Part of the stand at Ninian Park, unfortunately the postcard doesn't provide any assistance in dating it, but it does come from the period when Cardiff City were playing in the Southern League. A possible issuer could also be A. E. HOWARTH, 37 FITZHAMMON EMBKT. CARDIFF
These can be collected in five ways: as individual paper cards trimmed to the back of the packet and therefore anonymous or as complete packets that have been opened and laid flat. This collection was also issued printed on card that was used as a slide within the packet of cigarettes.
Footballers - on paper - trimmed to back of the packet - with blue frameline
Footballers - on card - trimmed to folds of slide
Footballers - 'Sports' packet - on paper 5s - with blue frameline
Footballers - 'Sports' packet - on paper 10s - with blue frameline
Footballers - 'Sports' slide - on card - as illustrated above
There are four different versions of these cards in circulation. The blank backed ones are probably proof copies. The cartoon back version is common, the cartoon with pink shading version is the most difficult to find and last but not least the "Ask For Chix".
Issued by: C. H. Knorr A.G.. heilbronn (Neckar), West Germany
Number of cards in set: 64
Size:
Approximate value (per card):
Nr. 57 Englische Rasen-Akrobaten
Arsenal v Cardiff City - Horton (Arsenal), Howells (Cardiff City), Stitfall (Cardiff City) - the album states that the game ended 1-0 to Cardiff City which dates the photo as 7 March, 1953
These can be collected in five ways: as individual paper cards trimmed to the back of the packet and therefore anonymous or as complete packets that have been opened and laid flat. This collection was also issued printed on card that was used as a slide within the packet of cigarettes.
On paper - trimmed to back of the packet - with blue frameline
On card - trimmed to folds of slide
'Sports' packet - on paper 5s - with blue frameline
'Sports' packet - on paper 10s - with blue frameline
No. 8 / N0. 12 J. Harvey - Newcastle United / A.T. Sherwood - Cardiff City & Wales
Very few cigarette cards were produced after the end of World War II. There was a major paper shortage and one company in particular got around this process by printing cards on the slides of cigarette packets. This series of Footballers can be found in four different formats - cut to single or double cards and the complete slides from packets of 10 and 20 cigarettes, which are pictured.