{"product_id":"1939-gum-inc-world-in-arms-4-the-mareth-line-sgc-3-vg-fortifications-pre-war","title":"1939 Gum Inc World In Arms #4 The Mareth Line SGC 3 VG Fortifications Pre-War","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e1939 Gum Inc. World In Arms #4 \"The Mareth Line\" from the Fortifications subset, graded SGC 40 VG 3. Cert number 1357379-234, which can be independently verified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis card comes from the 1939 World In Arms set issued by Gum, Inc. of Philadelphia, the same company behind the famous Horrors of War set and the future Bowman brand. Released on the eve of World War II, the 120-card set depicted the era's military hardware across subsets of Airplanes, Ships, Iron Cavalry, Field Artillery, Fortifications, and Miscellaneous World Arms, with each back asking \"Can America Maintain Peace with The World In Arms?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis card features vivid desert artwork of the Mareth Line, France's \"miniature Maginot Line\" on the Tunisian frontier near Italian Libya, showing officers surveying the pillboxes, anti-tank rails, and barbed wire entanglements. The back presciently speculates that the next war might begin in North Africa. The Mareth Line would indeed become a major WWII battleground in March 1943, when Montgomery's Eighth Army fought the Battle of the Mareth Line against Rommel's Axis forces, one of the key engagements of the Tunisian campaign. A fascinating pre-war card for WWII and North Africa campaign collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGraded VG 3 by SGC, consistent with a pre-war card that is over 85 years old, showing corner and edge wear with strong color on the front artwork. Please review the photos closely, as they are part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Handling:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShips same business day on orders placed by 6:00 AM EST (orders after cutoff ship the next business day). Card ships securely packaged and protected. Message us to save with combined shipping on multiple purchases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67396962222125,"sku":"EB-318616941968","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_61297dec-a2d3-4d98-a6fb-4b5e3a5f165e.png?v=1787433148","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1939-gum-inc-world-in-arms-4-the-mareth-line-sgc-3-vg-fortifications-pre-war","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}