1950 Tinghalls World Cup Backs Thread

[Collect Equity]

I have always been interested in back variations of cards. I love that one of the most iconic soccer card sets, 1950 Tinghalls - which includes some of the coolest & rarest team USA cards - has lots of different backs. So a while back, I started cataloging different 1950s Tinghalls backs.

As of January of this year, here are the different backs that I had cataloged:

1. Blank Back
   
   
2. Tinghalls Blue Type 1 - "O Tinghalls Karamelfabrik Industrigatan 29 Halsinburg" (Dark Blue / Turquoise / Light Blue Letters)
   
   
3. Tinghalls Orange Type 1 - "O Tinghalls Karamelfabrik Industrigatan 29 Halsinburg" (Orange Letters)
   Tinghalls Orange.jpg
   
4. Tinghalls Black Type 1 - "O Tinghalls Karamelfabrik Industrigatan 29 Halsinburg" - (Black / Dark Brown Letters)
   
   
5. Tinghalls Orange Type 2 - "O Tinghalls Industrigatan 29 Halsinburg Karamelfabrik" - (Orange (reddish) Letters)
   
   
6. Tinghalls Black Type 2 - "O Tinghalls Industrigatan 29 Halsinburg Karamelfabrik" - (Brownish Black/Grey Letters)
   
   
7. Flamingo Black - "Flamingo- Frabriken Astorp" - Brownish Black
   
   
8. Flamingo Red - "Flamingo- Frabriken Astorp" - Red
   
   
9. Flamingo Blue - "Flamingo- Frabriken Astorp" (Turquoise /* Light Blue Letters)
   
   
10. Flamingo Green - "Flamingo-Frabriken Astorp" (Green Letters)
    
    
11. Raia - "Konfectyrnederlaget RAIA Halsingborg Tel 24315 & 11705" (Brown Letters)
    
    
12. Trick Klubban - "Trick- Klubban" (Red Letters)
    

*Note: I have consolidated hues of the same color (such as darker blue/turquoise and orange/red) in this list because I am not certain that they are different colors versus less ink of the same color.

For years I have tracked Tinghalls on Swedish auction sites and have always been fascinated about two variants that exist for the local Swedish teams but not for the World Cup teams. One is a yellow/gold back letters, and the other more fascinating is what I call the "Dead Fish" back because it shows a picture of what looks like a dead fish. I assumed that these backs don't exist for WC players, only for local teams.

Well earlier this year I found a copy of a World Cup player with the Dead Fish back, so I can officially confirm a 13th back variation of:
13) Dead Fish / Bordtennis Back - "Bast i Bordtennis Aidst i Bordtennis (Black Letters)

Dead Fish Back - Bast i bordtennis Aldst i bordtennis (Spain - Basora).jpg Dead Fish Back Spain - Basora.jpg

I am really excited to finally find a "Dead Fish" back for a World Cup player!!!!

Now, I would love to hear from others who own Tinghalls cards about what backs you have. Some of the things I am wondering are:

• Does anyone have any World Cup cards with backs not on this list? (local Swedish teams don't count, but the Sweden World Cup team cards do)
• Which backs do you find most common?
• Does anyone else have any dead fish backs?
• I am wondering if Raia & Trick Kluban only has one printing per player - does anyone know if more than one exist of each player for these backs?

Any other information or feedback on Tinghalls backs is open and appreciated in this thread as well.