{"product_id":"1939-gum-inc-world-in-arms-ships-5-italian-cruiser-zara-sgc-1-poor-wwii-card","title":"1939 Gum Inc World in Arms Ships #5 Italian Cruiser Zara SGC 1 POOR WWII Card","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition: Graded SGC POOR 1 — the lowest numeric grade, reflecting heavy wear. Consistent with the grade, this card shows significant handling damage including heavy creasing, rounded and frayed corners, edge and border wear, and surface toning, all visible in the photos. This is a well-loved, budget-priced copy of an 80+ year-old pre-war card; please review the images closely and rely on the third-party grade for condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGum, Inc. — the Philadelphia company that would later become Bowman — issued the 120-card “World in Arms” set in 1939 as global tensions built toward World War II, cataloging the military aircraft, ships, and armaments of the world’s powers, and posing the question “Can America Maintain Peace with The World in Arms?” on each card back. This card depicts the Italian heavy cruiser Zara, lead ship of a class of 10,000-ton cruisers built for Mussolini’s expanding navy in the interwar years. The Zara met a dramatic wartime end: she was sunk at the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941, one of several Italian cruisers destroyed in a decisive night action against the British Royal Navy. Pre-war Gum, Inc. issues like this are collected both as early bubblegum-card history and as WWII-era militaria.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67396954161197,"sku":"EB-318609909931","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_8b907987-0ab9-461a-ba9f-5709b5b020d5.jpg?v=1787432982","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1939-gum-inc-world-in-arms-ships-5-italian-cruiser-zara-sgc-1-poor-wwii-card","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}