Auction Name: 2026 March 19 Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Extended Bidding Auction

Lot Number: 73043

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1934 Goudey Big Thrill Booklets (R24) - Group of 12 Booklets .
The 1934 Goudey Big Thrill Booklets (R24) are among the rarest and most intriguing early non-sport issues of the Great Depression era, produced as small, comic-style booklets rather than traditional cards. Each booklet features dramatic illustrated adventure scenes-often involving aviation, crime, or exotic peril-paired with serialized storytelling that reflects the pulp-fiction sensibilities of the 1930s. Distributed as premiums, the booklets were heavily handled, read, and discarded, resulting in exceptionally low survival rates today. Because complete, intact examples are seldom encountered and high-grade copies are virtually nonexistent, the Big Thrill Booklets are highly prized by advanced collectors for both their scarcity and their place in early American trading card and premium history.

Offered here are 12 rare booklets distributed during the Great Depression:
Flash Brown - 2 booklets.
Reckless Steele - 5 booklets.
Operator No. 7 - 2 booklets.
Mirtho - 3 booklets.

The ungraded booklets exhibit moderate handling wear, including some softened or rounded corners and minor surface wear consistent with age. Some cards show centering variations, but overall image quality remains strong.

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