, 41, 42, 48
2.5 Good+- #'s 9, 22, 26, 29, 47
1.5 Fair- #'s 1, 13
