1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back

Shotwell Candy issued two different sets featuring Red Grange. Each card in the "ad back" version measures roughly 2" by 3 1/8" (slightly larger than the blankbacks) and was printed on very thin newspaper type paper stock. Each features Red Grange in a black and white photo from the motion picture "One Minute to Play." The cards were issued as inserts into Shotwell Candies so many are found with creases and other damage from the original packaging. Ma… [Read More]

Shotwell Candy issued two different sets featuring Red Grange. Each card in the "ad back" version measures roughly 2" by 3 1/8" (slightly larger than the blankbacks) and was printed on very thin newspaper type paper stock. Each features Red Grange in a black and white photo from the motion picture "One Minute to Play." The cards were issued as inserts into Shotwell Candies so many are found with creases and other damage from the original packaging. Many of the same photos were used in this version as the first 12-cards of the blankbacked set. However, the captions are worded differently. Each also includes an advertisement on the cardback for Shotwell Candies, a Grange album, and Grange photos. A second, presumably much more scarce, version of card #9 was confirmed in 2011 featuring a photo of Grange wearing his famous jersey #77. It has been speculated that this card may have been pulled early in production or issued very late in the promotion or even issued as a seperate sample card. [Collapse]