Civil War News
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Civil War News was a set of collectible trading cards issued in the early 1960s by Topps. The set featured the colorful artwork of Norm Saunders, and was characterized by vivid colors; graphic depictions of violence, death, and blood; and exaggerations of warfare. The complete set consists of 88 cards, including a checklist.
The set was first printed for the United States market in 1962 to coincide with the centennial of the Civil War. A similar series with the same artwork was later issued in Canada, and A&BC produced a similar set in England. The cards were issued 5 to a wax pack, and were accompanied by facsimiles of paper currency of the Confederate States of America. The original selling price was a nickel per package. Topps later issued the cards in cellophane-wrapped strips ("cello packs").
[edit] Checklist of Civil War News cards
- #01 - THE ANGRY MAN
- #02 - PRESIDENT JEFF DAVIS
- #03 - THE WAR STARTS
- #04 - REBEL POWER
- #05 - EXPLODING FURY
- #06 - PULLED TO SAFETY
- #07 - DEATH AT SEA
- #08 - DESTRUCTIVE BLOW
- #09 - SAVAGES ATTACK
- #10 - DESTRUCTION AT SEA
- #11 - ATTACK
- #12 - BLOODY COMBAT
- #13 - DYING EFFORT
- #14 - FIGHT TO THE FINISH
- #15 - NATURE'S FURY
- #16 - DIRECT HIT
- #17 - THE FLAMING RAFT
- #18 - DEATH TO THE ENEMY
- #19 - PUSHED TO HIS DOOM
- #20 - DEATH FALL
- #21 - PAINFUL DEATH
- #22 - WAVE OF DEATH
- #23 - CRUSHED BY WHEELS
- #24 - AFTER THE BATTLE
- #25 - HANGING THE SPY
- #26 - MESSENGER OF DEATH
- #27 - BLOOD MASSACRE
- #28 - THE CANNON ROARS
- #29 - BRIDGE OF DOOM
- #30 - CHARGING THE BULLETS
- #31 - TERROR OF THE SEA
- #32 - THE EXPLOSION
- #33 - FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
- #34 - WALL OF CORPSES
- #35 - GASPING FOR AIR
- #36 - MIDNIGHT RAID
- #37 - DEATH BARGES IN
- #38 - GENERAL GRANT
- #39 - GENERAL LEE
- #40 - BULLETS OF DEATH
- #41 - PROTECTING HIS FAMILY
- #42 - THE BATTLE CONTINUES
- #43 - COSTLY MISTAKE
- #44 - SHOT TO DEATH
- #45 - THE RIVERBOAT EXPLODES
- #46 - VICIOUS ATTACK
- #47 - DEATH BATTLE
- #48 - SMASHING THE ENEMY
- #49 - THE EXPLOSION
- #50 - STOLEN SECRETS
- #51 - HORSE THIEVES
- #52 - FRIENDLY ENEMIES
- #53 - TRAIN OF DOOM
- #54 - A HORSEMAN FALLS
- #55 - THE SILENT DRUM
- #56 - BURST OF FIRE
- #57 - PUSHED TO HIS DOOM
- #58 - ANGEL OF MERCY
- #59 - SUBMARINE ATTACK
- #60 - SUICIDE CHARGE
- #61 - THE FLAMING FOREST
- #62 - THE GENERAL DIES
- #63 - AMBUSHED
- #64 - JAWS OF DEATH
- #65 - FLAMING DEATH
- #66 - VICTIM OF THE WAR
- #67 - DEADLY DUEL
- #68 - THE WILL TO WIN
- #69 - DEATH IN THE WATER
- #70 - THE SNIPER
- #71 - NO ESCAPE
- #72 - THE CANNON'S VICTIM
- #73 - THROUGH THE SWAMP
- #74 - FIGHTING FOR VICTORY
- #75 - THE FAMILY FLEES
- #76 - BLAZING CANNON
- #77 - TRAPPED
- #78 - SUDDEN ATTACK
- #79 - COUNCIL OF WAR
- #80 - CITY IN FLAMES
- #81 - DEADLY DEFENSE
- #82 - DESTROYING THE RAILS
- #83 - THE LOOTERS
- #84 - DEADLY ARROWS
- #85 - ATTACKED FROM BEHIND
- #86 - DYNAMITE VICTIM
- #87 - THE WAR ENDS
- #88 - CHECKLIST
[edit] Checklist of Confederate currency
- #01 - $1 Bill - Type One
- #02 - $1 Bill - Type Two
- #03 - $2 Bill - Type One
- #04 - $2 Bill - Type Two
- #05 - $5 Bill - Type One
- #06 - $5 Bill - Type Two
- #07 - $5 Bill - Type Three
- #08 - $10 Bill - Type One
- #09 - $10 Bill - Type Two
- #10 - $20 Bill - Type One
- #11 - $20 Bill - Type Two
- #12 - $20 Bill - Type Three
- #13 - $50 Bill - Type One
- #14 - $50 Bill - Type Two
- #15 - $100 Bill - Type One
- #16 - $500 Bill - Type One
- #17 - $1000 Bill - Type One
