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| 596 | Goodall | 1930 | Reid's Stout. Full colour picture of a mature gentleman reading a book 'A great Reider'. 52 used VF some spotting, typical for age. | £25 |
| 905 | Waddington
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1930 | Black & White Whisky design showing two dogs playing in the garden entitled 'Good Spirits'. 52 cards complete but 3 or 4 cards have a horizontal centre crease and one has been repaired. Mostly used VF, good for singles. | £28 |
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Waddington
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1930 | Green Chartreuse, Yellow Chartreuse liquers. Two of William Barribal’s superb advertising packs both signed. Nice item in original double box, 2x52+patterned box. VF/VF- | £75 |
| 629 | Waddington
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1940 | Lady drinking a cocktail . A desirable Barribal design with one of his typically upper class ladies with a very fine hat sipping a cocktail and looking rather alluringly over her shoulder. Yellow border with silver line. The cards have been well used, but the original box is a gem with a super design very much of the period. 52 Used VF, small nick on one card (3 of Spades) in other respects perfectly collectable bu priced accordingly.. | £15 |
| 188 | Jarvis Porter | 1960 | Hull Brewery, Design in blue and red on a pale blue ground. Sealed pack in box. 'Complaint' card visible through cellophane is dated 1960. | £40 |
| 598 | Jarvis Porter |
1965 |
Trumans brewery 'More hops in Ben Truman' good advertising picture of 18thC soldier with wooden leg balancing a bottle of beer on a tray. Sealed pack, box also in good condition. | £35 |
| 614 | De La Rue |
1965 |
Strong brewery Romsey Hampshire Established over 100 years according to the box. Double ended design in blue and white. 52 + joker + box. In very good condition VF+ | £22 |
| 784 | Unknown UK
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1977? |
Theakston brewery A good advertising pack with cards in the early 18thC style with small playing cards in the corner. Pictures are a mixture of old photos and modern drawing showing brewery scenes. (Not sure of date of this pack but brewery started in 1827, so for the 150th anniversary?) 52 +J +1 +box all in excellent condition. | £12 |
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TOBACCO |
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Waddington |
1935 |
Players Please Navy Cut cigarettes. Sailor from HMS Invincible reading a letter from home. Special Ace of Spades. 52 in almost mint condition with a good box . EF |
£28 |
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Waddington |
1950 |
Export Woodbine, cigarettes. Hand holding a packet of 20 beside a decanter on tabletop. Photograph in monochrome blue. Scarce design. 52 VF |
£12 |
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Waddington |
1950 |
Woodbine Playing Cards. A delightful cartoon scene of four people playing cards advertising Woodbine 'Britain's biggest selling cigarette'. Similar picture on the box makes this a good complete advertising set. 52 + 2J with original box. Good VF |
£18 |
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Waddington |
1955 |
Bristol tipped cigarettes, a picture of cigarette packet open with 'Today's cigarette is a Bristol' hanging on a notice. Monochrome blue. 52+J Used VF (NB old elastic band mark on AS.) |
£5 |
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Waddington
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1960 |
Players Bachelor tipped cigarettes design with portrait silhouettes on a dark orange ground. Special Ace of Spades. Used VF 52 +2J + box. |
£9 |
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