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.Among the National Chicle football set the high number series are clearly the most difficult. Among those scarce cards the card of Bears end Luke Johnsos is even more so with fewer than 100 examples graded between the two grading companies. Being scarce in any grade obtaining a higher-grade copy like this is a virtual impossibility; a mere 8 copies have ever been graded higher than 7. This example is a strong EX/MT example with better centering than we are accustomed to seeing from most National Chicle sets of this era. While the corners do appear touched general eye appeal more than makes up for it resulting in one of the most beautiful cards in this offering.Population DataPSA Population: 76 total graded 10 at this level 15 higherSGC Population: 20 total graded 2 at this level 3 higher