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CONCORSO A PREMI MOTTA SPORT PALLACANESTRO TEAM CARDS (ITALY)
In 1947, Milanese company Motta launched a national competition, with a grand prize of 50 million pounds divided into 52 weekly draws. When you bought Motta products you received one of hundreds of cards relating to Italian athletes and teams. On the Monday of every week, Motta would announce five sporting events that week by Radio and Newspaper. If your card featured a team in one of the events, you were to sign the back of the card and send it in with hopes to be drawn as the lucky winner. All the basketball cards featured the same illustration, but had different team crests and logos. I’m unsure of how many basketball teams were represented in all.
Measurements: 2.25” x 2.75”
1947
