Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 715:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! Collection of Vintage British Cigarette and Trade Cards Including Wills and Player’s
This is a large, unsorted collection of vintage cigarette and trade cards primarily from the early to mid-20th century. The lot features numerous cards from prominent British tobacco companies, including W.D. & H.O. Wills (Wills’s Cigarettes), John Player & Sons (Player’s Cigarettes), and W.A. & A.C. Churchman (Churchman’s Cigarettes). The collection encompasses a variety of educational and collectible themes popular during the era. Natural history subjects are well-represented, including series on British birds, butterflies, fish, and livestock such as Black Cochins and Salmon Faverolles poultry. Military and heraldic interest cards include Uniforms of the Territorial Army, Drum Banners & Cap Badges, War Decorations & Medals, Arms of Companies, and Napoleonic Uniforms. Transportation and industrial themes are featured on cards depicting maritime vessels like the T.S.S. Doric and Caronia, vintage aircraft, and black-and-white photography of machinery and architecture. Other series include flags of nations, botanical studies, and historical scenes. The cards are primarily color lithographs, with some series utilizing monochromatic photographic printing. The lot comprises several hundred individual cards in various stacks and loose piles.
Condition report:
The collection is in mixed vintage condition. Individual cards range from relatively crisp with sharp corners to those showing typical signs of age and handling, including rounded corners, edge wear, and light foxing. Some cards exhibit adhesive residue or paper loss on the reverse sides, indicating they were previously mounted in albums. The collection is unsorted and sold as a bulk lot.
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