trading cards

 

Cards Inc. UFO Trading Cards: In February 2004, Cards Inc. is expected to release a set of UFO trading cards. Here are scans of preview cards and advertisements for this set: 6-card preview set - fronts of cards 6-card preview set - backs of cards Costume card (courtesy Mark Ziegler) 4-card promo set - fronts of cards 4-card promo set - example back sales sheet for the full 100 card set advertisement for full card set plus extras NEW! (courtesy Branko Vekic)

Fanderson's UFO Collector Cards: During 1998-2000, the Gerry Anderson fan club Fanderson produced a set of "UFO Collector Cards" for its members. Some of these cards were included free with each issue of the club magazine, others were sent at the time of club joining/renewal, and others were being sold as subsets through Fanderson sales. The cards are 4x6". The fronts feature high quality color photos and the backs are loaded with information.  Here are scans of all the cards (some scans/cards courtesy Nathalie Audet & Suzanne Sutherland):  Cards 1-8, Main Cast Subset 1  Cards 9-16, Main Cast Subset 2 Card 17, Identified Card 18, Computer Affair Card 19, Flight Path  Card 20, Survival Card 21, Exposed Card 22, Conflict Card 23, The Dalotek Affair  Card 24, A Question of Priorities Card 25, Ordeal Card 26, The Responsibility Seat Card 27, The Square Triangle Card 28, Court Martial Card 29, Close Up  Card 30, Confetti Check A-O.K. Card 31, E.S.P. Card 32, Kill Straker! Card 33, Sub-Smash Card 34, The Sound of Silence Card 35, The Cat With Ten Lives Card 36, Destruction Card 37, The Man Who Came Back Card 38, The Psychobombs Card 39, Reflections in the Water Card 40, Timelash Card 41, Mindbender Card 42, The Long Sleep Cards 43-50, Guest Cast Subset 1 Cards 51-58, Guest Cast Subset 2  Cards 59-66, SHADO Subset 1 Cards 67-74, SHADO Subset 2  Cards 75-79, The Aliens Cards 80-87, Doppelganger Subset Cards 88-95, Behind the Scenes Subset Card 96, Checklist on back, UFO on front Example card backs

Bassett & Barratt UFO Cigarette Cards: In 1970 Bassett and Barratt in the UK released 70 UFO cards. The only difference between the Bassett and Barrett cards are the fine print identifying the company. Here are some pictures (Barratt box from Angelo Finamore's UFO Collection):  Bassett portrait & landscape cards (size 36 x 66 mm)  Barratt box front & back (size 38 x 69 x 15 mm)

Anglo Bubble Gum Cards: In 1970 Anglo Confectionery released 64 UFO cards in the UK. Here are some pictures (wrappers from Angelo Finamore's UFO Collection):  portrait & landscape cards (size 56 x 76 mm)  puzzle formed by the backs of the cards  The cards came in purple, green, and red wrappers (size 120 x 140 mm)

Monty Gum Cards & Album: In 1970 Monty Factories in Holland released 135 UFO gum cards which are essentially combined Anglo and Basset sets except that the fine print is different and the backs are blank. In addition, a 14 page album for these cards was released by PEZ-Unimint in Germany. These were both sold in Germany, Holland, Belgium, and France. Here are some pictures (from Angelo Finamore's UFO Collection):  Monty gum card wrapper containing 3 cards (size 102 x 74 mm)  Album front cover  Album pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14  Album back cover (one version)  Album back cover (another version)  Album page showing spaces for the cards  Note that the card for the SHADO Gyro is a mirror image in some cases

Italian Panini Sticker Album: In 1973 a set of 400 UFO stickers and a 50 page album were produced by Panini in Italy. The album has one page for the main characters, and the remaining pages are for 8 UFO episodes. The album is 227 x 240 mm in size. Here are some pictures (all but the front cover are from Angelo Finamore's UFO Collection):  Album front cover  Album inside front cover with introduction, glossary, and index  Album page 1, the main characters  Album IDENTIFIED pages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  Album EXPOSED pages 8, 9, 10, 11, 12  Album CLOSE UP pages 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18  Album COURT MARTIAL pages 19, 20, 21, 22, 23  Album CONFLICT pages 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30  Album THE DALOTEK AFFAIR pages 31, 32. 33, 34, 35, 36  Album SUB-SMASH pages 37, 38, 39, 40, 41  Album SURVIVAL pages 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48  Album inside back cover  Album back cover  Package containing 4 stickers (100 x 79 mm)  SHADO logo patch obtainable by coupon inside package (75 mm dia)  Coupon to get the SHADO logo patch (69 x 49 mm)

German/Canadian Panini Sticker Album: In 1979 the Panini stickers and album were released in Germany and Canada with German and French text. Here are some pictures (from Angelo Finamore's UFO Collection):  Album inside front cover with introduction and glossary  Album page 1, the main characters (without stickers)  Album page 37, the beginning of the SUB-SMASH pages (without stickers)  Album page 49, the index  Album back cover

Piatnik UFO card game: In 1971 Piatnik in Austria released a UFO card game in Germany and Austria. The game has a title card with rules on the back, and 32 game cards. The cards are 66 x100 mm in size. Here are some pictures (all but the first are from Angelo Finamore's UFO Collection):  Title card with rules on the back  Card groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8  Backs of cards

British Telecom UFO Phonecard: Here is a mid 1990's advertisement for several British Telecom phonecards featuring photos from science fiction films & TV series.  A UFO card was advertised, but apparently it was never produced (courtesy Angelo Finamore).