Serie C (Color)
Fairly uncommon, with No 100–198 a little harder than No 1–99. No 180 has two cards: Lucille Ball is the regular one, and the extra Rex Allen, the same picture as No 186, is the hardest card in the set.
- 199 cards
- 137 names
- 84 in stock
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Set facts
- Cards
- 199
- Numbering
- #1–198
- Printing
- Color
- Publisher
- Svenska Handelskompaniet i Malmö
- Double numbers
- 1
Good to know
- The card carries the star's name, "SERIE C", a short studio mark (such as "W.B.", "A.R.", "20 C.F." or "R.P."), and "No." with the number.
- His name appears both as "Rex Allen" and as "Rex Allan"; which spelling the cards carry is unclear.
More about this set
About the set
- Issued in 1953. Colour, numbered 1–198, but 199 cards in all because No 180 has two cards.
- Issued by Svenska Handelskompaniet in Malmö, after 1952 Serie B (Colored). A fairly uncommon set.
- Sold in 10-packs. The wrapper is marked "Serie nr 59" and "10 världsberömda FILMSTJÄRNOR i strålande färger", with "Svenska Handelskomp Malmö".
How to recognise
- 1951 Serie C also says "SERIE C", but it is black and white and stops at No 64.
Numbers to know
- No 180 is a double number. Lucille Ball is the regular card. The second No 180, Rex Allen, is an extra card that uses exactly the same picture as No 186 Rex Allen.
- The Rex Allen No 180 is the hardest card in the set to find.
- No 100–198 are a little harder to find than No 1–99.
Related sets
- 1952 Serie B (Colored): the colour set Svenska Handelskompaniet issued before this one.
- 1953 Serie D: sold by the same company.
Double numbers · 1
- #180 Lucille Ball / Rex Allan
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