An interesting collection of early 20th Century British tobacco, virtually all nonsports. Includes actress cards, events in history, porcelain & pottery, flags & badges, sailing ships, animals – whatever you’re interested in, it’s probably here! Collection includes:
- Actress cards from the Collection of Felix Potin (17);
- Ogden’s Cigarettes: British Pottery;
- WD & HO Wills’s Cigarettes: Merchant Ships of the World (16); Musical Celebrities, Naval Dress & Badges, Celebrated Pictures, Old Inns, Coronation Series (20);
- Player & Sons: War Decorations and Medals, Useful Plants & Fruits, Cycling, Shields of Nations;
- Gallagher Ltd: Butterflies & Moths;
- Actresses / playing card tobacco cards (30);
- Chairman Cigarettes: Porcelain (16);
- Mars Bars: Wonders of the Queen Mary;
- Lambert & Butler: Wireless Telegraphy, London Characters;
- Dominion Tobacco: Old Ships;
- Sinclair: British Sea Dogs;
- State Express 333: ‘Sports Champions’ complete set of 50;
- Carreras LTD: ‘The Nose Game’ complete set of 50; ‘Believe it or Not’ complete set of 50;
- Thomson & Sons: ‘Wizard Album of Famous Fights’ complete set of 24, plus original album;
- TP & R Goodbody: ‘Sports & Pastimes’ complete set or 25.
All complete sets are EX-MT or better; issues not showing a card count are generally 10 cards or less and overall grade GD-VG, with a few better or worse. Even some ‘Footballer’ cards are included to complete this collection. Overall, a great group of early-mid 20th century British tobacco!
Total of 550+ cards.