In 1934, the United States issued no primary or dedicated auto racing card sets. Any racing-related content appeared only occasionally in mixed or multi-sport promotions, with very limited examples.
Internationally, dedicated racing driver cards were also scarce. The most notable pure driver cards came from Italy, where the 1934 Cioccolato Abissinia La Portoghese di Catania chocolate set included exactly two small sepia miniature portrait cards of Grand Prix legends Tazio Nuvolari and Achille Varzi.
In the United Kingdom, there were no major driver-focused sets, but racing appeared in mixed issues such as R&J Hill’s Sports Series, which featured a card of Malcolm Campbell with his famous Blue Bird land speed record car. Other British releases that year, including Gallaher’s “Motor Cars” set of cards, focused on contemporary automobiles rather than drivers or races and are considered part of mixed non-sports or automotive promotions.
Overall, 1934 auto racing cards remain quite rare and are found mainly as scattered subjects within larger multi-sport or vehicle-themed sets rather than standalone racing issues.
1934 Cioccolato Abissinia (IT) La Portoghese di Catania
1934 Cioccolato Abissinia (IT) La Portoghese di Catania