In January 2023 I travelled from Dorset to my brothers house near Newcastle-under-Lyme to collect a huge collection of cigarette cards, trade cards, catalogues and books on card collecting that our father had collected. It is a very large collection, We needed the trailer (right) to house it,
The collection is in albums, ring binders and other housings. But there is a large cabinet full of sets and part sets which are in special boxes in a cabinet shown right. There is a slide-show of the individual drawers - click a thumbnail for a larger view. Most sets are labelled. There are also a number of empty boxes and cigarette packages.
Housings
The cards are in Ring binders, "London" albums or small boxes in a cabinet. There are also several boxes of cigarette card albums - many empty but some full. This is the key to the House column in the list
A
These are various albums: some corner-mounted. Some stuck in, so of little value. Please enquire.
D-1 to D-12
These are the 12 drawers in the cabinet shown in the photos. Spacers used are empty cigarette packets. Cards are in excellent condition.
Those with .B on the end are in the bespoke blue boxes visible in the photo. Those with .P are in cigarette packets. Those with neither are in other boxes or loose.
D-1: Sets. Small size (10 cigarette packet). ABC to Calvert
D-2; Sets. Small size (10 cigarette packet). Carreras to Frankell
D-3: Sets. Small size (10 cigarette packet). Gallaher to Mitchell
D-4: Sets. Small size (10 cigarette packet). Mobil to Players
D-5: Sets. Small size (10 cigarette packet). Players to Westminster
D-6a to D-6d: Sets. Small size (10 cigarette packet). Wills to Wright
D-6e to D-6i: Part sets, all small sizes. Continues in drawer 11.
D-7: Sets. Large sets. (20 cigarette packet). ABC Gum to Players
D-8: Sets. Large sets. (20 cigarette packet). Rothmans to Wright
D-9: Typhoo & odd sets
D-10: Part Sets
D-11: Type cards and part sets.
D-11a to D-11e are all small cards.
D-11f, D-11g and D-11h are all cards larger than standard small cards.
D-11g.N: Ardath Photocards: these appear to be somewhat mixed up. They will need listing...
London albums. These are for medium cards. The card backs are not visible so examination is not easy. However cards that I have removed have all been in excellent condition. Windows are of several sizes as listed:
L-1: 2 1/16 by 1 15/16 inches.
L-2: 2 1/4 by 1 5/16 inches. All Gallaher sets
L-3: 2 15/16 by 2 1/4 inches. All Players sets
L-4: missing album
L-5: missing album
L-6: 2 15/16 by 2 1/4 inches. All Wills sets
L-7: 2 15/16 by 2 1/4 inches.
L-8: 2 3/4 bu 1 3/4 inches. Pattreiouex
L-9: 2 1/2 by 1 5/16 inches
L-10: 2 1/2 by 1 5/16 inches. Gallaher
L-11: 2 1/2 by 1 5/16 inches. Only 4 sets, rest of album is empty.
L-12: 2 1/2 by 1 5/16 inches.
L-13: 2 1/2 by 1 5/16 inches.
L-14: 2 1/2 by 1 5/16 inches. Players sets
L-15: 2 1/2 by 1 5/16 inches. Players sets
L-16: 2 1/2 by 1 5/16 inches. Mostly Wills
L-17:
L-18:
R-1 to R-10
These are the ring binders containing pocketed plastic pages, each page containing 20 standard size cards (1 7/8 inch by 2 11/16 inch). All sets are complete and in excellent condition. All pages have been photographed: links below are to the pages containing the photos.
Ring binder R-1 cards by E W Anstie, British-American Tobacco and Carreras
Ring binder R-9 one set by Taddy and two sets by Carreras (Black Cat)
S-1 to
A shelf of Albums
S-1: Hill's Views of Interest, series 1-5, numbers 1 to 240. Combined list price is £92.50, not including the album, priced £30. However the album is tired although the cards inside are in excellent condition.
S-2: Special album (Hills views of Interest) containing Channel Islands cards. Album is tired and has suffered some insect damage but cards are in excellent condition. Combined list price of these sets is £170
B A T Guernsey, Alderney and Sark 1st and 2nd series
B A T Jersey Then and Now 1st and 2nd series
B A T Channel Islands, Past and Present 3rd series
S-3: United Tobacco Co (South Africa) Our Land. A pictorial book: the picturs are all cigarette cards which have been collected and positioned in the book.
S-4 and S-5: United Tobacco Co (South Africa) Our S.A. Flora and Our S.A National Parks. Books with corner-mounts for the cards, fully populated.
S-6: United Tobacco Co (South Africa) Our South Africa Past aand Present. 178 page book with cards fully populated.
S-7: Carreras: Craven Black-cat collection of Vintage cars. Spiral bound album with 50 corner-mounted cards. In excellent coondition
S-8: Album with slide-in cards. Album is in poor condition but most cards are very good.
Players British Empire series
Players Celebrated Gateways
S-9: Bells Whiskey Other famous Bells. Album with full set of 36 cards. Very good condition.
S-10: Societe Anonyme Belge D'Iconographie Didactique et Scientifique. 7 albums with cards
Zoologie 301: La Truite: de l'Oeuf au Poisson
Zoologie 302: De l'Oeuf au Poisson
Zoologie 401: Le Marronnier D'Inde
Geographiie Serie 1. L.Axe Anvers-Bruxelles
Geographiie Serie 2. La Hesbaye
Geographiie Serie 3. L'ardenne
Historie Serie 101
Anatomie Serie 201: Le Squelette Humain
S-11: Amalgamated Press The Great War in Pictures 1914-1918. Album containing 4 sets. In very good condition. List value £288 not including the album. Sets need dismounting and checking.
The Great War 1914-1918
Great War Deeds
Heroic Deeds of the Great War
Exploits of the Great War
S-12: Amalgamated Press The Great War in Pictures 1914-1918. Album containing 2 sets of 32 cards each. List value £256. Sets need dismounting and checking. Album needs repair (cover departed from contents).
S-13: Robertsons sporting Golliwogs. Full set of 8 with 4 standard gollies (as supplied with jar) all mounted with stamp hinges on card.
S-14: A Liebig Chromos album containing 50 sets of 6.
S-15: Album/book containing 50 cards.
S-16: 4 Brooke-Bond albums. All cards corner-mounted and in very good condition. Albums have suffered slightly!
British Birds and Their Eggs
Homes of Famous Men
Interesting Events in British History
Important Industries of the British Empire
Trees of the Countryside
Characters from Shakespeare
Wild Flowers in their Families
Wild Flowers in their Families 2nd series
Historical Buildings
Wonders of Wildlife
S-17: Players: Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Album, adhesive-mount. Cards in very good condition. 2 copies.
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S-18: Wix/Kensitas. Two Henry albums. Series 1 and 2.
S-19: Nicholas Sarony & Co: Around the Mediterranean. Corner-mount album. Album is tired. Cards in Fair condition.:
S-20: International Tobacco (Summit cigarettes): Famous Buildings & Monuments of Britain. Bronze Plagues. Series 1 (small size) and series 2 (large size) in corner-mount album.
S-21: John Player & Sons: Uniforms of the Territorial Army. In corner-mount album
S-22: United Tobacco Co (South Africa): Medals & Decorations of Brit Commonwealth. Book containing 100 corner-mounter cards. In good condition.
S-23: Ogden's: Guinea Gold 1-200. In album which has woodworm. Cards have not been removed for examination but appear to be in (very) good condition.
S-24: Adolf Hitler: Bilder aus dem Leben des Fuhrers. First Edition. Abe Books list this at prices between 100USD and 500USD.
S-25: Album with Wills Wonders of the Sea and Hignetts Life in Pond and Stream. Album in good condition and cards in very good condition.
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