Friday 25 August 2017

Odhams Press - Sporting Personalities 1951



ODHAMS PRESS
SPORTING PERSONALITIES
1951
A SERIES OF 52 POSTCARDS

No. 38     Alf Sherwood

Thursday 24 August 2017

Sporting Mirror - Six Famous Football Teams Letter Card 1948-49



SPORTING MIRROR
SIX FAMOUS FOOTBALL TEAMS LETTER CARD
1948-49

No. 15     Cardiff City

A fold out letter card with 6 teams, usually found cut into single teams.
The other teams featured in this letter card are Bristol City, Exeter City, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle and Swansea Town. 

Tuesday 22 August 2017

Colinville Footer Gum - British International Football Stars 1958


COLINVILLE FOOTER GUM
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL STARS
1958
A SERIES OF 48 CARDS

ALAN HARRINGTON 
TREVOR FORD 

Very small real glossy photographs with plain backs that were meant to be stuck into an album

Sunday 20 August 2017

Pepys - It's A Goal 1962-63


PEPYS
IT'S A GOAL
1962-63
44 CARDS

6.     CARDIFF CITY - LEFT HALF

This is the 3rd edition of this game, the backs are bright green with the ball going up towards the right hand corner.

Friday 18 August 2017

G.F. Lovell & Co - Photo's Of Football Stars 1928-29







G.F. LOVELL & CO
PHOTO'S OF FOOTBALL STARS
1928-29
A SERIES OF 25 PHOTOS

1.     WILLIAM HARDY 
3.     FRED KEENOR 
5.     HUGH FERGUSON 
8.     TOM FARQUHARSON 
23.     LEN DAVIES

This set is a direct copy of the Pattreiouex tobacco set and the Tucketts sets that were issued around  the same time. The backs are identical, only the company logo at the top and slogan at the bottom are different. 

The approximate value per card is around £22, again depending on demand, player and team.

Thursday 17 August 2017

D.C. Thomson / The Wizard - The Wizard ABC Chart Of Football Colours 1931


D.C. THOMSON
THE WIZARD
THE WIZARD ABC CHART OF FOOTBALL COLOURS
1931
128 TEAMS

L. DAVIES

4 Charts of teams and 2 sheets of players faces, the players were cut from the sheets and stuck onto the team charts. There were 32 teams per chart and are more commonly found cut into singles, this Cardiff City one was from Chart No. 1

Wednesday 16 August 2017

D.C. Thomson / The Victor - Cup Tie Stars Of All Nations 1962




D.C.THOMSON
THE VICTOR
CUP-TIE STARS OF ALL NATIONS
1962
A SERIES OF 12 CARDS

SHEET 4
ALAN HARRINGTON
 JIMMY WALSH
RAYMOND KOPA

Originally issued in blocks of 4, these had to be cut to fit into the plastic wallet that was issued to hold them.

Tuesday 15 August 2017

Partners In Print - Football Grounds



PARTNERS IN PRINT
FOOTBALL GROUNDS
UNKNOWN DATE
LIMITED EDITION OF 300

7.     NINIAN PARK - CARDIFF CITY

Monday 14 August 2017

Sport And Adventure - Famous Footballers 1922


SPORT AND ADVENTURE
FAMOUS FOOTBALLERS
1922
A SERIES OF 46 CARDS

12.     R. C. BRITTAN 

Issued in sheets of  3 (except the last couple which had 2 players per sheet) and more commonly found cut into single cards, this R. C. Brittan one was from sheet No. 4, May 20th 1922

Sunday 13 August 2017

Saturday 12 August 2017

Sid Nicholls Corporation Hotel & Criterion Hotel - Souvenir Matchbox 1927




SID NICHOLLS
CORPORATION HOTEL & CRITERION HOTEL CARDIFF
ENGLISH CUP SOUVENIR MATCHBOX
1927

CARDIFF CITY V ARSENAL

Friday 11 August 2017

Cadet Sweets - Footballers 1957



CADET SWEETS
FOOTBALLERS
1957
A SERIES OF 50 CARDS

11.     TREVOR FORD 
23.     JOHN MCSEVENEY 

Thursday 10 August 2017

A. & J. Donaldson - Gold Cup Football Team Cards 1950S


A. & J. DONALDSON
GOLD CUP FOOTBALL TEAM CARDS
1950s
144 CARDS

Cardiff City

The other cards in this series related to Welsh clubs and the national team are:
Wales and Newport County

Wednesday 9 August 2017

Webcosa - Footballers 1961


WEBCOSA & CO LTD
FOOTBALLERS
1961
SERIES OF 48 BUBBLE GUM WRAPPERS

14.     DEREK TAPSCOTT 

Tuesday 8 August 2017

Sunday 6 August 2017

Saturday 5 August 2017

Dickson Orde & Co - Footballers 1960




DICKSON ORDE & CO
FOOTBALLERS
1960
A SERIES OF 50 CARDS

19.     DANNY MALLOY
27.     RON STITFALL

Friday 4 August 2017

Thursday 3 August 2017

Wednesday 2 August 2017

Tuesday 1 August 2017