Civil War News
Civil War News was a set of collectible trading cards issued in the early 1960s by Topps. The set featured colorful painted artwork and was characterized by vivid colors, graphic depictions of violence, death and blood and exaggerations of warfare, in a similar tone to the 1938 Gum Inc.'s Horrors of War, which was equally popular.
Overview
The complete set consists of 88 cards, including a checklist, and was first printed for the United States market in 1962 to coincide with the centennial of the American Civil War. While the fronts of the cards featuring painted art several artists,A similar series with the same artwork was later issued in Canada and A&BC produced a similar set in England, plus a French-language version for sale in France. A Spanish-language version was issued by Topps in 1968, with predominantly different artwork. The cards were issued five to a wax pack and were accompanied by facsimiles of paper currency of the Confederate States of America. The original selling price was five cents per package. Topps later issued the cards in cellophane-wrapped strips.
Checklist
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