Weighing in at just 36 players the 1935 National Chicle football set is quite possibly the most important football set ever manufactured. With first-year cards of virtually every key subject in the set as well as the hobby"s most valuable and treasured card - the legendary #34 Bronko Nagurksi (also featured in this auction) the set continues to grow in popularity attracting both ardent football collectors and collectors of other sports dabbling in football for the first time.Featuring colorful art deco designs that were typical of the time the National Chicle football card artwork is similar to the other National Chicle cards of the day - the 1934-36 "Diamond Stars" baseball cards and also the 1933 "Sky Birds" cards. Despite being printed on heavy stock high-grade examples are difficult to find particularly in the super scarce high number series. Evidence suggests that the scarcity of the high number series is based on those cards only being made available in the cities where the series" players played.Presented here is an extraordinarily high grade example of a scarce high-number card of Packers running back Swede Johnston. This card is a part of an extraordinarily colorful group of National Chicle football cards we are featuring in this auction with strong bold images. This card from the set"s ultra-scarce high number series appears to be less difficult in higher grades than its companions but still in comparison with other sets from the era is extremely hard to find. A strong example of a difficult card.Population DataPSA Population: 87 total graded 8 at this level 19 higherSGC Population: 23 total graded 1 at this level 2 higher