1947 R773 Goudey "Indian Gum" Near-Complete Set (80/96): Goudey's Final Set!

Sold For:

$660

Year:

1947

Auction:

2024 September

Lot #:

3532

Category:

Non-Sports Cards/Sheets/Card Artwork

Extremely presentable near-complete set (80/96) of Goudey "Indian Gum," missing the following sixteen cards for completion: #3, 12, 20, 29, 32, 33, 37, 50, 55, 56, 58, 64, 75, 85, 86, and 88. Condition ranges from Good to Vg including some higher and lesser. This is a fascinating and very historic set. Goudey Gum attempted to reenter the bubble-gum card market following WWII, reprinting in 1947 ninety-six cards from one of its most successful sets of the 1930s, "Indian Gum." The fronts feature the very same artwork of the Indian Gum cards issued by Goudey in the 1930s. The reverses have a slightly different design than their 1930s counterparts and are printed in black ink (as opposed to the green ink of the 1930s issue). Goudey's 1947 efforts were apparently not very successful as the company was never heard from again. This series represents Goudey's very last card set. If this set had been a hit, we might have seen Goudey battling with Topps and Bowman in the bubble-gum card wars of the early 1950s! This is an outstanding near-complete set (minus sixteen) of this colorful and historically extremely significant final Goudey issue. Total: 80 cards. Opening Bid $10.