1943 “History-Making U.S. Planes of World War II” (F273-12)
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

Series Title: History-Making U.S. Planes of World War II
American Card Catalog Number: F273-12
Issued by: Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Packaged with: Kellogg’s Pep Whole Wheat Flakes
Number of Cards: 6
Card Dimensions: 5.40 × 8.58 inches
Circa: 1943
Checklist: Download

Overview [1,2]

This History-Making U.S. Planes of World War II airplane trade cards set was issued by the Kellogg Company of Battle Creek, Michigan during 1943. Although commonly thought of as a package design (PD) card, it was actually breakfast cereal box insert card set. The set was issued two ways:

  1. As an insert card into a breakfast cereal box of Kellogg’s Pep Whole Wheat Flakes, or
  2. A Premium Mail Order Set six cards set available directly from the Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Each of the six cards featured a colorful scene of a U.S. Warplane in action. The gold-tone frame surrounding the picture was scored and die-cut, to permit the assembly of an instant 3-D frame for display. The back of the card features a 3-view silhouette of the subject aircraft, plus a brief narration about the aircraft. The American Card Catalog reference number for the set is F273-12.

Image-Guide [3]

Checklist

Kellogg’s Pep
“History-Making U.S. Planes of World War II”
F273-12 Checklist
 Card Title
Bell P-39 “Airacobra” Fighter
Chance-Vought F4U “Corsair” Fighter
Grumman F6F “Hellcat” Fighter
Martin B-26 “Marauder” Medium Bomber
Republic P-47 “Thunderbolt” Fighter
Vultee A-35 “Vengeance ” Fighter
Shipping Envelope

References

  1. Burdick, J.R., The American Card Catalog, Kistler Printing Company, East Stroudsburg, PA, 1960, pp. 103
  2. Benjamin, Christopher and Dennis W. Eckes, The Sport Americana® Price Guide to the Non-Sports Cards, Number 2, Edgewater Book Company, Lakewood, Ohio, 1983, ISBN 0-937424-20-X, p.67.
  3. John A. Shupek: Card images via the Skytamer Archive Digital Image Database.




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