Famous Jets of the World, Kellogg Company, Kellogg’s Rice Krispies, F273-8, airplane trade cards

1950s “Famous Jets of the World” (F273-8)
Kellogg’s, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

Series Title: Famous Jets of the World
ACC No.: F273-8
Issued by: Kellogg’s
Issued with: Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
Country: Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Total Number of Cards: 16 (2 subsets of 8-cards)
F273-8a Subset Card Dimensions: 7 × 10.1 inches
F273-8b Subset Card Dimensions: 5.75 × 7.75 inches
Circa: 1950s

F273-8 Overview

Issued in the early 1950s, this Famous Jets of the World package design series was issued by Kellogg’s of Battle Creek, Michigan as part of their package design with Rice Krispies breakfast cereal. There were two distinct subsets:

F273-8a: Large box design which measures approximately 7 × 10.1 inches, and
F273-8b: Small box design measuring approximately 5.75 × 7.75 inches.

Examples of the two subsets are shown below.

Example of Typical F273-8a Package Design (7 × 10.1 inches)

Typical F273-8 Series 2 Card Front

Example of Typical F273-8b Package Design (5.75 × 7.75 inches)

Typical F273-8 Card Back

Example of Typical F273-8 Package Design Back

F273-8a Subset Image-Guide (7.0 × 10.1 inches)

F273-8b Subset Image-Guide (5.75 × 7.75 inches)

Partial Checklist

The checklists for this series are currently works in progres. We could use your help with both the checklist and high resolution scans of the missing cards.

No.	F273-8a Subset	F273-8b Subset
1	Boulton Paul Delta Wing P-III	Boulton Paul Delta Wing P-111
2	MiG-15 Russian Fighter	MiG-15 Russian Fighter
3	SAAB 29A Swedish Fighter	SAAB 29A Swedish Fighter
4	unknown	unknown
5	Avro CF-100 Mark 4	Avro CF-100 Mark 4
6	Leduc O.10 French Test Plane	Leduc O.10 French Test Plane
7	Chance Vought F-7U Cutlass	Chance Vought F-7U Cutlass
8	North American F-86 Sabre	North American F-86 Sabre

References

John A. Shupek: Card images via the Skytamer Archive Digital Image Database.