Churchman's Kings of Speed 1939 Cigarette Cards For Sale

Offered here is a collection of 16 original cigarette cards from W.A. & A.C. Churchman's "Kings of Speed" series (1939), a classic set of 50 featuring the fastest men on land, water, and air.

Cards included:

• #7 Alex Henshaw – record-breaking aviator
• #14 Ab Jenkins – Bonneville Salt Flats legend
• #16 Rudolf Caracciola – legendary Mercedes Grand Prix driver
• #17 C.J.P. Dodson
• #20 Raymond Mays – ERA racing car pioneer
• #22 Richard Seaman – British Grand Prix driver (died in racing accident, 1939)
• #23 J.P. Wakefield
• #24 Ernst Henne – motorcycle speed record holder
• #27 E.A. Mellors
• #33 S.H. Ferris – cycling champion
• #40 Hans Engnestangen – speed skater
• #43 McEvoy, Locker, Green & Mackintosh – British bobsleigh world champions (1938)
• #44 Paavo Nurmi – "The Flying Finn," Olympic athletics legend
• #48 H.H. Whitlock
• Plus Squadron Leader Gillan and Hermann Wurster

Condition: Good to Very Good. Typical light age-related edge wear consistent with 85-year-old cards. Images show actual cards — please review before purchasing.

Publisher: W.A. & A.C. Churchman, Branch of the Imperial Tobacco Co. (Great Britain & Ireland) Ltd.
Year: 1939
Series: Kings of Speed (series of 50)
Card size: Standard (approx. 65 x 35mm)

A solid partial set for the collector. Particularly strong on motor racing, aviation, and athletics — with genuine star cards in Caracciola, Seaman, Nurmi, and Henshaw.

SKU 67