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