For your viewing enjoyment:

Here's a run of G-Man cards issued in France by Globo Gomme.
Same artwork as the USA issue, but text and backs in French.
(Brother Mark F. has shown us all some of these before . . .)

Question: Legitimately licensed to Globo, by Gum Inc., or just another rip-off???
Maybe it's just me, but I'd like to think that this WAS a legitimate licensing activity.
(Just as I believe the same for another Gum Inc., Wild West Picture Puzzle Gum, which showed up in Europe
as Belga < and others!> Far West Gum.)



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Reviewing the French cards versus the US cards; it would be my conclusion that these were licensed to Globo by Gum, Inc.

- The card images are identical (with some slight color changes).
- The color of the Ampersands are the same.
- With the exception of the 4 cards below, the placement of the copyright is the same.

For the 72 card series, there are 48 Yellow ampersand cards and 24 Red ampersand cards (related to the 24 card sheets).

For the French 48 yellow ampersand cards, the numbers are fairly consistent with the US numbers: (40 identically numbered) 1-24, 26, 29, 33, 36, 40, 42, 44, 47, 50, 53, 55, 58, 62, 65, 69, & 72. French cards 31, 34, 35, 37, & 41 do not have a US card issued with those numbers. This leaves 3 cards; French numbers 25, 28, & 39. French 25 is the same as US 74 (could the American Indian on US card 25 be the reason that that image was not used?). French 28 is the same as US 77 (US card 28 is one of the rare Low Skips). French 39 is the same as US 93 (I don't understand why US 39 was not used).

For the French 24 red ampersand cards; with the exception of cards 56, 60, 63, & 67; all of the images are from different US numbered cards.




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By the way, I still need 2 ( 1 & 14 ) of these to finish my set & I'd gladly trade 5 others for either of the 2 I need.

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I have a few maybe I can help let me know which ones you need.

great post everyone---my favorite kind--plenty of pics & info at the same time---wish I could add something, but I don't know much about the French issues--

Still looking for 1 & 14.

Mark, sorry, wish I could help. If I had a dupe of either of those two numbers, they would already be in your collection by now!

(Those images I scanned are my duplicates, so they ARE available to you, or any other N54 collector, for that matter. If anyone is interested, just shoot me an email . . . )

Sorry mate I can't help you either

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