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1950 Bolletje World Football Album No.1

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Album name:   Bolletje Wereld Voetbalalbum No. 1 (Bolletje World Football Album No.1) Manufacturer/Brand:   Bolletje Beschuit Fabriek (Bolletje Rusk Factory) Year and country published: 1950, The Netherlands Set includes: 132 player photos (120 cards and 12 stickers) In 1950 Bolletje -a dutch rusk producer / bakery shop- released this album, along with a total of 132 pictures/cards from national football team players of Hungary, Uruguay, Brazil, Yugoslavia, Russia, France, Belgium, West Germany, England and The Netherlands . On the first page of the album, a brief introduction begins with the headline “The photos of all these players are real”. “It took more than a year to get these photos together. This is the first album with the national teams of 10 countries. After this series there will be another 10 countries issued, so that after some time you will be able to put together the national teams of every country from the 1950 FIFA World Cup”. Bolletje has not fulfilled this...