May 2024 Sports Card & Memorabilia Auction
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1932 Bulgaria Sport-Photos Complete Set w. Babe Ruth & Max Schmeling Card - Comes in the Original Binder and Cardboard Box! The cards came adhered in the official book and are in very high-quality condition, but note the adhering. The book contains the original parchment paper dividers to protect the cards! The 1932 Bulgaria Cigarettes Sport-Photos set included 272 cards, including one baseball player in New York Yankees star Babe Ruth. The formal name of the release is the Bulgaria Sport-Photos set, and these are indeed tobacco cards, albeit less narrow than typical cards. While the name might suggest these are Bulgarian cards, this is actually a German issue and Bulgaria Cigarettes was a brand name. Because of that, many of the subjects found in it are German. These have a slightly glossy front, thick white borders, and are printed on a standard type of cardstock you’d expect for the period, albeit a bit thin. The set includes baseball (via Babe Ruth) as well as hockey, football, golf, tennis, boxing, and more. Bill Tilden is a key tennis card and Walter Hagen is the key golf card. Other tennis Hall of Famers include Henri Cochet and Bunny Austin. Additional popular athletes include aviator Charles Lindbergh, swimmer/actor Johnny Weissmuller, and ice skater Sonja Henie, among others. Some athletes, like Henie, are featured on more than one card. A popular non-sports subject is that of dictator Benito Mussolini. Mussolini is shown honoring German equestrian champions and his card is valued as that of some of the star athletes.
Condition: VG-MT
1932 Bulgaria Sport-Photos Complete Set (272 Cards!) w. Babe Ruth & Max Schmeling Card & Walter Hagen Card - Comes in the Original Binder and Cardboard Box!
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