Extraordinary hoard of early tobacco cards; most all are British non-sports! Too many tobacco houses & series to name them all - cards from John Player & Sons (Wild Animals, Wild Birds, Types of Horses, Whaling, Kings & Queens of England, Aquarium Studies, Zoo Babies, Film Stars, Famous Beauties, etc.), Churchman (Celebrated Gateways), Imperial Tobacco (Canadian issues), W.D. & H.O. Wills (Cinema Stars, Riders of the World, Radio Celebrities, Trees, Butterflies & Moths, Flowering Shrubs, Famous British Authors, Garden Flowers (near set), Pottery & Porcelain, etc.), Gallahers Ltd. (Aeroplanes), Ogden’s (Color in Nature), plus complete sets of ‘Most Beautiful Women in the World’ (Greiling Cigarettes; German, 190 cards) and ‘Beruhmte Tanzerinnen’ (Gold Saba; German, 250 cards), etc, etc. Also beautiful, complete albums of ‘Safety First’ and ‘Radio Celebrities’ (first & second series) - even a handful of sports (‘Footballers’, ‘Golf Stars’ from Wills) included for good measure! The extent of this collection cannot be overestimated – over 8000 tobacco cards covering virtually every subject of interest at that time! The vast majority are in very presentable VG to EX condition, with only 10% being lesser. Win this lot and have a field day categorizing and building sets of early tobacco! Total of 8000+ cards! Approx. value $3000+.