Set of the Month - July 2011

Ardath Set of 50 Sports Champions 1935

Our Set of the Month for July was issued more than three-quarters of a century ago, but such were the achievements of the 43 men and 7 women that many are still legends today. The collection of Sports Champions distributed with Ardath's State Express cigarettes in 1935 reads like a Who's Who of top sporting personalities of the 1930s, among them Don Bradman, Alex James, Henry Cotton, Gordon Richards, Helen Jacobs, Len Harvey, Joe Davis and Fred Perry. Also featured is Tom Green, the record-breaking walker who won Olympic gold in 1932 at the age of 46 (see "Let's Take a Walk", in July's Card Collectors News) and Ted Phelps the rower who won the historic Doggett's Coat and Badge race in 1930, bringing to eight the victories for the Phelps family. Talking of eight, what about Glasgow Celtic's centre-forward J. McGrory? He scored eight goals against Dunfermline in one match, just one of the fascinating facts to be found on the card backs.

Ardath 50 Sports Champions 1935 in Very Good Condition is catalogued at £55.00

Ardath Set of 50 Sports Champions 1935 : £55.00

Previous sets of the month

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Month Previous months 'set of the month' see below:
June 2013 Godfrey Phillips Set of M36 Coronation of Their Majestes 1937
May 2013 Players Set of L24 The Golden Age of Steam 1976
April 2013 Godfrey Phillips Set of M36 Characters Come to Life 1938
March 2013 Players Set of L30 Britain's Wild Flowers Grandee Issue 1986
February 2013 Players Set of M30 History of Motor Racing 1986 “Imperial Tobacco Ltd” printing
January 2013 Carreras Set of 27 Views of London 1929
December 2012 Bassett Set of 50 Football 1983/84
November 2012 Gallaher Set of L48 Scenes From The Empire 1939
October 2012 Murray Set of 25 Types of Aeroplanes 1929
September 2012 Carreras set of 50 History of Naval Uniforms 1937
August 2012 Comet set of 50 Olympic Achievements 1959
July 2012 Primrose Confectionery Set of 50 Laurel & Hardy (paper thin card) 1972
June 2012 Prescott-Pickup Set of EL60 Queen & People 1977
May 2012 Cadet Sweets Set of 50 Dogs 1st and 2nd series 1958
April 2012 Morris Set of 25 How Films Are Made 1934
March 2012 International Tobacco Co. (Overseas) Set of 100 Gentlemen! The King (back in black)1937
February 2012 R & J Hill Set of L50 Historic Places From Dickens Classics 1926
January 2012 R & J Hill Set of 50 Famous Ships (glossy front) 1940
December 2011 Pattreiouex Set of M48 Winter Scenes 1937
November 2011 Ardath Set of EL25 Film, Stage & Radio Stars 1935
October 2011 Churchman Set of L16 Howlers 1936
September 2011 Rothmans Set of L25 Cinema Stars c1925
August 2011 Players Set of 50 Cycling 1939
July 2011 Ardath Set of 50 Sports Champions 1935
June 2011 Devlin Set of 48 Irish Fishing 1962
May 2011 British American Tobacco Set of 48 Transport Then and Now 1940
April 2011 Wills Set of L40 The King's Art Treasures 1938
March 2011 Sanders Set of 20 Dogs 1924
February 2011 Dominon Tobacco Company Set of 25 Old Ships 3rd Series 1936
January 2011 Gallaher Set of 48 Garden Flowers 1938
December 2010 Ogdens Set of 50 Sea Adventure 1939
November 2010 Gallaher Set of 25 Aesop\'s Fables 1931
October 2010 Facchino Set of 100 Cinema Stars 1936
September 2010 Carreras Set of 54 Film and Stage Beauties 1939
August 2010 Carreras Set of 25 Regalia Series 1925
July 2010 Carreras Set of 50 Celebrities of British History 1935
June 2010 Anstie Set of 40 Places of Interest (varnished front) 1939
May 2010 Churchman Set of 50 Association Footballers 1st Series 1938
April 2010 Major Drapkin Set of 40 Australian and English Test Cricketers 1928
March 2010 Dickson Orde & Co. Set of 50 Footballers 1960
February 2010 C.W.S. Set of 24 Western Stars 1957
January 2010 Ardath Set of 50 Your Birthday Tells Your Fortune 1937
December 2009 Lyons Maid Set of 40 Famous Aircraft 1965
November 2009 Teofani Set of 24 Past & Present Weapons of War 1938
October 2009 Whitbread Set of M25 Maritime Inn Signs 1974
September 2009 Mister Softee Set of 20 Mister Softee’s Top 20 (Pop Stars) 1963
August 2009 Brooke Bond Set of 50 History of the Motor Car 1968
July 2009 John Player & Sons Set of L25 British Naval Craft 1939
June 2009 Godfrey Phillips Set of M36 Ships That Have Made History 1938
May 2009 Barratt & Co. Set of 50 Famous Footballers A15 1967
April 2009 Rothman Set of 24 Prominent Screen Favourites 1934
March 2009 Godfrey Phillips Set of M30 Our Dogs 1939
February 2009 Churchman Set of 25 Eastern Proverbs 1st Series 1931
January 2009 Sarony Set of 50 Ships of All Ages 1929
December 2008 Cope Set of L25 Dickens Characters 1939
November 2008 Ardath Set of 50 Cricket, Tennis and Golf Celebrities 1935
October 2008 Gallaher Set of 48 Dogs1st Series 1936
September 2008 Lingford Set of 36 British War Leaders 1950
August 2008 Mitchell Set of 25 Empire Exhibition Scotland 1938
July 2008 Ching & Co Set of 50 Veteran and Vintage Cars 1960
June 2008 Ardath Set of 50 Silver Jubilee
May 2008 Hitchman Set of 25 Aircraft of World War Ii
April 2008 C W S Set of M50 Beauty Spots Of Britain 1936
March 2008 Morris Set of 50 Victory Signs 1928
February 2008 Carreras Set of 50 Do You Know? 1939
January 2008 Stephen Mitchell & Son Set of 25 Famous Crosses 1923
December 2007 Millhoff “De Reszke Cigarettes” Set of 50 Things To Make 1935
November 2007 Carreras Set of L25 Famous Escapes1926
October 2007 Lewis & Co. Set of 52 Horoscopes 1938
September 2007 Churchman Set of 50 In Town Tonight 1938
August 2007 Pattreiouex Set of M48 Coastwise 1939
July 2007 C.W.S. Set of 24 African Types 1936
June 2007 Morning Foods Set of P24 British Planes (unnumbered) 1953
May 2007 Wills Set of L30 British Aviation 1994
April 2007 Carreras Set of 50 Flowers 1936
March 2007 Gallaher Set of L24 Dogs (Caption in block letters) 1934
February 2007 Carreras Set of M50 Notable MPs 1929
January 2007 Franklyn Davey Set of 50 Children of All Nations 1934
December 2006 Anglo Confectionery Set of LT66 Space 1967
November 2006 Sweetule Set of 25 Famous Sports Records (blue Back) 1956
October 2006 Typhoo Set of L25 Important Industries of The British Empire 1938
September 2006 RoSPA Set of 24 Veteran Cars 1st Series 1956
August 2006 Brooke Bond Set of 50 Out Into Space 1958
July 2006 G Phillips Set of 50 Annuals 1939 and Set of M30 Flower Studies 1937
June 2006 Facchino Set of K50 How or Why? 1937
May 2006 R & J Hill Set of 50 Puzzle Series 1937
April 2006 Major Drapkin 23/25 Soldiers and Their Uniforms 1914
March 2006 Carreras Set of 27 Views of London 1929
February 2006 Gallaher Set of 48 Portraits of Famous Stars 1935
January 2006 C W S Set of 48 Famous Buildings 1935
December 2005 British American Tobacco 38/40 Characters From The Works of Charles Dickens 1919
November 2005 International Tobacco Set of 50 International Code of Signals 1934
October 2005 Godfrey Phillips Set of 50 Famous Minors 1936
September 2005 British American Tobacco Set of 48 Channel Islands Past and Present 3rd Series 1939
August 2005 Barratt Set of 50 Tom & Jerry 1971
July 2005 Churchman Set of M48 The Navy At Work 1937
June 2005 Pattreiouex Set of 48 Sights Of Britain 2nd Series1936
May 2005 Beano Set of 50 Ships Of The Royal Navy 1955
April 2005 Churchman Set of L12 Treasure Trove 1935
March 2005 Players Set of 50 Dandies 1932
February 2005 Churchman Set of 50 Kings of Speed 1939
January 2005 Charter Tea Set of 50 Transport Through The Ages c1965
December 2004 Cavanders Set of 30 Cinema Stars 1934