Nacionales Film Stars

Issuing Company:
Country of Issue: Cuba
Year of Issue: 1920s
Color/B&W: B&W
Number of Cards in Set: 1st set 10 series of 100 cards for 1000 total. 2nd set 10 series of 80 cards for 800 total.
Card Size:
Issued as insert with what product: Cigars

Notes: Checklist Incomplete. There were two large sets issued by Nacionales. The first set has a line on the back stating "Coleccion 10 series de 100 tipos," indicating 10 series of 100 cards each. These series are numbered A.1-A.100, B.1-B.100, etc. for 1000 total cards. The F and G sets are film stars, while the E and I sets appear to be unidentified women. The C set shows athletes, with C21-C60 being baseball players.

The second set has a date of 1927 on the card backs. In this second set, there are 10 series of 80 cards each, for 800 total cards. They are numbered A.1-A.80, B.1- B.80, etc.

Thanks to David York and Robert Adesso for providing information for this checklist.


Coleccion 10 series de 100 tipos

C.1 Ignacio Orbeta
C.2 Joe Dillon
C.4 Jimmy Kelly
C.5 Peter Caula
C.13 Barraque
C.18 Julio Arguelles
C.21 Almeida (Rafael Almeida)
C.22 Fabre (Isidro Fabré)
C.23 Morin (Eugenio Morín)
C.24 Oscar Rodríguez
C.25 Joséito Rodríguez
C.26 Papo González
C.27 J. Gutiérrez (photo is actually Cheo Ramos)
C.28 Dreke (photo is actually Lucas Boada)
C.29 Fernandez (José María Fernández)
C.30 Cheo Ramos
C.31 Paito (Ramón "Paito" Hererra)
C.32 Baro (Bernardo Baró)
C.33 Jose Cueto (José "Manuel" Cueto)
C.34 Tuero (Oscar Tuero)
C.35 Kakin González
C.36 A. Marsans (Armando Marsans)
C.37 Cooper (Andy Cooper)
C.38 A. Luque (Adolfo Luque)
C.39 Guerra (Marcelino Guerra)
C.40 Manzanillo (Tatica "Manzanillo" Campos)
C.41 Oscar Levis
C.42 Abreu (Eufemio Abreu)
C.43 Torriente (Cristóbal Torriente)
C.44 Mirabal (Juanelo Mirabal)
C.45 Merito Acosta
C.46 Acostica (José "Acostica" Acosta)
C.47 Crespo (Rogelio Crespo)
C-48 Jacinto Calvo
C.49 Palmero (Emilio Palmero)
C.50 Mendez, El Diamante Negro (José Méndez)
C.51 Oms (Alejandro Oms)
C.52 Pedro Dibut
C.53 Sirike (Valentín "Sirique" González)
C.54 Magrinat (umpire)
C.55 Rafael Quintana
C.56 B. Jimenez (Bienvenido "Hooks" Jiménez)
C.57 Portuondo (Bartolo Portuondo)
C.58 Chacon (Pelayo Chacón)
C.59 Riant (Red Ryan)
C.60 Perico El Mano (mascot)

D.18 Mme Lenian
D.20 Mme Lenian
D.49 Sig Verdier
D.55 Sig Amato
D.67 Mme Norida
D.96 Me Waxman

E.4 Unidentified woman
E.6 Unidentified woman
E.20 Unidentified woman
E.52 Unidentified woman
E.70 Unidentified woman
E.74 Unidentified woman
E.80 Unidentified woman

F.2 Lester Cuneo
F.24 Claire Adams
F.25 Reed Howes
F.34 Bebe Daniels
F.41 Douglass Fairbanks
F.76 Edmund Lowe
F.84 Richard Talmadge - Mildred Harris
F.92 Camile Drain

G.41 Harold Lloyd
G.44 Mary Pickford
G.59 Rudolph Valentino
G.79 Buster Keaton
G.81 Lon Chaney

I.41 Unidentified woman

1927 Set

F.3 Jackie Coogan
F.83 Buster Keaton
F.86 Gloria Swanson

G.52 Rudolph Valentino


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