These Cards were part of a series of Cards Depicting Pirates which were first issued in 1933. A 1933 Sea Raider Wrapper is shown at the right. While the wrapper claims there are 240 cards in the series there were only 48 actually issued and the first 24 are much more common than cards 25 thrugh 48. These cards were printed in both Canada and the United States. Cards printed in the United States have been given the designation R124 by Burdick, and those printed in Canada have been given the designation V359 by Burdick. The R124 Series only has the first 24 cards in it wheras the V359 series has all 48 cards. Cards from this series are shown below. Click on thumbnail for a larger view of the card.