1949 Aviation Pioneers (R714-27L)
Topps Chewing Gum, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Series Title: Aviation Pioneers
American Card Catalog Reference Number: R714-27L
Issued by: Topps Chewing Gum
Country: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Number of Cards: 9
Card Numbering: 1 to 9 on reverse
Type of Card: Gum card
Card Dimensions: 22 × 36 mm
Circa: 1949
Checklist: Download

Overview

This 9-card ”Aviation Pioneers” (R714-27L) subset is actually part of a much larger 252 skip-numbered card set called “Magic Photos” (R714-27). This large gum set“ Magic Photos” contain the following nineteen (19) subsets, each with a different number of cards:

1. R714-27A, “Boxing Champions” (24 cards)
2. R714-27B, “All-American Basketball” (6 cards)
3. R714-27C “All-American Football” (13 cards)
4. R714-27D “Wrestling Champions” 25 cards)
5. R714-27E “Track and Field Champions” (17 cards)
6. R714-27F “Stars of Stage and Screen” (22 cards)
7. R714-27G “American Dogs” (17 cards)
8. R714-27H “General Sports” (2 cards)
9. R714-27J “Movie Stars” (45 cards)
10. R714-27K “Baseball Hall of Fame” (19 cards)
11. R714-27L “Aviation Pioneers” (9 cards)
12. R714-27M “Famous Landmarks” (9 cards)
13. R714-27N “American Inventors” (8 cards)
14. R714-27O “American Military Leaders” (10 cards)
15. R714-27P “American Explorers” (2 cards)
16. R714-27Q “Basketball Thrills” 5 cards
17. R714-27R “Football Thrills” (5 cards)
18. R714-27S “Figures of the Old West” (7 cards)
19. R714-27T “General Sports” (7 cards)

The “Magic Photos” set takes its name from the self-developing nature of the cards. They were blank on the front when first taken from the wrapper. When moistened, the wrapper was held to the card while exposing it to light, and the black & black and white photo would appear. The fronts of the cards featured the subject with a white surround border with the card titles in the image area. The backs of the cards were in a horizontal (landscape) format with the card number and subset designator, the name of the subset, a very brief subject text, in the notation “SEE DIRECTIONS INSIDE WRAP”. As noted above, these tiny cards were only 22 × 36 mm. The American Card Catalog reference number for this subset is R714-27L. Two different “Hocus Focus Photo Albums” were issued for this series. Each album contained space for 126 “Hocus-Focus Magic Photos”.

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Checklist

1949 “Aviation Pioneers” (R714-27L) Topps Chewing Gum, 9 cards, United States of America CHECKLIST
№	x	Card Title
1		Colonial Airlines
2		James Doolittle
3		Wiley Post
4		Eddie Rickenbacker
5		Amelia Earhart
6		Charles Lindbergh
7		Doug Corrigan
8		Chas. A. Levine
9		Wright Brothers
n/a		Wrapper
n/a		Album for cards 1-126
n/a		Album for cards 127-252

References

1. John A. Shupek: Card images via the Skytamer Archive Digital Image Database.
2. Watson, James C., M.D. “Aviation Pioneers.” Non-Sports Bible (NSB). Vol. I. Chelsea, MI: Sheridan, 2007. 501. Print.

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