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Its type has various mentions in World Indices I-V but most are still un-recorded. We have about 10 of this golden type, and various others mostly ranging from nr-mint or excellent down to a few trimmed odds.
Offers please. OTHERS from this series will be pictured soon. Contact us if you are interested in buying these rarities.
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We have many more from this series, different prices from £8 to £22 ... please enquire
Inventors & Inventions. This type card shows H. Lippershey, telescopes.
For sale at ONLY £40 (price guide value = £60 - italicized by Murray's , meaning they never had any)
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STAN LAUREL, card #13. GOOD+PLUS (some people would even grade it as VG)
SOLD
OLIVER HARDY, card #19. GOOD+PLUS (some people would probably grade it better)
SOLD
Some writing to the back of the card but the front is clean. Good. The original envelope is in VG condition. SOLD
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The 2008 Murray's Guide value was £35 each card.
Only £22 - Click the picture. Or, to see another from this series, no-2 Lizard Point LH, for only £8, click here
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Size is about typical (1970's) gum card size
1 only. You won't find it in better condition. £75.
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CLICK PICTURE at LEFT to see BIGGER PICTURES of JOAN CRAWFORD; LAUREL & HARDY, TOM MIX and other stars of late 1920s cinema AND THE ORIGINAL WALLET.
EXCELLENT CONDITION and EXTREMELY RARE SET - NOT LISTED in MURRAYs!
£235.00
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1900s CIFUENTES PEGO CIA PARTAGAS y NADA MAS cigarette card, from Havana/Spain.
EXTREMELY RARE yet, I have others from this and other Cifuentes series. Negotiable. Please enquire.
Only a handful of cards from this and other Cifuentes series are LISTED by The Cartophilic Society in all of its World Indices of Tobacco cards. C-84-2 Ref. # in World Index part 1 (and other parts)
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Very rare, about VG condition.
Size is about typical (1970's) gum card size
1 only. You won't find it in better condition. £28
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Susini Cigarettes, c.1900-1910, by Henry Clay & Bock. UNRECORDED/unseen number. See The Cartophilic Society's World Index ref. C92-5 (No.6), "back in blue, with verses" type. Number 811, beauty. Generally GOOD PLUS to very good. Corner indents from an old-style album; some silvering to black border atop.
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Size is about typical (1970's) gum card size
1 only. You won't find it in better condition. £65.
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EXTREMELY RARE yet, I have others from this and other Cifuentes series. Negotiable. Please enquire.
Only a handful of cards from this and other Cifuentes series are LISTED by The Cartophilic Society in all of its World Indices of Tobacco cards. C-84-2 Ref. # in World Index part 1 (and other parts)
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1900s CIFUENTES PEGO CIA PARTAGAS y NADA MAS cigarette card, from Havana/Spain.
EXTREMELY RARE yet, I have others from this and other Cifuentes series. Negotiable. Please enquire.
Only a handful of cards from this and other Cifuentes series are LISTED by The Cartophilic Society in all of its World Indices of Tobacco cards. C-84-2 Ref. # in World Index part 1 (and other parts)
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1977 wrapper, from Jeans Super Star stickers, showing Rod Stewart, John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever disco era rarity. Empty. In great condition. See further down this page for more, by Jeans stickers. VERY SCARCE £15.00
A SCARCE SET : 1974 "CurlyWurly" cards, by Cadbury Chocolate. These were only available in multi-buy CurlyWurly packs and bags of mini Curly Wurlys, both types of soft packet, with no support, which is why these cards are so hard to find in better than G or VG condition. CLICK to see a bigger version and to see the backs. David Bowie in a Ziggy Stardust 1972/73 outfit, and Slade looking a mad & brilliant as ever, stand out.
condition is "GOOD to GOOD+PLUS"; cards show some corner knocks, light handling wear, etc.
SOLD GBP £25.00
SOLD
1966 ZORRO unopened packet, by NEW ATLANTIS! Italian issue only, very rare to find one of these , and still with original cards inside! CLICK to see a bigger version. SOLD
1890's KING INSURANCE trade cards : Kings of England, 49 different Victorian trade advertising cards, large (postcard format), here showing just a few. The Cartophillic Society's "British Trade Index", between its 4 volumes (KIG-I) lists only 12 of these cards as known to exist - that shows how rare these are! After 50 years+ the world's greatest cards society knows only 12 ... and here we have 49! A website dedicated to them, run by the world'd top collector of these, had stated that 48 were known, but here, for sale right now, there are 49! Click on the small pix to the left to see larger images for all 49 cards. These are generally VERY GOOD to better (though 1 or 2 are 'good', and one or two have corner knocks/corner creases)
VERY RARE - only 12 are officially known to exist! Seen selling singly at around £10 each. Here the lot, 49 cards, is only £250.00
1976 ASTERIX unopened packet, by DARGAUD. An Italian issue only, not easy to find one of these, and still with original cards inside! CLICK to see a bigger version. GBP £15.00
a very scarce packet of (Bruce Lee*) "KUNG FU & KARATE", from around 1973-1975, by IMPERIA STICKERS. It's opened along 1 side and 1 end , and a little on another seam (it's opened naturally over the years) so the stickers are visible; they are all of the same series, this set, numbers 125, 197 and 199; one is an action shot; the other 2 are seemingly form a film (martial arts? Enter The Dragon? We do not know but the album issued for this series has Bruce Lee* on the cover (not available from us) so they may be from his films. Unknown. Click picture to see a bigger version. Open packet with 3 stickers, as issued. VERY SCARCE! £25.00
SOLD
1975 SET of 100 unused Top Sellers / STIG stickers (printed in Turin, Italy), large format (postcard size) with sports and TV and film celebrities galore: for example, Elvis Presley, Brian Clough, Jack Charlton as Boro manager, Star Trek, Tom Baker as Dr Who, Joe Frazier and Cassius Clay, Telly Savalas, Bjorn Borg, Bryan Ferry, John Wayne, Steve McQueen, Angie Dickinson - Police Woman, Planet of the Apes Tv show, Slade, etc. Click picture to see a bigger version of this and many more pictures of the set.
SOLD
1959 "THE WORLD OF THE FUTURE" ("Nel Mondo Del Futuro") an unopened packet, by Ediz. Collezionilampo. Italian issue only, very rare to find one of these , and still with original cards inside! Cards/stickers were influenced by the great SciFi films of the time. CLICK to see a bigger version. VERY RARE! GBP £20.00
1978 unopened, sealed packet FAR-WEST by Panda stickers. Full. In great condition too. VERY SCARCE £18.00
from 1951 a "Korean War" ("Guerra in Corea") packet, by Patuzzi Ediz. Collezionilampo. Italian issue only, very rare to find one of these! Fair to good condition. CLICK to see a bigger version.
VERY RARE! GBP £20.00
This very rare full set is one of the classic searched-for yet rarely ever found FKS-related items. Printed in France. All teams of the World Cup 1978 are represented by 2 cards (8 players in total) each. Scotland and Argentina feature British leagues players of the time, from Ossie Ardiles to Gordon McQueen.
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1976 Panini, unopened, still sealed packet "WEST" (Wild West). Full. In great condition too.
VERY SCARCE £22.00
1956 "THE WORLD TOMORROW" ("il Mondo Domani") an unopened packet! by Ediz.Dinar. Italian issue only, very rare to find one of these, and still with original cards inside! Cards/stickers were influenced by the great SciFi films of the time. CLICK to see a bigger version.
EXCELLENT CONDITION (very slightly opening at one corner but it does not show). EXTREMELY RARE! price is GBP £40.00
early 1970's "Historic Battles" wrapper, by Cox International, still sealed - still full of cards/stickers - unopened envelope! Great condition. Benelux issue - this military series was not issued in United Kingdom.CLICK to see a bigger version.
VERY SCARCE! GBP £20.00.
Rare in unused condition. £10.00
c.1975, Jeans Disco Singers and Stars ("cantanti e divi") empty packet, still sealed along 2 sides. CLICK to see a bigger version.SOLD
c. 1974 Jeans stickers - FULL PACKET, never opened; still sealed! Can see - with a strong light & magnifying glass, one of the stickers it contains has a MERCEDES name (and maybe the symbol too). Great condition! CLICK to see a bigger version.
VERY SCARCE £25.00.
SEALED 1968 packet of cards/stickers, a series titled after the classic book, "The Betrothed", by Alessandro Manzoni, the story of Renzo & Lucia, by Imperia publishers, Milan, Italy - never available in the UK. CLICK to see a bigger version.
VERY SCARCE - RARE with cards, sealed, like this
£15.00
1957 Bambi, empty packet from a very rare series - this is the Italian issue of the Walt Disney classic. CLICK to see a bigger version.
VERY RARE! £25.00
Late 1940's issue! a 1940's Airplanes and cars of all the world, UNopened, still sealed after nearly 65 years! Cards/stickers still inside.
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VERY RARE! £28.00
c.1970 issue! Transfers packet, opened BUT still has original contents not used, as new, after nearly 45 years! Both transfer cards are still inside, and the actual decal-transfers themselves. CLICK picture to left to see the insides of this packet and a bigger version of the envelope too. The two transfer kits and cards are Football and Jungle. The footballers have black and white striped kits, like Newcastle United or Notts County, WBA, etc but it's probably based-upon Juventus, as this is originally Italian. The other team seem to be Fiorentina.
VERY RARE! Great quality & condition! £25.00
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VERY SCARCE. £12.00
Beautiful, rare card, from well over 100 years ago. From Portland, oregon, USA, a mens' tailoring clothing store trade card, featuring a fox, a boar / pig (Porky Pig inspiration?) and an Eagle.
Extremely rare! £20.00
George Washington inspires the troops at Valley Forge, 1776 War of American independence. Flaxo Cigars card. Cc o/w beautiful condition.
Very rare. £10.00
MUNCHEN 72 XX OLYMPICS, from the very scarce Panini collection that was not issued in the UK. UNopened mint packet. There could be stickers of Cassius Clay, and other former, or then present greats, in this packet. Click on the picture at left to see a larger image.
General note for all packets and wrappers: you may not receive the exact item you see, but it will be very similar quality.
UNOPENED PACKET! GREAT CONDITION. RARE! £30.00
Argentina, c.1977 "Zorro Fotos de la serie du TV" wrapper. Excellent! CLICK to see a larger image
Only £10.00
Late 1950's / early 1960's Italian Wild West wrapper, "The History of the Indians, by MIRA". Very rare. Mira are one of the hard to find publishers.
Only £25.00
A RARE SET and ALBUM : the much rarer SCOTTISH set of the 1938 "Topical Times Stars of Today Photo Album" series, with the rare Scottish album* too (note: the album itself has wear and tear and has loose covers but it's included - and it IS the Scots album, not the English one). This set contains Scots players from Celtic, Dundee, Ayr, Queen's Park, Hearts, Preston North End, Hibernian, Everton, and many other, mostly Scottish clubs. CLICK PHOTO at left to see more pics, and close-ups. General condition is VERY GOOD (some VG-, others +) with some album corner indents and some foxing noticed. Catalogue value is well over £200 but you can have this set and its original Scottish album for only...
Bargain price, only GBP £125.00 (that's less than half of the catalogue value!) Price includes Scottish album, and postage!
Rare 1890's American trade card, for Acorn stoves, CLICK TO SEE BIGGER. £12 includes postage.
rare 1890's American trade card, Levering's Coffee, Baltimore, CLICK TO SEE BIGGER. £12 includes postage.
rare 1890s McLaughlin Coffee card, Christopher Columbus 'discovering America and the American Indian!' Corner off but generally good. CLICK TO SEE BIGGER. VERY RARE £18 includes postage
rare 1890s McLaughlin Coffee card, General Schofield, Union Soldiers American Civil War interest. CLICK TO SEE BIGGER. VERY RARE. £18 includes postage