Aircraft Collector Cards
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
A couple of years ago I found a collection of Aircraft Collector Cards at a local Buy and Sell shop.
There were 13 cards, about 6.5 inches square.
I immediately decided that I must have them and put down a deposit.
About a week later I scooped them up and promptly photographed them.
As a SPECIAL FEATURE I am posting these photos here over the next little while.
I will post pictures of all of these cards in batches of two on a fairly regular basis so stay posted.
Just to pique your curiosity if you are anything of an AVIATION BUFF, here are the first two:
The Bell P-39 Airacobra was one of the principal American fighter aircraft in service at the start of World War II. Although its mid-engine placement was innovative, the P-39 design was handicapped by the lack of an efficient turbo-supercharger, limiting it to low-altitude work, although the type was used with great success by the Soviet Air Force. In the P-39, Soviet pilots scored the highest number of individual kills attributed to any U.S. fighter type. Together with the derivative P-63 Kingcobra, these aircraft would be the most successful mass-produced, fixed-wing aircraft manufactured by Bell. (Wikipedia)
The Vultee P-66 Vanguard was an accidental addition to the USAAF's inventory of fighter aircraft. It was initially ordered by Sweden, but by the time the aircraft were ready for delivery in 1941, the United States would not allow them to be exported, designating them as P-66s and retaining them for defensive and training purposes. Eventually, a large number were sent to China where they were pressed into service as combat aircraft with indifferent results. (Wikipedia)
I would be interested to hear from folks who might have some knowledge about this set. As in, do I have the complete collection? How many cards in the set? When were they printed? Are they worth anything? Can I put them up for auction on EBay and retire off the proceeds?
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