"... WORLD WAR II Cards aka THE SECOND WORLD WAR CARDS by Edito-Service, 1977
The Second World War cards (also known as World War II cards) were released by Edito-Service cards in 1977 through mail subscription and have been out of print since 1978 or 1979 (the subscriptions were available in 1978 and 1979 but all cards are Copyright 1977, Edito Service, S.A. Geneva Printed in Italy). The cards measure approximately 4 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches (12 x 12.5 cm) and they are in English and in full color (some images are naturally black and white). The back of each card includes a great history of the person, weapon, vehicle or event that is depicted on the front.
These subscription cards were delivered to buyers by mail in "decks" sent every few weeks. The buyer could then remit payment which would continue the subscription. These cards were never sold as a complete set, only by subscribing could you accumulate some or all of these cards. There are 106 decks of 24 cards in each deck for a total of 2,544 cards. The decks are numbered 01 to 88 and then jumps to 101 to 118 for a total of 106 decks. The cards are numbered 01 to 24 in each deck. The back of the card is marked in the lower right with the card number which has the 5-digit prefix 13-036 then the DECK number followed by the CARD number, so the card numbers read 13-036 ddd-cc (ddd= Deck number, cc=card number)."
I do not believe these cards are listed here (yet). The description above explains pretty much all there is to know about the cards and how they were issued...except a full checklist of all 106 decks. I won at auction about 200 of these including a still in wrapper deck 02 and 09.
Now the questions before everyone rushes in and creates the set(s) and enters the appropriate checklist(s).
All 1 set? I think so and not 106 individual sets.
Card # to be "13-036-02-01" or "02-01" or 1-24 repeated 106 times? I prefer the first one if the site can handle it. I am fine with the second one. I don't like option 3.
If anyone knows of the whereabouts of a complete checklist of all 2,544 cards, that would be a big (huge) help.
And one last point of interest - yes, WW II did start in 1939 just as we Canadians thought.
Bruno
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Check my Profile page to see my 2023 Goals and my Lists of sets near completion (5 cards or less) or sets getting close (less than 100 cards missing and 75% complete).
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