PA Set
One of the most common sets, with every number easy to find. Most cards are on dark, yellowed paper; fully white copies turn up now and then and are the ones most collectors prefer.
- 250 cards
- 104 names
- 113 in stock
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Set facts
- Cards
- 250
- Numbering
- #1–250
- Printing
- Color
Good to know
- From No 101 upwards most cards also name a studio or distributor: Fox, M. G. M., Warner Bros, Paramount, Columbia, Universal, Rank, Ufa, Gloria, Constantin, Cosmopol and others. No 1–100 have no studio. Music names above 100 (Tommy Steele, Pat Boone, Little Richard, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Lionel Hampton) also have none.
- No 240 reads "Richard Egon - Debra Paget - Elvis Presley".
More about this set
About the set
- Issued in 1958. 250 cards, numbered 1–250.
- Sold in packs of ten. The wrappers are marked "Pa 105", "Pa 116", "Pa 118" and so on, and read "10 världsberömda FILMSTJÄRNOR i strålande färger", so the cards are in colour.
- One of the most common sets. Almost every subject is a well-known film or music star. The music side includes Louis Armstrong, Lester Young, Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine.
Variants and printings
- Paper tone varies. Most cards are dark and yellowed, but fully white cards turn up now and then. Most collectors prefer the white ones.
How to recognise
- The number is printed with "PA." in front of it, for example "PA. 66".
- Most cards are on dark, yellowed paper.
- 1958 X Nr Set is from the same year, has the same wrapper wording and the same yellowed paper. Its cards read "X Nr." before the number instead of "PA.".
Numbers to know
- No part of the number range is harder to find than another. Every number is common.
Related sets
- 1958 X Nr Set: a longer set from the same year, with the same wrapper wording and the same yellowed paper.
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