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Exhibitman 07-17-2020 11:28 AM

Please help ID this issue
 
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Steve D 07-17-2020 04:46 PM

The Manchester United card appears to be from sometime between 1955 - 1958,

Johnny Berry: 1951-1958
Roger Byrne: 1951-1958
Eddie Colman: 1955-1958
Duncan Edwards: 1953-1958
Bill Foulkes: 1952-1970
Mark Jones: 1950-1958
David Pegg: 1952-1958
Tommy Taylor: 1953-1958
Bill Whelan: 1953-1958
Ray Wood: 1949-1958
Dennis Viollet: 1953-1962

Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Bill Whelan were all killed in February 1958, when the airplane carrying the Manchester United football team crashed in Munich, Germany. In total, 23 people died, and 21 survived.

Steve

Steve D 07-17-2020 05:04 PM

The Bristol City card appears to be from 1956 or 1957:

Bob Anderson: 1954-1959
John Atyeo: 1951-1966
Jack Bailey: 1944-1958
Tommy Burden: 1954-1961
Bobby Etheridge: 1956-1964
Ivor Guy: 1944-1957
Walter Hinchelwood: 1956-1960
Johnny Watkins: 1951-1959
Jack White: 1952-1958
Alan Williams: 1955-1961
Cyril Williams: 1951-1958

Steve

Steve D 07-17-2020 05:19 PM

The other three cards appear to be from 1959 - 1962, as Dave Charnley (mentioned on Ray Charnley's card), was the Empire Lightweight Champion from 1959-1962. He was British Lightweight Champion from 1957-1963.

John Atyeo - Bristol City: 1951-1966
Larry Carberry - Ipswitch: 1956-1965
Ray Charnley - Blackpool: 1957-1967
Sir Alf Ramsay - Ipswitch (Manager): 1955-1963 (mentioned on Carberry's card)

Steve

esehombre 07-17-2020 08:54 PM

1959 Chix
 
The long horizontal cards are the 1959 Chix Players and Portraits series.

Let me see if i can figure out the others

esehombre 07-17-2020 09:02 PM

Soccer Bubble Gum Picture Card Album
 
The bottom 2 are from the Soccer Bubble Gum Picture Card Album Series 1 issued in 1956.

Steve D 07-17-2020 09:32 PM

Here's the Manchester United team photo. It was used in the Manchester Evening News in March, 1957.

Steve

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