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BONBONS FÜRTH CHOCOLAT/STAR SPORT REKORD ČSR #86 YMCA PRAHA BASKETBALL TEAM (CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
Star Magazine of Czechoslovakia, a "magazine for every athlete" produced these cards in cooperation with Bonbons Fürth Chocolat. It's presumed the magazine provided the images and the cards were given away with confectionery. There were 100 total cards in the set, with #86 being the only basketball card, featuring the YMCA Praha Team. The YMCA in Praha (Prauge) was founded in 1921, but was banned during the Nazi occupation and again by the communist regime in 1951. It was re-established in 1990 after the Velvet Revolution.
The back of the card is in 3 languages: Czech, Slovak and German. The cards were meant to be collected and pasted into the accompanying Sport Rekord ČSR album. The backs of the card state that if you send Fürth the whole set of individual cards, they will provide you the album (including the full set) free of charge.
Measurements: 3.875" x 2.125"
1934
