Brigitte Bardot on Dutch gum cards

Brigitte Bardot is one of the most printed faces in Dutch gum: over 300 cards in more than 40 series, from 1955 into the 1970s. Where to start and which sets hold the most.

Brigitte Bardot is on 333 cards across 44 series (175 in stock now). Only Elvis Presley and Doris Day have more cards on this site. Nine out of ten of hers were printed between 1958 and 1963, so nearly every set from those years has a few.

That many cards makes a complete Bardot run a long project. A good way in is to pick one or two sets and finish those first.

The sets with the most Bardot cards

Set Bardot cards
1961 H Set 33
1959 A Set (Serif) 26
1962 Numbered Set 3 (1-300) 23
1962 Serie N 22
1959 Calendar Set 17
1960 B Set (Blue Text) 17
1958 Serie A 14
1960 Serie L 12

Each link opens the set with only her cards showing. The H Set alone is 300 cards, 132 in stock now, so her 33 are a small part of it.

Good places to start

1962 Serie N. Her 22 cards are spread through the whole set, and most of them are photographed here, so you can see what you are looking for before you buy.

1960 Serie L. Twelve cards, a set you can realistically finish. 99 cards, 46 in stock now.

1958 P Set and PA Set. Two 1958 sets, with nine and eleven Bardot cards.

Earliest and latest

Her earliest cards here are three in the 1955 Nr Set (601-998). The last ones are in the mid-1960s numbered sets. After 1965 there is only one, a 1974 Popbilder card.

What to check before buying

The same photo can turn up in more than one set, with a different number, border or text style. The set name and the number on the card tell them apart, so check both against the checklist. The 1959 A Set (Serif) and the 1961 A Set (Sans Serif) are an easy pair to mix up.

Finding them

The Brigitte Bardot page lists all her cards with what is in stock first. Bardot cards in our eBay shop shows current prices, and when we do not have a card, its page links to copies from other eBay sellers. Tick the ones you are missing and they go on your want list.