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1950 Bolletje Wereld Voetbalalbum No. 1 - from Bolletje Beschuit Fabriek, Netherlands

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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 place published: 1950, The Netherlands 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. The 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, so that U so after some time the national teams of all countries in the world which one national team have in your possession.” Bolletje has not fulfilled this promise; there were no others printed since. Creating the photos was probably too much work in the pre-digi...