The 1956 Gum Adventure Set, with their captivating portrayals of boxers and other renowned athletes, along with a broad range of relatively innocuous topics, constitutes an eclectic and entertaining series of collectibles. The series of 100 pastel-hued cards are particularly enjoyable in high grade, as seen here. The series' "key" card, #86 depicting German pugilist Max Schmeling and entitled "The Black Uhlan of the Rhine," has long been a coveted prize in hobby circles.
Presented here is The Number One Finest 1956 Gum Adventure Set of All-Time according to the PSA Set Registry. 2/3 of the set features some of the finest known cards with nothing graded higher. Includes: GEM MINT PSA 10 (7) - #23 Audie Murphy(1/1), 27(1/1), 36(1/2), 37(1/3), 46(1/4), 58(1/1), 69(1/7). MINT PSA 9 (66) - #6, 7, 8(1/1), 9(1/1), 11, 12, 13, 15(1/2), 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25(1/2), 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 Tommy Burns, 32 jack Johnson, 33 Jess Willard, 34 Jack Dempsey, 38, 39, 40, 41 Joe Louis, 42, 43 Joe Walcott, 44 Rocky Marciano, 45(1/2), 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76 The Great John L., 77 Jim Corbett, 78 Bob Fitzsimmons, 79 Jim Jeffries, 80 Marvin Hart, 82(1/4), 83(1/2), 89 Max Baer(1/3), 90 James Braddock(1/2), 91(1/1). NM-MT+ PSA 8.5 (4) - #21, 35 Gene Tunney, 65, 84. NM-MT PSA 8 (18) - #1, 2, 3(1/4), 4, 5(1/7), 10, 14, 20, 75, 81, 85, 86, 87, 88 Primo Canera, 92 Bob Mathias, 93, 94, 97(1/3). NM PSA 7 (5) - #95, 96, 98, 99, 100(1/6).
Click here for PSA Set Registry listing: 1956 Gum Inc. Adventure: Norman's 1956 Gum Adventure Set