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NAMED, ARTIST SIGNED and PICTURE BACKS
ITEM No	MAKER	c.DATE	DETAILS inc. CONDITION (Mint, EF, VF with ±, Fair, Poor)	PRICE

NAMED BACKS (Mostly English 'narrow' named cards of the 1930s-50s. The title on the card is in bold.)
Named cards are listed alphabetically
818	Waddington	1960	17th Lancers and Grenadier Guards A very attractive double set of military uniform illustrations showing soldiers of these two regiments with striped borders and the title in gold letters at the foot of each card. This is still sealed in the cellophane wrapper (beginning to unstick at one end but not undone) with the 1960 Waddington seal which they introduced as a quality mark for a short time when tax wrappers were abolished in 1960.	£34
858	Waddington	1925	Named pair 'A double point' showing a good painting of two pointers on a heather moorland by Vaughan. Both sets of patience cards are in mint condition with fresh gold edges. 4 indices and a Waddington Ace of Spades. This set was imported into ARGENTINA by Mitchells' English Bookstore and has an Argentinean tax stamp on the Ace of Hearts and a retailer's label in the box. Box is not perfect but good. 52+J+1 and 52+J+1 + box and packer's slip. (Patience card size 44x67mm) Lovely set.	£35
676	De La Rue	1930	After the Dance very attractive period illustration of dancers in pierrot and columbine fancy dress preparing to leave the ball. 52 + original box, lid detached but ribbon hinge present. Bright gold edges VF+	£28
588	Goodall	1930	An even chance, narrow named cards with lovely greyhound racing picture. Produced for the WD &HO Wills promotion of the 1930s, this is one of the rarest designs. Double bezique set with 64 cards +1 joker, rules, 2 scoring markers and good hinge topped box. All very good condition, the cards excellent and silver edged. Would make a good present.	£50
449	De La Rue	1935	Antirrhinums and Nasturtiums named double pack, full colour printing with gold decoration. 52+J and 52+J both packs EF with good gold edges. Double hinge lidded box with DLR metal label and silver printing Mawson, Swan and Morgan Ltd, City Stationers, Newcastle upon Tyne.	£50
483	Waddington	1935	Backing a point with signed painting by Vaughan of two pointers in the heather. Cards have been well used and are slightly grubby. One or two minor creases. F	£16
413	Waddington	1955	Big Ben, London Double pack in the Beautiful Britain series. Both packs sealed in tax wrapper. Box in mint condition with outer cardboard 'posting' box.	£30
274	De La Rue	1950	Black game good illustration of two birds rising, gold frame and pale blue border. Traces of gold edges. 52 VF	£12
275	Waddington	1925	Black Grouse named full colour design signed by William Barribal on gold and silver background. Buff coloured border. Gilt edges (worn). Wide bordered courts. 52 good VF with telescopic box, inner case printed with gold text ‘With compliments from OATES Ltd Worksop.’	£20
673	Ormond Ireland Waddington	1945	Blarney Castle with Ormond AS an advertising pack for Irish Great Southern Hotels with a picture on the back entitled Ireland Blarney Castle and a scroll saying Great Southern Hotels. 52+ J + box. Reasonable, used VF-. Un-named Ormond aces are relatively scarce.	£8
443	Waddington	1930	Beautiful Britain series, early edition with thin and thick line borders, Bolton Abbey named, monochrome greens, Waddington Ace. 52 VF with box in good condition (illustrated).	£25
512	Waddington	1930	Boy with Rabbit by Raeburn and The boyhood of Raleigh by Millais double pack of reproductions of these famous paintings. Both packs sealed. Box (damaged) and two bridge blocks.	£38
591	Universal	1930	Bruce, companion to Scat, terrier looking up at spider dangling from its web. Red colouring to borders. 52 well used condition, JH surface damage (illustrated),	sold
678	Waddington	1930	Cambridge Beautiful Britain series, early edition with dotted line borders, monochrome mauves, London and North Eastern Railway Ace. Good condition. 52 VF with original box (box in good condition but slightly discoloured and one top flap missing.)	£25
852	De La Rue	1935	Clouds in the West pneumatic backs, picture of billowing silver clouds on a green and mauve background, a lady silhouetted in the foreground looking out to sea at sailing ships. 52 cards used VF with some minor crease, with two-part box which could be the original box but no indication to prove that it is. (Also exists with gold clouds and orange colouring.)	sold
136	Goodall	1930	Cromer, Gem of the Norfolk coast narrow named card of the seaside resort, a very attractive painting. 52 with the original box (Pictorial playing cards.) VF	£28
611	De La Rue	1930	Courtship and Wedded, narrow named pair of pneumatic style cards with typical 1930s style of Georgian scenes. Relatively scarce pair. 52+52 with original box (lid detaching at hinge). VF	£40
212	Waddington	1960	Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, named designs for CTCo (Chesterfield Tube Co.) Double pack (2x52) with red or dark blue border. Both packs 52+J with original box. VF- (not damaged but grubby see photo.)	£8
853	Waddington	1930	Dutch Girl a quirky design showing the girl (who looks older than her pigtails suggest) looking over her shoulder. She has two dancing boys dangling from her hands, or are they meant to be dolls? An exceptional set in almost mint condition. Pinkish border, gold background. 52 + J + original telescopic box, tight, slight surface damage to inner.	£40
839	Waddington	1925	Fed Up, a lovely design signed by Harry Rowntree of the mischievous pooch attacking his master's silver cigarette box. Fabulous expression on the dog's face by a master of animal portraiture. Pinkish border with gold filigree design. Good gold edges to the cards. 52 + joker and the original very unusual embossed metallic paper hinged box. The cards are very clean and hardly used but there is an edge tear on the AS shown in the photo.	£40
622	Waddington	1935	The Goal and The Save, two superb full colour Polo designs by artist Paul Brown (both packs signed) These are very scarce packs. Unusual in that one has 4 indices and the other 2 indices. 52+52 with the original box (not perfect, inscribed inside in gold letters "With compliments British Insulated Cables Ltd Preston Lancs.") and two bridge scoring booklets dated 1932. Both packs good condition, good VF. A good present for a polo fan, something to do while you're not replacing divots!	£60
677	Waddington	1925	Golden Eagle and Seagulls by Harry Rowntree. The seagulls design is not named - this is entirely usual in this pair. Both packs in very good condition with good gold edges. The original box is also in generally good condition with the spare cards stuck into the lids rather than on the outside, this is an early style of box and has the registration mark on a label. 52 + 52 + box VF/VF+	£40
271	Waddington	1930	Green Chartreuse, Yellow Chartreuse liqueurs. Two of William Barribal’s superb advertising packs both signed. Nice item in original double box. (The same designs slightly adapted were also used for a Player's Please advertising double set in different colours.) 2x52+patterned box. VF/VF-	£75
474	De La Rue	1930	Named Hornpipe good period coloured design on silver background. ‘Pneumatic’ surface, excellent silver edges. Telescopic box (missing end flap). 52 + contract bridge scoring rules. EF.	£42
620	Waddington	1935	India narrow named card with very attractive scene of girl dancing before an Indian prince. Nell Gwyn brand.. 52 with box. VF no damage but have been played with and show signs of use as in picture.	£30
812	Goodall	1930	Lake Maligne (Alberta, Canada) attractive painting of this lake and surrounding mountains with small pine clad island. Silver and maroon border, silver edges to cards. 52 VF.	£22
811	De La Rue	1925	Lake Windermere a good painting of this popular holiday destination in the Lake District. Pneumatic cards with good gilded edges. 52+J with box (sold by Mawson Swan & Morgan Ltd City Stationers Newcastle Upon Tyne). VF+ scarce and very collectable.	£50
862	Goodall	1930	Light Cavalry Royal Worcester a picture of a piece of Royal Worcester porcelain modelled as an officer in the Light Cavalry. Full colour on a light green metallic background, silver edges. 52 + box (unusual opening, missing top band). Goodall Boudoir series. VF with signs of use.	£25
717	Waddington	1935	McCaddie (a companion design to Miss Hittie) a lovely painting depicting a cheeky young Scot's lad squinting into the sun, a golf bag over his shoulder. 52+J+slip in original box. All in excellent unused condition. Cards with bright 24ct gold edges. A super item.	£48
494	USPCCo	1940	Named packs Melissa and Abigail with designs of young ladies in 19thC costume. 52 and 52, VF (Melissa) and EF (Abigail).	sold
461	De La Rue	1935	The Morning Flight named in silver, full colour painting of ducks in flight. Silver and blue border, good silvered edges, pneumatic finish (DLR patented herringbone raised pattern to ease dealing) 52 good VF+ with good hinge-lidded padded-top box.	£24
449	De La Rue	1935	Nasturtiums and Antirrhinums named double pack, full colour printing with gold decoration. 52+J and 52+J both packs EF with good gold edges. Double hinge lidded box with DLR metal label and silver printing Mawson, Swan and Morgan Ltd, City Stationers, Newcastle upon Tyne.	£50
823	Waddington	1960	Officer US Air Force in the same series of military uniforms as #818 above of the 17th Lancers and Grenadier Guards. This illustration shows an officer of the USAF, in the background an interesting plane on a gantry rather like the space shuttle but too early for this to be the case (any ideas?) 52 with the original box. Excellent EF.	£20
276	De La Rue	1925	On the Broads named lovely full colour painting of boats on the Norfolk Broads with a windmill in the background. Pneumatic cards with silver edges (excellent). 52+J with original box (some wear to box). EF, a rare named pack in absolutely superb condition.	£50
810	De La Rue	1940	Outward Bound a fully rigged sailing ship leaving a coast with cliffs, sailing boats nearby. Blue and gold border, gilt edges. Goodall Ace of Spades. 52+J with good box. Have been used, VF condition.	£28
851	De La Rue	1950	Patience partner to The Campaign. An eighteenth century scene of two bewigged gentlemen at a game. Gold border. Box has DLR King George VI stamp. Goodall Ace of Spades and courts. 52 + J + box. Good VF.	£16
822	Waddington	1965	River Dove double pack for Chesterfield Tube Company with named photograph of the River Dove in Derbyshire. White border and silver border. 52+J and 52+J and two cards giving some information about the river and its history. Original box in good condition. Cards good VF.	£9
506	Goodall	1930	Rolling down to Rio named design of sailing ship in heavy seas. Green and gold wavy border, gilt edges. 52+J with excellent box. Mint condition.	£35
451	De La Rue	1939	The Scout named in silver, full colour painting of battle fleet escort ship, silver border with red wavy lines, good gold edges. 52+J good VF, with lidded padded-top box.	£26
611	De La Rue	1930	Wedded and Courtship, narrow named pair of pneumatic style cards with typical 1930s style of Georgian scenes. Relatively scarce pair. 52+52 with original box (lid detaching at hinge). VF	£40

ENGLISH 'NARROW-NAMED' SINGLE CARDS - Not illustrated please order by name
	Waddington	1930	Apres le Bal signed by Raphael Kirchner VF	£3
	Waddington	1930	Avant le Bal signed by Raphael Kirchner VF	£3
	Waddington	1930	Gay Dog signed by Harry Rowntree VF+	£2
	Waddington	1950	High Street, Stratford on Avon Beautiful Britain series. VF	£1
	Goodall	1940	Houses of Parliament Blue border. EF	£1
	Waddington	1940	Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham Ochre border. VF	£2
	Waddington	1930	Mermaid VF- (backs OK, card fronts grubby)	£1
	Universal	1935	Sandy (Scottie dog) VF	£1
	Alf Cooke	1950	The Hunt VF	£1
	De La Rue	1930	The Water Jump EF	£2
	Waddington	1930	Virginia (Bi-plane over moonlit landscape) VF	£1
	Waddington	1930	Well Over (Hunting, horse, hounds over hedge)	£2
	Waddington	1930	Young England (3 bulldog pups) signed by Harry Rowntree. VF	£2
ARTIST SIGNED (Artist signed card backs can also be found in the advertising sections.)
866	De La Rue	1920	Pass & Joyce motor dealers a good advertising pack for this company with an illustration signed to AH Pass from Bruce Bairnsfather with a short verse from Old Bill, Bairnsfather's World War 1 soldier from the trenches. Pneumatic surfaced cards. There are faults shown in the illustration 6 cards are stained (5 illustrated) and one has a small tear (also shown) the others are with some creases but perfectly collectable. Rare and desirable.	£60
643	Waddington	1925	Painting of Nell Gwynn signed by William Barribal. 2 indices, anonymous AS, traces of gilt edges. 52 cards in good condition VF, with very good telescopic box. (Pair with next item 138)	£25
138	Waddington	1925	Painting of Charles II signed by William Barribal. 2 indices, anonymous AS, very clean gold edges. 52 with telescopic box (NB The sample card on the box has been placed off centre, but this is entirely original.) Almost mint. (Pair with previous item 643.)	£35
677	Waddington	1925	Golden Eagle and seagulls by Harry Rowntree. The seagulls design is not named - this is entirely usual in this pair. Both packs in very good condition with good gold edges. The original box is also in generally good condition with the spare cards stuck into the lids rather than on the outside, this is an early style of box and has the registration mark on a label. 52 + 52 + box VF/VF+	£40
414	Waddington	1930	Double pack of dancers by William Barribal. 'Amorette series' (nos. 373 and 374) slender cards. Silver pack 52, mauve pack 52, both used VF. Traces of gilt edges. Padded-top box. (See also 653)	£48
653	Waddington	1930	Double pack of dancers by William Barribal. 'Amorette series' (nos. 371 and 372) slender cards. Both packs contain 52 cards. Used VF. Traces of gilt edges. Padded-top box. (See also 414)	£48
629	Waddington	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. VF-	£15
139	Waddington	1935	Lady sipping a cocktail signed by William Barribal, yellow border. 52 with padded-top lidded box. Pair to #629 above. VF+	£25
PICTURE BACKS
46	Waddington	1925	Art Deco. Fir trees in blue gold and red. his is one of a series of early Waddington designs with matching boxes. Similar design is printed on telescopic box in blue and gold. 4 indices, gilt edges, anonymous Ace of Spades. 52 VF+ with matching box.	£24
817	De La Rue	1930	Fairground An excellent example of its type the reverse has a picture of a fairground scene in red, white, black and gold. The box has a matching design printed on the front. DLR anonymous 'doilly' ace52+J in mint condition with bright gold edges and an undamaged box (very small water stain bottom left corner showing in illustration)	£32
176	De La Rue	1940	English country garden scene with herbaceous border and bench. Pneumatic cards. 52 clean VF+ with hinge lidded box (DLR stamp Appointment to King George VI inside lid and also similar metallic stamp on box lid). Pair with #773 (reduced price £22 for both packs)	£14
773	De La Rue	1940	English country garden scene with stone path, lawn and dovecot. A pair to #176 (reduced price £22 for both packs). Pneumatic cards. 52 clean VF with hinge lidded box (DLR stamp Appointment to King George VI inside lid and also similar metallic stamp on box lid).	£14
168	De La Rue	1950	Venetian canal scene. Pneumatic finish. Pair to item 169. 52+J. Very clean VF+	£12
169	De La Rue	1950	Dutch canal scene. Pneumatic finish. Pair to item 168. 52+J. Very clean EF	£12