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Lot # 533: British Non-Sports Card Collection (550+)

Category: Non Sports Cards

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Lelands Pop Up",
which ran from 9/15/2019 7:00 PM to
9/29/2019 10:00 PM



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.

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