1940s SUBMARINE Card WORLD WIDE Gum MARINE GUM V403 HMS Catchalot GOUDEY for Sale

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1940s SUBMARINE Card WORLD WIDE Gum MARINE GUM V403 HMS Catchalot GOUDEY For Sale

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1940s SUBMARINE Card WORLD WIDE Gum MARINE GUM V403 HMS Catchalot GOUDEY:
$24.99

This scarce card is one in a series of 120 cards issuedin Canada by the WORLD WIDE GUM Company of Granby Quebec Canada (often referred to as the Canadian Goudey), in packs of theirMarine Bubble Gum. . Although there are no company identifiers onthe card itself I have seen the wrapper from this series which indicates it ashaving been issued by the World WideGum Company of Canada Burdick has listedthis series as series number V403 in his American Card Catalogue. Unfortunately Mr. Burdick did not provide uswith a date of issue I have always assumed that it is some time around the late 1930’s or40’s era as the subjects seem to mostly World War 2 Naval Ships orearlier. The card front feature a blue tonesphotographic image of a ship from the Royal Navy (both Canadian and Britishships) with the information about the ship written in both French and Englishprinted on the front. No numbers higher that 120 have ever been reported (if you do have a card number higher than 120please email me and let me know I would be interestedin seeing it, for my references). Theback of the card is blank as it was issued. This card is number 108 in the series, and features the submarine H.M.S. CATCHALOT . The Card measures 31/4 inches by 2 11/16 inches approximately. The card does have some cornercreasing and edge wear, as well as a few spots of discoloration. I have scannedthe front and back of the card fairly large so you can determine the conditionfor yourself. THESECARDS WERE NEVER ISSUED IN THE U.S. and are scarce. Due to the lower population in Canadathan in the US, print runs in Canada were much smaller compared with American Cards. (Because of this themajority of all Canadian non sports cards are far scarcer than card issued in the USA)