Bloody and gruesome with no holds barred, the shocking 1938 R69 Gum Inc. Horrors of War series is considered by many collectors to be the most important non-sport card issue. Get off to a good start on assembling this classic series with this partial set of (158/288). Depicting mayhem and atrocities suffered during wartime in far-flung locales such as Spain, China, and Africa, these hard-hitting cards are surprisingly frank in their colorful depictions of the "Horrors of War". We imagine parents of today would make quite an uproar if their children were purchasing trading cards such as these on their favorite website.



Headlining this offering is a high number key card #277 Hitler's Border Tour (FR).



Key/Semi-Keys are: #1 Marco Polo Bridge (FR), #99 Ghoulish Dogs (FR), #115 Barcelona Intersection (GD, minor reverse side writing).



Other high numbers are: #251 Devil-Worshipping Koreans (GD), #259 Chinese Pilot (GD).



Also present is a card #69 with an overprint promo back headed "You Can Get 240 Pictures" (FR).



The balance of (151) cards range (5% VG-EX, 40% VG, 40% GD, 15% lesser).

Opening Bid $250.