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Kiddy’s Favourites, Glasgow

Kiddys Favourites was a Glasgow based producer of collectible cards, covering a range of sports including Football, Speedway, Cricket, Boxing, Olympians and also Film Stars. The cards were all produced c1950, and were issued in booklets of just a single card. Full sets of cards could be exchanged for a variety of prized including footballs, football boots, boxing gloves, etc. The cards were generally issued in sets of 52 (one for each week of the year?), though for the Boxing series only 50 cards are known. If you have additional information on Kiddys Favourites please do get in touch as we would love to know more about this fascinating company and its history.

Popular “Boxers” (c1950) – 50 Cards

Cards are black and white to the front, and numbered to the rear (1-50).

#1. Jackie Bryce (Scotland)

#2. Dado Marino (Hawaii)

#3. Jim Kenny (Scotland)

#4. Johnny Smith (Scotland)

#5. Johnny Ralph (South Africa)

#6. Harry Hughes (Scotland)

#7. Jackie Paterson (Scotland)

#8. Ken Shaw (Scotland)

#9. Tommy Miller (Scotland)

#10. Benny Lynch (Scotland)

#11. Luciano Paoletti (Italy)

#12. Teddie O’Neill (Scotland)

#13. Eddie Thomas (Wales)

#14. John Flannigan (Scotland)

#15. Jersey Joe Walcott (America)

#16. Joe Louis (America)

#17. Rocky Graziano (America)

#18. Ike Williams (America)

#19. Manuel Ortiz (America)

#20. Sammy Sullivan (England)

#21. Rinty Monaghan (Ireland)

#22. Freddie Mills (England)

#23. Robert Villemain (France)

#24. Ronnie Clayton (England)

#25. Maurice Sanderyon (France)

#26. Ernie Roderick (England)

#27. Assane Diouf (France)

#28. Jimmy Gill (England)

#29. Raymond Famechon (France)

#30. Mustapha Mustaphaoui (France)

#31. Gus Lesnevich (America)

#32. Sugar Ray Robinson (America)

#33. Wille Pep (America)

#34. Bruce Woodcock (England)

#35. Marcel Cerdan (France)

#36. Olle Tandberg (Sweden)

#37. Robert Proietti (Italy)

#38. Peter Kane (England)

#39. Vince Hawkins (England)

#40. Billy Thompson (England)

#41. Bos Murphy (New Zealand)

#42. Georges Martin (France)

#43. Jean Mougin (France)

#44. Georges Mousse (France)

#45. Tommy Barnham (England)

#46. George Daley (England)

#47. George Dawson (Wales)

#48. Henry Hall (England)

#49. Johnny Molloy (England)

#50. Freddie Smith (England)

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