Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Spring 2025
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/29/2025
Featuring a pair of vintage Canadian starter and near complete card sets much harder to find then their American counterparts, this lot offers a 1930 Willards Chocolates Limited V404 Dick Tracy near complete set (88/96) and 1934 Canadian Chewing Gum Co. V256 Tarzan and the Crystal Vault of Isis starter set (35/50). The cards exciting illustrations are derived from the tremendously popular 1930s comics phenomenon, Dick Tracy. The most famous crime-stopper of his day, Tracy and his cast of characters entertained millions of readers of multiple generations, and these cards capture the flavor of the franchise's classic artwork and storylines. Missing just cards 22, 23, 24, 32, 77, 80, 81 and 83 for a complete set, most cards are in the GOOD range, with about 15 cards P to F, F to G. Additionally, cards #1 and #96 are POOR, and card #21 has glued paper residues on its back, and we should note that the first few and the last few cards have rubber band indentations. For the Tarzan starter set, missing for completion are cards 4, 8, 10, 15, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 32, 36, 42, 44, 49 and 50. Regarding condition, approx 25 cards are G to VG, and about 10 cards are F to G. These cards differ from the set produced in the United States by including both the English and French text on the reverse. The artwork is the same as the US set.
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