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Vintage original British cigarette and tobacco card lot dating primarily from the 1920s–1930s.
Includes cards issued by:
* W.D. & H.O. Wills
* Churchman’s Cigarettes
* Ogden’s Cigarettes
* Gallaher Ltd.
* John Player & Sons
Subjects include cricket, association football/soccer, cycling, aviation/speed and sporting personalities.
Visible cards include names such as:
* D. R. Jardine – Surrey
* C. G. Macartney – New South Wales
* E. Hendren – Middlesex
* E. C. Clark – Northamptonshire
* G. R. Jackson
* Alex James – Arsenal / Scotland
* G. Mutch – Manchester United
* A. Tutin – Stoke City
* W. Millership – Sheffield Wednesday
* T. Rowe – Portsmouth
* J. O’Connor – Essex
* Captain G. J. Powell
* Dennis Horn
* and others
Several identifiable series are represented, including Wills Cricketers 1928, Ogden’s Cricket 1926, Churchman Association Footballers, Wills Association Footballers, Gallaher Sporting Personalities, John Player Cricketers 1930, and Churchman Kings of Speed.
Cards are approximately 90–100 years old and show typical age-related wear including toning, corner/edge wear, surface marks and occasional staining. Please review all photographs carefully for exact condition.
All cards pictured are included.
Cards are being sold together as one vintage collectible lot.
Great group for collectors of early cigarette cards, English football memorabilia, cricket memorabilia, Arsenal, Manchester United, Stoke City, Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday and pre-war sporting collectibles.
