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1930s American G-Men, Type 1
(R13-1)
W.S. Corporation of New York City, New York, USA
Series Title: America G-Men, Type 1
American Card Catalog No.: R13-1
Manufactured by: W.S. Corporation, New York City, New York, USA
Country: United States
Number of Cards: 48 cards numbered from 101 to 148
Card Dimensions: 2 5⁄16 × 2 3⁄4 inches
Circa: 1930s
Checklist: Download
Background
The American G-Men,Series 1
(R13-1), is the first of two different American G-Men
trading card sets. The 48 landscape (horizontally aligned) cards of this series are consequently numbered from 101 to 148. The set title is located in a white badge design on the front of each card with the words City - State - Nation
printed beneath the G-Men
title. The multi-color artwork cards were originally issued in strips, but are rarely found in strips today. The reverse side of the card also contains the card number. Each card also contains a panel at the top of the image with a slogan, such as Crime Does Not Pay
or Safety First.
The text on the reverse side of the card is very long for a trading card. The text claims to be actual stories of bandits and cops … from the records of the Crime Detection Department of the City, State, and Nation.
The manufacturer of the set, W.S. Corporation, is not noted on the cards. The American Card Catalog reference number is R13-1.
Image-Guide
The following American G-Men - Type 1 (R13-1) Image-Guide shows computer enhanced images of the fronts and backs of the 48 cards in the R13-1 set. Behind each thumbnail image is a 600-dpi computer enhanced card image that you may access.
Magic Picture Book American G-Men
Recently, during the upgrade of this R13-1 page, we ran across an album cover in our archive for the R13-1 American G-Men 48-card set. The title for the album is Magic Picture Book American G-Men
. We’re not exactly sure whether or not it was a booklet or an album that you actually put cards into. However, it clearly shows that the set was issued by the W.S. Corporation of New York City, New York, which means that the R13-1 48-card set is no longer and anonymous set! The cover also shows that the it was printed in Japan, not New York City. The details of the album/booklet are unknown to us, i.e. size, number of pages, etc. So, all of you who collect this set now know who it was issued by. At this point that’s all the information we have about the album. If anyone can provide additional details, we would certainly appreciate your inputs.
Checklist
W.S. American G-Men - Type 1(R13-1) Checklist | |||
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| № | x | Card Title | |
| 101 | Hijackers | ||
| 102 | Conterfeiters (table) | ||
| 103 | Fences | ||
| 104 | Slot Machine Racketeers | ||
| 105 | River Thieves | ||
| 106 | Dope Peddlers | ||
| 107 | Diamond Smugglers | ||
| 108 | Kidnapers | ||
| 109 | Roof Thieves | ||
| 110 | Deserted Shack | ||
| 111 | Stolen Cars | ||
| 112 | Burglars | ||
| 113 | Blackmailers | ||
| 114 | Hold-Up Men | ||
| 115 | Sneak Thieves | ||
| 116 | Petty Crooks | ||
| 117 | Lunatics | ||
| 118 | Murderers | ||
| 119 | River Thieves | ||
| 120 | Chinatown Charlie | ||
| 121 | Tramps | ||
| 122 | Burglars (window) | ||
| 123 | Pants Thieves | ||
| 124 | Kidnappers | ||
| 125 | Street Crossing | ||
| 126 | Saved in Fire | ||
| 127 | First Aid | ||
| 128 | Accident(car) | ||
| 129 | Too Late | ||
| 130 | Danger | ||
| 131 | Accident(bike) | ||
| 132 | Runaway | ||
| 133 | Bank Robbers | ||
| 134 | Murderers | ||
| 135 | Gunmen | ||
| 136 | Blackmailers | ||
| 137 | Counterfeiters (door) | ||
| 138 | Mail Robbers | ||
| 139 | Burglars (safe) | ||
| 140 | Sneak Thieves | ||
| 141 | Pickpockets | ||
| 142 | Stolen Cars | ||
| 143 | Crooked Gamblers | ||
| 144 | Hold-Up Men | ||
| 145 | Bank Robbers | ||
| 146 | Murderers | ||
| 147 | Gunmen | ||
| 148 | Hitch Hikers | ||
| Album | Magic Picture Book American G-Men | ||
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