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1935 SERIES 1 (complete box; shown at roughly 1/2 actual size)
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Year(s) Published: 1935-41
Hobby Designation: --
Set Name: Wheaties
Card Size (inches): varies
Number of Cards in Set: var.
Est. Value (common; VG): $15
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Summary of Set Features (see below)
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Set Summary
Produced by General Mill's Wheaties brand breakfast cereal
Oversized cards; generally follow a blue & orange color theme
Cards cut (often roughly) from the backs of Wheaties boxes
Several new series produced each year from 1935 through 1941
See Gallery of Sets for example image from each set
See table below for key details about each set
| Wheaties Baseball Card Sets Compared |
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Card Size
(inches) |
Year
Issued |
# of cards
in Set |
Numbered
Set? |
Value
Multiplier |
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| Series 1 | 6 x 6-1/4 | 1935 |
26 |
no |
1.7 |
| Series 3 | 6 x 6-1/4 | 1936 |
12 |
no |
1.7 |
| Series 4 | 6 x 8-1/2 | 1936 |
12 |
no |
1.7 |
| Series 5 | 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 | 1936 |
12 |
yes |
1.7 |
| Series 6 | 6 x 8-1/4 | 1937 |
12 |
yes |
1.7 |
| Series 7 | 6 x 8-1/4 | 1937 |
16 |
yes |
2 |
| Series 8 | 6 x 8-1/2 | 1937 |
8 |
no |
3 |
| Series 9 | 6 x 8-1/2 | 1937 |
16 |
no |
1.7 |
| Series 10 | 6 x 8-1/2 | 1938 |
16 |
yes |
1.7 |
| Series 11 | 6 x 8-1/2 | 1938 |
8 |
no |
1.5 |
| Series 12 | 6 x 8-1/4 | 1939 |
9 |
yes |
2 |
| Series 13 | 6 x 6-3/4 | 1939 |
8 |
yes |
1 |
| Series 14 | 2-5/8 x 3-7/8 | 1937 |
16 |
no |
2.5 |
| Series 15 | 2-5/8 x 3-7/8 | 1938 |
16? |
no |
2.5 |
| 1940 Champs | 6 x 8-1/4 | 1940 |
20 |
yes |
2 |
| 1941 Champs | 6 x 8-1/4 | 1941 |
8 |
yes |
2 |
Reference:
1) "OC's featured Set of the Month (Wheaties Set of Sets)," Old Cardboard eNewsletter, Issue #9 (January 2005), Item #4
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