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Cameron Sales "Airplanes" (R10)

These Are Really Tough!

The text of this page was shamelessly stolen from the Skytamer Web site.

During World War II, Cameron Sales of Chicago, Illinois, issued a series of 30 unnumbered "Airplanes" trading cards. The fronts of the cards featured a color-enhanced photo of a World War II aircraft in action. The name of the aircraft was centered in a white border beneath the photo. The backs of the cards featured two Squadron Insignia on a shell-white cardstock. Both sides of these unnumbered cards had glossy surfaces. The dimensions of the cards are 2-1/8" x 3-5/8". The American Card Catalog reference number is R10.

There is absolutely nothing printed on the card which gives a clue to the manufacturer's identity. Luckily, the basic design of the cards were repeated in another series by Cameron Sales – R169, which established the identity of the set's manufacturer.

It's also interesting to note that these cards were often found in clean and excellent condition, without any product stains. Most collectors therefore believed that they were not associated with the confectionery trade. This mystery was solved when a partial wrapper for Cameron's "1¢ Plane Penny Roll Picture Series" was discovered which linked individual cards to Cameron Sales products. The wrapper also indicated that complete sets of the cards were available via the mail for 25¢.

Fronts and backs for all 30 Cameron Sales cards can be seen at the Skytamer Web site.

  • My .pdf Checklist for Cameron Sales cards can be seen by clicking here.
  • A list of all 30 Cameron Sales cards follows:
No.
Have
Need Better
Manufacturer
Designation
Nickname
Note
1
 
 
Bell
P-39
Airacobra
 
2
 
 
Boeing
B-17E
Flying Fortress
 
3
 
 
Consolidated
B-24
Liberator
 
4
 
 
Consolidated
PBY-5A
Catalina
 
5
 
 
Consolidated
PB2Y-2
Coronado
Navy's Flying Boat
6
 
 
Curtiss
P-40F
Warhawk
 
7
 
 
Curtiss
SB2C
Helldiver
 
8
 
Douglas
A-20
Havoc
 
9
 
 
Douglas
C-53
Skytrooper
 
10
 
 
Douglas
R4D
Skytrain
Naval Air Transport Giant Plane
11
 
 
Douglas
SBD
Dauntless
Dive Bomber
12
 
 
Douglas
SBD-4P
Dauntless
Scout Bomber
13
 
 
Douglas
TBD
Devastator
Torpedo Bomber
14
 
 
Grumman
J2F-5
Duck
Amphibian Utility Plane
15
 
 
Grumman
F4F
Wildcat
 
16
 
 
Grumman
TBF
Avenger
Torpedo Bomber
17
 
 
Grumman
F6F
Hellcat
 
18
 
 
Lockheed
B14L
Hudson
Bomber
19
 
 
Lockheed
P-38
Lightning
 
20
 
 
Lockheed
PV-1
Ventura
 
21
 
 
Martin
B-26
Marauder
 
22
 
 
Martin
JM-1
Marauder
Navy's (Version)
23
 
 
Martin
PBM
Mariner
Bomber
24
 
 
Martin
JRM-1
Mars
Navy Flying Boat Service And Cargo
25
 
 
North American
B-25
Mitchell
 
26
 
 
North American
P-51
Mustang
 
27
 
 
Vought
F4U
Corsair
 
28
 
Vought
OS2U
Kingfisher
Observation Scout Plane
29
 
 
Vought Sikorsky
SB2U
Vindicator
Scout Bomber
30
 
 
Vultee
A-31
Vengance
 

 

Typical Card Front
Typical card Back
Partial "Penny Roll" Wrapper

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