The late 1920s saw automobile-racing cards remain a specialized category, with the most notable issues appearing in Europe rather than the United States. Italy’s Cioccolata Lurati issue included prominent racing personalities such as Giuseppe Campari, while Spain’s Amatller Automovilismo was a dedicated 23-card collection featuring international racing drivers and other notable figures from the sport. In Britain, automobile racing appeared primarily within mixed-sport issues, rather than dedicated racing sets. Germany produced some automobile-themed cards but fewer clearly documented issues devoted specifically to racing. The United States had no major dedicated automobile-racing card issue during the year. The European issues are particularly significant because they document an increasingly international sport during the formative years of Grand Prix and other major motor-racing competitions.
1928 Amatller (ES) “Automovilismo”
The 1928 Amatller Automovilismo set is a 23-card Spanish issue featuring an unusually international group of racing personalities, including European Grand Prix stars, land-speed-record pioneers and four Indianapolis 500 winners.
1928 Amatller (ES) “Automovilismo”