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In 1954
the Topps card company, famous for sportscards, produced
Scoops, a 156 card collectible trading card set consisting
of famous events from the past. These cards also included
sports figures, presidents and other historic achievements.
These informative cards featured good stories and great
graphics. They are a highly collectible and desired
set that is very difficult to find in decent condition.
Card #17 shows the sinking of the Titanic with brief
history on back in a newspaper type format. This
card has been profesionally graded PSA 8 near mint -mint
and is the highest graded example known to exist.
Same card but graded one point lower
at near mint 7 by Global Authentication (GAI).
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This scarce
1962 card is one in a series of 24 cards issued in Canada
by the Nabisco Shredded Wheat Company of Canada with
one inserted into each box. Each card depicts an image
of an “Earth Shaking Events” or disaster from history.
The back gives a brief description of the event featured
on the front, written in both English and French. It
is number 21 in the series, and features "The Sinking
Of The Titanic" and measures approximately 2 11/16"
x 1 7/16". This card is in mint condition.
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