Over the years, cereal manufacturers and other companies have included collector cards in packets to encourage buyers to continue to buy their product. Additionally, early cigarette packet included cards featuring sportsmen and other images.
The cards below were available in packets of Weeties, Crispies &/or Vita-brits and are dated to about 1954/55.
Card #16 of a series of 30, this card of Clifton Webb has the following information on the rear.
Real name Clifton Webb. Born Indianapolis, Indiana, November 19, 1896; height 5'11.5"; weight 150 pounds; eyes hazel; hair light brown. Under contract to 20th Centure-Fox where he made his motion picture debut in "Laura" in 1944. he has since appeared in "The Razor's Edge," "Sitting Pretty," "Mr. Belvedere Goes To College," "Cheaper By The Dozen," "It Beats The Band," "Titanic" and more recently in the CinemaScope comedy-romance, "Three Coins In The Fountain." he is currently in the CinemaScope drama "Woman's World" and will be seen in "Lord Vanity."
Condition -
worn corner. The upper corners have a little creasing too. else clean and looking good.